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Offline Steve Watkins

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Re: What's New?
« Reply #68 on: March 07, 2010, 21:59:41 PM »
7/3/10 - Oops, not many updates although I have been tweaking behind the scenes :)

  • Changed the core theme to a neater one and moved  "board news" to middle as it didn't look good to the right side.
  • Added a "Your Profile" link on main menu to access personal messages, account, gallery etc
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #67 on: December 13, 2009, 19:35:17 PM »
13/12/09 - Added a mobile phone theme, basically it detects you are using a phone and formats the website for easier viewing automatically. This is device dependent and if your device can switch between mobile view and normal view your results will vary. Mobile view has to be switched on to take advantage of the theme.
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #66 on: October 27, 2009, 21:43:07 PM »
27/10/09 - Added Gerry Lawson & Norris Sheldon to the coaches list :) - http://www.swwsc.co.uk/index.php?coaches
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #65 on: October 24, 2009, 15:29:26 PM »
Yes, had to change the name and password as they were already being used.  When I finally had a look at the site it was quite big, and I'm not sure how to use it. Do we still use the phone number for notifications up to 8pm the night before?  I think we need a pilot lecture on the subject.
When I clicked on the box on our homepage it said that the digital signature had an error, so I closed it.
« Last Edit: October 24, 2009, 15:37:44 PM by Viv »
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #64 on: October 23, 2009, 07:14:58 AM »
Viv, did you register a free account here?:
http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=166&Itemid=4.html

Once you have done that then use those details to login to the application.

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Re: What's New?
« Reply #63 on: October 22, 2009, 16:23:43 PM »
I did that and it came up as BHPAuser and a password already typed in, in asterisks. To confirm the password do I type in "password"?
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #62 on: October 21, 2009, 18:54:38 PM »
21/10/09 - NOTAM Maps  - Thankyou to Paul Dancey from SEWHGPGC for heads up on this very useful tool.
The website offering this service is can be found at - http://www.notam-map.co.uk

To use first go to the NOTAM website and register a FREE account:
http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=166&Itemid=4.html

Then install the JAVA application from here (You may have it already installed):
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Then once JAVA is installed, go to the SWWSC home page and top left next to weather links is an icon that looks like:


if you click on this the application runs and go to download - enter your username & password that you used to register at NOTAM and hey presto NOTAM information in the form of a table, map or details :)

As in the disclaimer from the website:
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Notam Map is not approved or recognised by NATS and should not be used as the primary means of obtaining pre-flight     information for flight planning purposes.



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:: Notam Map ::        A Java application to decode, filter, plot and view UK notams            Notam Map is an application designed to take Preflight Information Bulletins (PIBs)     published by the UK Aeronautical Information Service of the National Air Traffic Service (NATS)     and to provide alternative means of presentation for the benefit of the pilot.     
     The standard published format of the notam is not particularly easy for the     human reader to interpret quickly and more significantly, the task of identifying which are relevant to one's flight     from a long list is both time consuming and error prone.     
     Notam Map solves the problem by providing the user with the ability to filter out irrelevant bulletins and to decode and present the remainder in alternative views. In particular an attempt is made to plot the affected areas on a map of the UK. This makes the job of identifying which are relevant to one's flight much quicker and ensures the risk of missing something relevant is much reduced.      It was written for the benefit in particular of private and recreational pilots.           :: Free Trial ::          This software is currently offered for use at no charge.          The software does however have an expiry date, after which time it will cease to work but this is     primarily a mechanism for limiting the life span of older versions with undesirable features.     
     It will always be possible to download the latest version and although I reserve the right to     introduce a nominal charge in the future, there are no plans currently to do so.            :: Disclaimer ::     While every effort has been made to produce a quality product,     this application is provided with absolutely no guarantees     either to the accuracy, completeness or presentation of the data supplied.          Notam Map is not approved or recognised by NATS and should not be used as the primary means of obtaining pre-flight     information for flight planning purposes.     
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #61 on: September 28, 2009, 17:44:27 PM »
28/9/09 - Updated league table : http://www.swwsc.co.uk/index.php?league
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #60 on: September 17, 2009, 21:37:18 PM »
10/9/09 - Updated league table : http://www.swwsc.co.uk/index.php?league - Chris Dusgate 12.2km
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #59 on: September 10, 2009, 21:11:30 PM »
10/9/09 - Updated league table : http://www.swwsc.co.uk/index.php?league
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #58 on: August 01, 2009, 16:09:54 PM »
1/8/09 - Added WeatherOnline Wind 10m to weather links - http://expert.weatheronline.co.uk/uv10_frame.htm
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #57 on: June 30, 2009, 05:54:52 AM »
30/6/09 - Updated the Club League Table for 2009 - http://www.swwsc.co.uk/index.php?league

30/6/09 - Updated the Site Open Distance Records (Abernant Dave Birch 32.km) - http://www.swwsc.co.uk/index.php?records

30/6/09 - Updated Bryncaws site entry fee from £1 to £2 - http://www.swwsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=9.0

30/6/09 - Updated Llety Siac site entry fee from £1 to £2 - http://www.swwsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=35.0
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #56 on: June 07, 2009, 22:43:42 PM »
7/6/09 - Updated the Club League Table for 2009 - http://www.swwsc.co.uk/index.php?action=league
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #55 on: May 16, 2009, 08:04:24 AM »
15/5/09 - Updated the Club League Table for 2009 - http://www.swwsc.co.uk/index.php?league
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Re: What's New?
« Reply #54 on: April 12, 2009, 21:37:15 PM »
12/4/09 - Added "WindFinder" website to links : http://www.windfinder.com/windreports/windkarte_gb.htm
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