Spot page

Peter Spear · Post by **Peter Spear** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:20 pm

Many pilots are flying with spots now. They offer a great search and rescue option if you push the SOS button. They also let you send pre-configured text messages to friends which is pretty good so long as you setup the list of friends before hand. The live tracking is not quite so well implemented since anyone who wants to know where you are would need to know a cryptic URL that links to your spot page. I haven't figured out how to search for users in these spot pages. I suspect that you can't do it.

If someone doesn't show up at the end of the day, and you don't know their shared spot page URL, there is not much you can do.

Dave Wheeler, a Seattle area pilot, has a great solution. He created his own spot pages using data extracted from the spot servers. There are separate pages for groups of pilots from various different regions and he has now added a Canadian group.

http://chorlton.homeip.net/spotmap/canada.html

Post a reply here or PM me if you want to be added to the list. Please include the URL for your shared spot page.

Cheers
Peter

PS Buy Dave a beer if you see him!

AlexR · Post by **AlexR** » Thu May 31, 2012 10:36 am

Go ahead and sign me up. Alex's Spot page.
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... JjyPFY09I8

Yeah if you don't email these Spot pages to people the addy's are hard to search for. Nic has a link on her blog and some people use facebook.

But having multiple pilots in one place is a great idea. Especially when searching in the field on a flaky data connection.

Alex

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:52 am

Excellent... now my employer can check up on my whereabouts

Sign us up:

Martin Henry: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... HjjhK1ktPG

Mia Schokker: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... 02C1Et8pjc

We also link our spot pages from my Blog page : http://towforce.blogspot.ca/

Cheers and Thanks,

Martin

(PS.... assuming the weather will change and allow us to get a flight or two in before winter?)

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:23 am

Peter, saw the donate button (http://xcfind.paraglide.us/) and was trying to figure out who was getting the coin... Is it still Dave doing the work? Looks like we need a few more Canadians to add onto the list.

Thanks

Martin

Nicole · Post by **Nicole** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:40 am

Yes it's still Dave Wheeler doing the various SPOT groups...he recently changed servers to accommodate the increase in users. The $ goes towards paying his annual fee for the server upgrade, and he keeps anything leftover. I find a very good value given the ease of finding everyone's page now; I donated $20 again this year.

Nicole

Ross Hunter · Post by **Ross Hunter** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:18 pm

Is there a way to remove the banner on
The left side of the display. It covers 1/2
The map. Well 1/3 if you turn your phone
Sideways, but removing it would be nice.

Ross

Nicole · Post by **Nicole** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:17 pm

While looking at individual SPOT pages, there is a button to minimize the left-side. See photo below. Reclick the button (which migrates to the far top left corner) to bring the left sidebar back.

Nicole

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:30 pm

Nicole, not sure but I think Ross is referring the to "XCfind" page, does not appear to be a way minimize the pilot selection section and it does make it difficult to use the map.... then again, i'm on a Blackberry that uses "tubes and valves".... not exactly suited to displaying web pages.

Martin

Ross Hunter · Post by **Ross Hunter** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:09 pm

Yes I was refering to the xc find Canada page,

With the "spot" page one can hide the menu bar
But it seems I can not hide the menu bar
With the xc find page. This is ok with the ipad
As it only takes up 1/5 the display, but it takes up
1/2 the display on the iPhone.

I didn't know blackberries had a display
Aren't they just mainly buttons?

Peter Spear · Post by **Peter Spear** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:20 am

Hi Ross

The xc find Canada page is run by Dave Wheeler, a pilot in Seattle. He's a super nice guy. I'm sure he would be happy to help - even more so if you send a donation his way.

Peter

the other martin · Post by **the other martin** » Sun Jul 19, 2015 5:50 pm

I accidentally deleted my share page URL from SPOT and now XCFind does not recognize me. Can I please get added back in? URL is
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... 3J9u2ggWx5

Thanks.