Our access to the RASP forecasts is likely to stop shortly unless we can secure some funding.
We have been quite lucky with the small team who have brought you access to this forecasting tool...they have been putting up their time for free and provding very cheap computer server time.
However this arrangment is coming to an end this month.
An attempt was made to get the Omarama Soaring Center, the Matamata soaring Center and GNZ to fund a third each (with some financial help from the hang gliding blokes and blokess's who use it as well). It appears Omarama put more store in Lemmy Tanner (which is cool)...but perhaps he should be charging for his time as well...
Either way we could be back to the squiggly lines, Metservice, and relying on the retired chaps about the airfield who always think the day won't work and it was better in the old days...
In answer to the question...how much per year...a bit over $1000
How much is it?
ReplyDeleteTaranaki gliding club members have passed around the hat and have a $100 towards keeping the RASP alive for this season.
ReplyDeleteWho do we post the cheque to?
Do any other clubs wish to match this?
Perhaps the funding of next seasons RASP from say a $3 increase in GNZ fees is a topic to consider for discussion at the next GNZ meeting.