Pilots who have SPOT messenger tracking devices can use them for retrieve and tracking purposes during the Chelan XC Open and Chelan PWC paragliding competitions :

Before registration :

• Create a new profile.

• • The Check-in / OK message should be : #00 Pete Pilot Ph 000-000-0000 landed OK
  • The Help message should be : #00 Pete Pilot Ph 000-000-0000 landed but needs help
  • Add phone numbers of people you want to receive OK / Help messages.
  • Leave 1 space open for the retrieve phone number : this will be given to you at registration.
  • In the 911 emergency details section, enter the following information : Pete Pilot is a participant in a paragliding competition in Chelan, WA. The organizer can be contacted at 509-679-6138.
  • Add any other information that emergency services might need - special medical instructions etc.

• Create a shared page.
  • The shared page only needs to have 1 day of tracks.
  • The shared page should be public.

• Send the full URL of the shared page to the competition organizer.

• Edit the competition profile.
  • update your pilot number in the OK and Help messages.
  • Add the retrieve phone number to the list of contacts in the OK and Help messages.
• Assign the profile to your messenger.

• Turn on your SPOT messenger.
• Turn on tracking.

• Interested people can follow your progress and all other pilots progress at the tracking website : http://chorlton.homeip.net/spotmap
• The tracking will be somewhere from real-time to 25 minutes delayed. The SPOT messenger updates every 10 minutes and the website updates every 15 minutes.

• If you are OK:
  • Pack up your wing.
  • Make your way to a road.
  • Turn off your SPOT messenger.
  • Turn on your SPOT messenger.
  • Press the OK button.
  • Wait for retrieval ...
• If you need help:
  • Turn off your SPOT messenger.
  • Turn on your SPOT messenger.
  • Press the Help button.
  • Call the retrieve / organizer to pass on details.
  • Pack up your wing.
  • Wait for retrieval ...
• If you are seriously injured:
  • Leave your wing open as a sign to other pilots that you are injured.
  • Turn off your SPOT messenger.
  • Turn on your SPOT messenger.
  • Press the 911 button.
  • Call 911.
  • Call the retrieve / organizer.
  • Do not move, wait for assistance.

• Turn off your SPOT. The batteries last a long time, but best not to waste them.
• Sign in.