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From this page you will be able to Download a number of useful files associated with Gliding and GPS. This page does not represent the full extent is Specialist Systems' activities.

• 2008 BGA Turningpoint List and how to request a new TP or change an existing TP.
• Airspace Files.
• Airband Radios Price List.
• Downloading IGC Flight Recorders using the freeware programs at http://www.fai.org/gliding/gnss/freeware.asp.
• UK Grid Reference Programs for Conversion to & from Lat/Long.
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• Converting *.AIR Special Use Airspace Files to Filser Format.
• Instructions for Gliding circa 1942 translated from the original German.

Airspace Files. UK Airspace files provided by Rory O'Conor are available from http://www.btinternet.com/~rory.oconor/airspace/ukair.zip. These files contain not only forbidden airspace but airspace of a more informative nature.

The restricted set of files previously available as airspace.zip has now been consolidated into the Airspace Checking Program which is still available, but remember these files represent a subset of UK airspace and should not be used for Flight Planning or Navigation.
Although these files can also be used by Cambridge Instrument's Glide Navigator II product, any use for Flight Planning or Navigation is entirely at the user's risk. If this is not acceptable, then please do not purchase.

These files have been updated to include changes up to 31sth March 2008. Airspace above FL195 is not included.

Airspace is updated all the time. These files are not.

Converting .AIR files to Filser Format.As *.AIR format SUA files are becoming more readily availably for other Countries, LX owners may wish to convert these files into LX format. This can be done with the program LXasbrowser provided by LX Navigation on their website at http://www.lxnavigation.si/avionics/downloads/software/LxasBrowser.zip

UK National Grid.

UK Ordnance Survey maps are constructed using the OSGB36 Geodetic Datum, but IGC requires all Flight Recorders to be set to the WGS84 Datum. A conversion program to convert between UK Ordnance Survey Grid References and Lat/Longs (both OSGB36 and WGS84 Datums) can be accessed from http://www.spsys.demon.co.uk/software/convert.zip (If you do not have a copy of PKZIP , click Here).

To view our prices on ICOM Airband Handhelds and Accessories Click Here

(and also NiMH equivalents for A2/A20/A3E and A22 batteries).

For further Information on any of the above tnp@spsys.demon.co.uk

There have been Hits on these pages since 1st Oct 1997.