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GPS Training on a bike: GPS MTB training for the Summer |
Posted by: Admin on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 02:13 PM
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A weekends worth of GPS Training has a price of £269 per person in their own room and includes breakfast and dinner. Accommodation is for two nights. There is a short session before dinner on the Friday night, allowing the Sunday sessions to end in mid-afternoon for those who have to travel home. The course also includes the use of a eTrex Garmin unit which can be mounted onto the handlebars of your bike.
Please email for weekend bookings, most weekends can be booked plus week days if required.
DAY ONE:
Evening of arrival: Basic Navigation with GPS in mind.
DAY TWO:
Session One: How GPS works, Menus and Set Up, Choosing a GPS. Go outside and get lost!
Session Two: Map and compass, GPS fix, Recording, Entering and Finding Waypoints.
Session Three: GoTos, Routes, Walking with a compass, Navigating to a Waypoint, Create and follow Route.
Session Four: A local ride to test our skills, The growing sport of Geocaching. Tracklogs, Escape, Reviewing the Route.
Session Five (Evening): Estimating time, Placing waypoints, Planning on a digital map, Transfer to GPS
DAY THREE:
Session One: A chance to enjoy a final ride and practise skills learned on the course.
Session Two: Review progress, Final Questions, Farewells.
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