Turnpoints

2005 Turnpoints

The 2005 ASA contest series turnpoint database contains numerous changes from the 2004 database: the coordinates for landable turnpoints have been adjusted to be precisely over the turnpoint.

(If you fly with the 2004 database, you will be fine as long as you overfly the field/runway of one of the modified TPs. But be careful on your start: the locations of the Turf and Estrella TPs changed as well -- you want to "leave" the new cylinder, not the old one!)

For current files please visit John Leibacher's Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange. You can go straight to ASA's page here.

(NEW April 2005) A database of LANDABLE turnpoints (improved strips and airports) developed by Ted Wagner from various databases for the southwest United States can be found here (Cambridge format). (Unofficial! Use at your own risk!!!)

For a zip file with all of the files ready for use with various instruments, click here (578kb).

2005 ASA/AFRR XC and Racing Turnpoints cockpit card, courtesy of Kirk Stant and Ted Wagner (updated April 2005).

A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with links to TerraServer and Maricopa County GIS aerial photos. Very useful for getting to know what the landable turnpoints look like!

The following SUA files for PocketNAV and SN-10  have been provided by Andy Durbin:
Arizona
Arizona + New Mexico

These SUA files have been supplied by Gary Evans:

Arizona State border and major roads
Nevada State border and major roads

The following files are unofficial and not intended for use in ASA or regional contest flights. 

NameFileTime zoneMagnetic variation
ASA 2004 Contest Seriesasa_2004.dat-7-12.3
Agua Fria River Racersafr01_nm.dat-7-12.3
AFRR with mountainsafm01_nm.dat-7-12.3
Hobbshob00_nm.dat-6-9.1
ASA 2007AZ-2007.dat-7-12.3
Aerial Photographs - Strips, Fields, and Landable Turnpoints (New!)

This list was started in January 2005 and will have photographs added and updated as they become available. If you have one to add please e-mail it with a description to the ASA Webmaster.

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