--- Attic/OmLand.xml	2007/09/15 21:26:38	1.36
+++ Attic/OmLand.xml	2007/11/07 19:39:07	1.50
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.36 2007/09/15 21:26:38 philip Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.50 2007/11/07 19:39:07 philip Exp $ -->
 <strips>
 <strip
  code="L120 SOx 600,"
  comment="Good strip. Sheep grazing. Busy with adventure tourism."
  elev="1670"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="120"
  lat="43:13.500S"
  lng="171:27.300E"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 <strip
  code="L121 SOx 800,"
  elev="1440"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="121"
  lat="43:18.633S"
  lng="171:16.517E"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  code="L123 SOx,"
  comment="Western side on Lake Heron abeam Mt Sugarloaf, parallel with road, oriented north/south, good trailer access through gate to road."
  elev="2450"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="123"
  lat="43:27.883S"
  lng="171:09.717E"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 <strip
  code="L130 SOx 400,"
  elev="1463"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="130"
  lat="43:18.856S"
  lng="171:22.680E"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 <strip
  code="L135 SOx 400,"
  elev="1340"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="135"
  lat="43:22.907S"
  lng="171:29.520E"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
  code="L140 SOx 850,"
  comment="No trailer access and limited foot or 4wd access through a deep stream. Several hour walk to nearest farmhouse. Surface unknown."
  elev="1970"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="140"
  lat="43:09.600S"
  lng="171:52.800E"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
  code="L141 SOl 850,"
  comment="Not great. Rough grass, strip hard to pick. Crosswind and curlover in NW. Uphill, land towards Lake Coleridge. Better paddocks near Lake Coleridge."
  elev="2590"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="141"
  lat="43:20.000S"
  lng="171:40.800E"
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
  code="L142 SOx 400,two strips"
  comment="Steeply sloping down at  SE end. Flatter at top near shed. Land at NW end."
  elev="1770"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="142"
  lat="43:21.400S"
  lng="171:32.300E"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
  code="L143 SOx 800,"
  comment="Good grass surface, marked by tyres, windsock at SE end."
  elev="1800"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="143"
  lat="43:02.780S"
  lng="171:45.500E"
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@
  surface="Grass"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
+ slope="Slight"
+ length="600"
+ location="5nm W of Cass river mouth, Lake Tekapo"
+ alternate="L221, adjacent fields."
 />
 <strip
  code="L221 Sx 550,"
@@ -151,6 +155,8 @@
  name="Godley Peaks"
  vectors="1"
  width="15m"
+ location="1nm NE Lake Alexandina."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
 />
 <strip
  code="L224 SOl 600,Crosswind!"
@@ -194,12 +200,18 @@
  orientation="30/12"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="650"
+ location="1nm S of homestead and Lake Tekapo."
+ alternate="Tekapo Airfield."
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Hay paddocks"
+ alternate="Hay paddocks 2nm NW of airfield adjacent to Lilybank road."
+ comment="Scrub on either side marginal for 20m"
  code="L243 Sl 650,"
  elev="2430"
- location="Hay paddocks"
+ location="1nm N of Mt Gerald homestead."
  slope="Slight"
  gobook="yes"
  id="243"
@@ -247,13 +259,15 @@
  lng="169:06.700E"
  name="Minaret Station"
  width="Open"
- comment="Undulations at north end"
+ comment="Undulations and narrow at north end"
+ location="1nm N of homestead."
  alternate="Nearby paddocks"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Nil"
  length="800"
  station="Minaret"
  contact="Nicholas Wallis"
+ location="1nm N Minaret homestead, adjacent to road."
 />
 <strip
  code="L301 SOx 400,"
@@ -270,19 +284,19 @@
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Medium"
  comment="Used for hay in spring/early summer."
- location="Between small lake and Dingle stream."
+ location="Between small lake and Dingle stream near mouth of Dinlge stream."
  alternate="Topdressing strip 1nm southeast"
 />
 <strip
  code="L302 SOx 500,"
- alternate="Dingleburn strip L301 20km south"
+ alternate="Dingleburn strip L301 10nm south"
  elev="1290"
  gobook="yes"
  id="302"
  lat="44:14.500S"
  lng="169:28.000E"
  name="Hunter River"
- location="West side of river, 2 side stream (5km) north of Lake Hawea. 1km north of second side stream, adjacent bush, north threshold of river"
+ location="West side of river, 2 side stream (2nm) north of Lake Hawea. .5nm north of second side stream, adjacent bush, north threshold on river"
  comment="Difficult to see until overhead,then vehicle wheelmarks visible."
  retrieve="Aero"
  slope="Nil"
@@ -301,8 +315,8 @@
  lng="169:07.164E"
  name="Minaret Burn"
  width="Open"
- location="2nm north of Minaret Burn."
- comment="Super mark in middle, steep slope at south end."
+ location="2nm north of Minaret Burn stream."
+ comment="Super mark in middle, steep slope at south end only. Can land either direction."
  alternate="L300 5nm north"
  length="800"
  station="Minaret Station"
@@ -318,13 +332,13 @@
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
  location="At Makarora West village."
- comment="Strip narrow, suitable for 20m only when long grass on edges is cut."
+ comment="Strip narrow, suitable for 20m only when long grass on edges is cut. North end flat, can land to South if necessary."
  name="Makarora"
  contact="Southern Alps Air Charter"
  lng="169:14.000E"
  lat="44:13.750S"
  elev="990"
- alternate="L305 Makarora East strip"
+ alternate="L305 Makarora East strip which is easier."
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip 
@@ -347,7 +361,7 @@
  alternate="Stony Stream strip, or fields at TP31 (Glen Lyon)"
  code="L320 SOx 500,"
  elev="1940"
- location="East side of Dobson River, 2km north of Irishman Stream. 4WD track crosses threshold, stockyards at NE end."
+ location="East side of Dobson River, 1nm north of Irishman Stream. 4WD track crosses threshold, stockyards at NE end."
  comment="Long grass in late summer, sometimes hard to spot strip."
  station="Glen Lyon"
  contact="Ken Wigley"
@@ -365,7 +379,7 @@
  vectors="1"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Grass paddocks near homestead 2km to south, or adjacent hay paddock."
+ alternate="Grass paddocks near homestead 1nm to south, or adjacent hay paddock."
  code="L321 SOx 400,"
  comment="Power lines appear to cross strip but are actually underground. Best strip in the Ohau Valley north of the Lake."
  contact="Mary and Hamish Weatherall (027) 4717087 / (03) 4389663 / (03) 4389661 Paul and Nicola Wheatry (027) 4791711"
@@ -374,26 +388,24 @@
  notes="Sheep in spring and sometimes summer."
  slope="Medium"
  width="20m"
- homestead="2km to south"
+ homestead="1nm to south"
  gobook="yes"
  id="321"
- lat="44:09.600S"
+ lat="44:09.211S"
  length="800"
- lng="169:48.900E"
+ lng="169:49.330E"
  name="Maitland"
- orientation="21/03"
  station="Lake Ohau Station"
  surface="Grass"
  retrieve="Both"
- vectors="1"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Lucerne paddocks 3km NW."
+ alternate="Lucerne paddocks 1nm NW."
  code="L322 SOx 300,"
  comment="Cross wind may be a problem in NW, check wind on the Lake"
  contact="Gordon Burrows at Ribbonwood Station"
  elev="1900"
- location="2km S of Lake Ohau, 1/2km W of Lake Ohau road, adjacent prominent Y shape of tree lines."
+ location="1nm S of Lake Ohau, W of Lake Ohau road, adjacent prominent Y shape of tree lines."
  slope="Nil"
  gobook="yes"
  id="322"
@@ -403,18 +415,17 @@
  name="Shelton Downs"
  orientation="29/11"
  station="Shelton Downs"
- surface="Grass/dirt"
+ surface="Grass"
  retrieve="Both"
  width="20m"
  vectors="1"
  notes="Locked gate, difficult trailer access"
 />
-<strip alternate="Hay paddock on north side of road, or 348" 
+<strip alternate="Hay paddock on north side of road, or L348" 
  code="L323 Sx 600," 
  elev="1800" 
  location="Parallel and adjacent to Lake Ohau Road. Line of trees 500m to East." 
  slope="Nil"
- homestead="1km south of strip"
  gobook="yes"
  id="323"
  lat="44:20.200S"
@@ -424,7 +435,7 @@
  contact="Carl Zeestraten 03 4389484"
  orientation="28/10"
  station="Ohau Downs"
- surface="Dirt and stones"
+ surface="Dirt"
  retrieve="Both"
  width="20m"
  vectors="1"
@@ -542,8 +553,8 @@
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
  width="20m"
- location="West shoreline of Lake Ohau, 1nm SE of Ohau Lodge. Parallel to sealed road."
- alternate="Shelton Downs L322 or Maitland L321."
+ location="West shoreline of Lake Ohau, 1nm SE of Ohau Lodge. Beside sealed road."
+ alternate="Shelton Downs L322 to South or Maitland L321 to North."
  comment="Bushes encroach at S end."
  contact="(03) 4389885"
 />
@@ -579,13 +590,14 @@
  width="20m"
  location="1nm N of Ben Avon, parallel to stream W of gravel road."
  alternate="Adjacent field to E with woolshed and lake at S end or hay fields to SE."
- comment="Strip often crosswind, use adjacent field. Strip hard to see, super patch at E end. Land uphill only."
+ comment="Strip often crosswind, use adjacent field. Strip hard to see, super patch at E end. Land uphill only. Caution horses."
  station="Ben Avon"
  contact="Jim Morris (03) 4389458"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1nm/strip to NW 1nm"
+ alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1nm or strip to NW 1nm"
  code="L335 SO 600,"
+ comment="Better than it looks."
  elev="1500"
  location="Dirt strip 1nm NE of Quailburn/Clay Cliffs road junction"
  gobook="yes"
@@ -604,7 +616,7 @@
 <strip
  code="L336 SOx 500,"
  alternate="Omarama Airfield"
- comment="Caution power lines by road. Wingrunner required"
+ comment="Caution power lines by road."
  elev="1400"
  location="Parallel to Ben Omar road on gentle bend. 1nm east of south end of Buscot ridge."
  slope="Nil"
@@ -652,9 +664,9 @@
  width="15m"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Airstrip 1nm west"
+ alternate="Airstrip 1nm west or Pukaki Airfield."
  code="L342 Sx 600,"
- comment="Narrow (fenced). When landing to north, moderate slope uphill on southern half. North half of strip is level. Wing runner recommended."
+ comment="Narrow (fenced). When landing to north, moderate slope uphill on southern half. North half of strip is level."
  elev="2030"
  location="SW corner Lake Pukaki, W of sealed road. Tree plantations to South. Shearing sheds and yards to SE. Dry lake at north western end."
  slope="Medium"
@@ -714,6 +726,9 @@
  name="Moonbase"
  contact="John Lyons"
  width="Open"
+ location="2nm N of Ohau B powerhouse and 1nm E of substation."
+ alternate="Pukaki Airfield"
+ comment="Hard to see, caution rabbit holes."
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Cultivated grass paddocks 1nm North West. Caution irrigation."
@@ -770,6 +785,7 @@
  comment="New strip 2006"
  station="Benmore Station"
  contact="Bill  and Kate Sutherland (027) 4510342 Andrew and Debbie Sutherland (027) 2438577"
+ alternate="Field with hay barn SW 1nm"
 />
 <strip
  code="L349 SOx 400,"
@@ -779,12 +795,12 @@
  lat="44:25.000S"
  lng="170:15.500E"
  name="Black Forest"
- slope="Slight"
+ slope="Moderate"
  surface="Grass"
  length="400/600"
  width="20m"
  location="E side Lake Benmore, N of Black Forest Station"
- alternate="Haldon strip and fields (351) 2nm N"
+ alternate="Haldon strip L351 and fields 2nm N"
  comment="Comments lake side vector reduced length by buildings at N end."
  station="Black Forest"
  contact="Ben and Caroline Innes (03) 6806795"
@@ -799,6 +815,9 @@
  name="Haldon Stn"
  contact="Paddy Boyd (03) 6806637/(03) 6806649"
  width="20m"
+ location="0.5nm NE of homestead."
+ alternate="Fields 1nm NE."
+ comment="Hard to see, poorly marked with tyres, seldom used but servicable."
 />
 <strip
  code="L352 SOx 600,middle wet"
@@ -845,6 +864,7 @@
  length="750"
  width="20m"
  alternate="Fields 1nm E"
+ comment="Strip sometimes hard to see."
 />
 <strip
  code="L363 SOx 450,"
@@ -932,7 +952,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Slight"
  location="South end upper Rees river flats."
- alternate="L402 10nm SW?"
+ alternate="L402 5nm South"
  station="Rees Valley"
 />
 <strip
@@ -950,7 +970,7 @@
 <strip
  code="L420 SOx 400,"
  elev="1440"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="420"
  lat="44:56.800S"
  lng="168:47.700E"
@@ -969,17 +989,17 @@
  slope="Nil"
  length="800"
  surface="Grass"
- comment="Two servicable airstrips. New strip better for aero retrieve."
+ comment="Two servicable airstrips. New strip better for aero retrieve. Road retrieve very difficult."
  station="Branches"
  contact="James Murray"
- alternate="Old strip .5nm south marked with tyres, but not good for retrieve."
+ alternate="Old strip .5nm south east marked with tyres."
  retrieve="Aero"
  location="Between homestead trees and river."
 />
 <strip
  code="L423,SOS"
  name="Coronet Peak paddocks"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="423"
  comment="flat, slight hollow in center, slight slope towards Coronet Peak"
  lng="168:42.800E"
@@ -999,7 +1019,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
  width="20m"
- location="Parallel sealed road 10km S Lake Hawea"
+ location="Parallel sealed road 5nm S Lake Hawea"
  alternate="Nearby fields, caution rocks"
  comment="Caution trees at S end.
 "/>
@@ -1017,13 +1037,13 @@
  width="20m"
  location="Adjacent bend in Clutha River beside Tarras/Wanaka road."
  alternate="Nearby fields"
- comment="Short strip not suitable for aerotow."
+ comment="Short strip not suitable for aerotow. May be compromised by new irrigator."
  retrieve="Road"
 />
 <strip
  code="L444 SxOl400,"
  elev="1660"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="444"
  lat="44:51.800S"
  lng="169:01.300E"
@@ -1058,7 +1078,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  length="600"
  width="20m"
- location="2km NE of Tarras"
+ location="1nm NE of Tarras"
  alternate="Nearby fields especially on terrace above town of Tarras"
  comment="Center pivot irrigator across strip."
 />
@@ -1074,14 +1094,14 @@
  surface="Dirt"
  length="800"
  width="20m"
- location="Dalrachney homestead, 10km NE Lindis Pass, W of highway."
- alternate="Small fields 1km N or 3km NW."
+ location="Dalrachney homestead, 5nm NE Lindis Pass, W of highway."
+ alternate="Small fields 1nm N or 2nm NW."
  comment="Banana shape, super patch at W end. Don't taxi off due to rocks."
  station="Dalrachney"
  contact="Rick and Terre Aubrey (03) 4389 863"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Fields to S or strip 2km N across the river (Birdwood was marked on map)"
+ alternate="Fields to S or strip 1nm N across the river (Birdwood was marked on map)"
  code="L461 Sx 600,"
  elev="1840"
  gobook="yes"
@@ -1137,9 +1157,8 @@
  vectors="2"
  width="Open"/>
 <strip
- alternate="Rough hay and crop paddocks 3km to NW, or Berwen #462 5km to north."
+ alternate="Rough hay and crop paddocks 1nm to NW, or Berwen L462 2nm to north."
  code="L464 Sx 500,"
- comment="Wing runner required"
  contact="Peter and Ann Patterson (03) 4389 493"
  elev="1840"
  location="Parallel to road. Locate from homestead and farm buildings opposite southern end (across road)."
@@ -1152,15 +1171,79 @@
  name="Dunstan Peaks"
  orientation="35/17"
  station="Dunstan Peaks"
- surface="Grass and stones"
+ surface="Dirt"
  retrieve="Both"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
 />
-<strip code="L465 Sx 550," elev="1540" gobook="yes" id="465" lat="44:38.251S" lng="169:30.867E" name="Malvern Hills" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" location="SW end of Lindis gorge where main road crosses Lindis River." alternate="Strip W side of road in border dike field." comment="Caution sheep" station="Malvern Hills" contact="Richard Snow 03 4452831"/>
-<strip code="L466 SOx 650," elev="1250" gobook="yes" id="466" lat="44:41.764S" lng="169:31.247E" name="Goodger" slope="Nil" surface="Dirt/Grass" length="800" width="20m" location="3km E of road junction Lindis Pass and Geordy Hills roads, parallel to dirt road." comment="Windsock" contact="Gerald Goodger 03 4452878"/>
-<strip code="L467 SOx 1km," elev="1250" gobook="yes" id="467" lat="44:45.000S" lng="169:31.800E" name="Merivale" slope="Nil" surface="Dirt" length="800" width="20m" location="3km E of Lindis road adjacent to rectangular block of pine trees." altrnate="Fields adjacent." comment="Super patches at both ends." station="Merivale"/>
-<strip code="L468 Sl 400 ,hard to see" elev="2260" gobook="yes" id="468" lat="44:46.700S" lng="169:55.200E" name="Upper Hawkduns" slope="Medium" surface="Grass" length="500" width="20m" location="Adjacent small block of pine trees 12 km N of Falls Dam." alternate="Rough field to S on E side of stream" comment="Uphill landing only, S side bushes restrict side clearance, caution holes at E end."/>
+<strip
+ code="L465 Sx 550,"
+ elev="1540"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="465"
+ lat="44:38.251S"
+ lng="169:30.867E"
+ name="Malvern Hills"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
+ width="20m"
+ location="SW end of Lindis gorge where main road crosses Lindis River."
+ alternate="Strip W side of road in border dike field."
+ comment="Caution sheep"
+ station="Malvern Hills"
+ contact="Richard Snow 03 4452831"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L466 SOx 650,"
+ elev="1250"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="466"
+ lat="44:41.764S"
+ lng="169:31.247E"
+ name="Goodger"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="800"
+ width="20m"
+ location="2nm E of road junction Lindis Pass and Geordy Hills roads, parallel to dirt road."
+ comment="Windsock"
+ alternate="Nearby fields."
+ contact="Gerald Goodger 03 4452878"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L467 SOx 1km,"
+ elev="1250"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="467"
+ lat="44:44.858S"
+ lng="169:31.762E"
+ name="Merivale"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="800"
+ width="20m"
+ location="1nm E of Lindis road adjacent to rectangular block of pine trees."
+ alternate="Fields to South."
+ comment="Super patches at both ends."
+ station="Merivale"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L468 Sl 400 ,hard to see"
+ elev="2260"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="468"
+ lat="44:46.700S"
+ lng="169:55.200E"
+ name="Upper Hawkduns"
+ slope="Medium"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="500"
+ width="20m"
+ location="Adjacent small block of pine trees 6nm N of Falls Dam."
+ alternate="Very rough field to S on E side of stream, worse than strip."
+ comment="Uphill landing only, S side bushes restrict side clearance, caution holes at E end. Difficult strip often crosswind."
+/>
 <strip
  code="L470 SOx 400,"
  elev="2170"
@@ -1173,12 +1256,41 @@
  surface="Grass"
  length="600"
  width="20m"
- location="On hill above and 2km S of St Bathans town."
- alternate="Hayfields 4km SW beside road."
- comment="Undulating, easier to land on alternate!"
+ location="On hill above and 1nm S of St Bathans town."
+ alternate="Hayfields 2nm SW beside road."
+ comment="Undulating, alternate hayfields are better."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L471 SOx 400,hard to see"
+ elev="1640"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="471"
+ lat="44:59.300S"
+ lng="169:57.350E"
+ name="Oturehua"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="800"
+ width="20m"
+ location="2nm E of Oturehua town. Triangle field at road junction."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L472 SOx 900,"
+ elev="2170"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="472"
+ lat="44:51.800S"
+ lng="169:56.700E"
+ name="Falls Dam"
+ slope="Slight"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="800"
+ width="20m"
+ location="2nm E of Falls Dam on terrace beside gravel road."
+ alternate="Dirt road 1nm N of Falls Dam or fields 7nm to SW."
+ comment="Often crosswind, check wind on lake."
 />
-<strip code="L471 SOx 400,hard to see" elev="1640" gobook="yes" id="471" lat="44:59.300S" lng="169:57.350E" name="Oturehua" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="800" width="20m" location="4km E of Oturehua town. Triangle field at road junction." alternate="Adjacent fields."/>
-<strip code="L472 SOx 900," elev="2170" gobook="yes" id="472" lat="44:51.800S" lng="169:56.700E" name="Falls Dam" slope="Slight" surface="Dirt" length="800" width="20m" location="4km E of Falls Dam on terrace beside gravel road." alternate="Dirt road at N end of Falls Dam or fields 15km to SW."/>
 <strip
  code="L473 SOx 500,"
  elev="2060"
@@ -1187,13 +1299,13 @@
  lat="44:32.999S"
  lng="169:35.447E"
  name="Upper Lindis"
- location="5km NW Lindis Pass, near Lindis River and side stream junction."
+ location="2nm NW Lindis Pass, near Lindis River and side stream junction."
  slope="Slight"
  surface="Grass"
  length="650"
  width="20m"
- alternate="Malvern Hills (465) 15km NE."
- comment="Land uphill, caution turbulence and difficult winds."
+ alternate="Malvern Hills L465 7nm NE."
+ comment="Land uphill, caution turbulence and difficult gusty winds."
  station="Dalrachny"
  contact="Tim Aubrey 03 4389863"
 />
@@ -1209,13 +1321,29 @@
  surface="Dirt"
  length="600/400"
  width="15m"
- location="2km SW Otematata town on terrace. Hangar at uphill end of main vector."
- alternate="Fields 4km E beside Lake or Rugged Ridges (482)"
+ location="1nm SW Otematata town on terrace. Hangar at uphill end of main vector."
+ alternate="Fields 2nm E beside Lake or Rugged Ridges L482."
  comment="Side clearances restricted by bushes especially on short cross vector."
  station="Otematata Station"
  contact="Hugh Cameron 03 4387863"
 />
-<strip code="L482 SOx 400," elev="890" gobook="yes" id="482" lat="44:37.262S" lng="170:16.050E" name="Rugged Ridges" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="600" width="20m" location="Beside Lake Aviemore 1/2km from main road." alternate="Fields to W 3km or 5km E." comment="Caution, k line irrigation. OK to run over the pipes but miss the sprinklers!" contact="Struan Munro 03 4387814"/>
+<strip
+ code="L482 SOx 400,"
+ elev="890"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="482"
+ lat="44:37.262S"
+ lng="170:16.050E"
+ name="Rugged Ridges"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="600"
+ width="20m" 
+ location="Beside Lake Aviemore 0.5nm from main road."
+ alternate="Fields to W 1nm or 2nm E."
+ comment="Caution, k line irrigation. OK to run over the pipes but miss the sprinklers!"
+ contact="Struan Munro 03 4387814"
+/>
 <strip
  code="L500 SOx 500,Wind!"
  elev="2300"
@@ -1228,7 +1356,7 @@
  slope="Slight"
  length="700"
  location="East end of Von valley near gravel road."
- alternate="Old strip 1nm east, caution rabbit holes."
+ alternate="Old strip 1nm east (caution rabbit holes)."
  station="Mt Nicholas?"
  surface="Dirt"
 />
@@ -1243,7 +1371,7 @@
  comment="This strip is now DOC land and is not maintained as an airstrip. Not suitable for aerotow."
  location="Between North and South Mavora lakes."
  length="500"
- alternate="502 Mid Von"
+ alternate="L502 Mid Von"
  station="DOC"
  retrieve="Road"
  slope="Nil"
@@ -1295,7 +1423,7 @@
  width="20m"
  location="In paddock near the road, marked with tyres."
  length="600"
- alternate="Topdressing strips on hill 1km west, and adjacent field."
+ alternate="Topdressing strips on hill 0.5nm west, and adjacent field."
  comment="Aerotow preferred, long road retrieve via Von valley gravel road."
  retrieve="Both"
  station="Mt Nicholas"
@@ -1335,7 +1463,7 @@
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Lucerne paddocks 1nm North"
+ alternate="Lucerne paddocks 1nm North near homestead."
  code="L523 SxOl700,O SOS only"
  elev="2000"
  gobook="yes"
@@ -1363,11 +1491,11 @@
  width="20m"
  surface="Dirt"
  comment="Slight hump in middle, caution side slope and gravel pit between strip and road. Marginal aerotow."
- staion="Nevis"
+ station="Nevis"
  length="500"
  retrieve="Aero"
  alternate="Lower Nevis"
- location="South of the gorge between upper and lower Nevis flats."
+ location="South of the gorge between upper and lower Nevis flats, adjacent to small old goldmine and huts."
  slope="Varies"
 />
 <strip
@@ -1379,6 +1507,10 @@
  lng="169:41.000E"
  name="Lauder"
  width="20m"
+ location="1nm NW Lauder town."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+ comments="Windsock."
+ surface="Grass"
 />
 <strip
  code="L580 SOx 800,h2seeMarkers"
@@ -1390,8 +1522,26 @@
  name="Glenshiels"
  width="20m"
 />
-<strip code="L581 SxOl300,two strips" elev="1900" gobook="yes" id="581" lat="45:11.200S" lng="170:22.470E" name="Kakanui" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L583 SOx 800,three strips" elev="1480" gobook="yes" id="583" lat="45:12.010S" lng="170:14.280E" name="Kokonga" width="20m"/>
+<strip 
+ code="L581 SxOl300,two strips" 
+ elev="1900" 
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="581"
+ lat="45:11.200S"
+ lng="170:22.470E"
+ name="Kakanui"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L583 SOx 800,three strips"
+ elev="1480"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="583"
+ lat="45:12.010S"
+ lng="170:14.280E"
+ name="Kokonga"
+ width="20m"
+/>
 <strip
  code="L600 SOx 850,"
  elev="1310"
@@ -1418,7 +1568,7 @@
  station="East Dome"
  location="Five Rivers road junction"
  alternate="adjacent fields"
- comment="Gliding South club"
+ comment="Gliding South club. Nice Cafe at road intersection."
  contact="Woody Roose"
  retrieve="Both"
 />