--- Attic/OmLand.xml	2007/11/06 23:47:42	1.44
+++ Attic/OmLand.xml	2007/11/07 02:09:07	1.48
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.44 2007/11/06 23:47:42 philip Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.48 2007/11/07 02:09:07 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"
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@
  name="Godley Peaks"
  vectors="1"
  width="15m"
+ location="1nm NE Lake Alexandina."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
 />
 <strip
  code="L224 SOl 600,Crosswind!"
@@ -194,12 +196,18 @@
  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"
@@ -247,7 +255,8 @@
  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"
@@ -271,19 +280,19 @@
  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"
@@ -302,8 +311,8 @@
  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"
@@ -319,13 +328,13 @@
  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 
@@ -348,7 +357,7 @@
  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"
@@ -366,7 +375,7 @@
  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"
@@ -375,7 +384,7 @@
  notes="Sheep in spring and sometimes summer."
  slope="Medium"
  width="20m"
- homestead="2km to south"
+ homestead="1nm to south"
  gobook="yes"
  id="321"
  lat="44:09.211S"
@@ -387,12 +396,12 @@
  retrieve="Both"
 />
 <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"
@@ -402,18 +411,17 @@
  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"
@@ -541,8 +549,8 @@
  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"
 />
@@ -578,13 +586,14 @@
  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"
@@ -603,7 +612,7 @@
 <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"
@@ -651,9 +660,9 @@
  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"
@@ -778,12 +787,12 @@
  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"
@@ -798,6 +807,9 @@
  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"
@@ -844,6 +856,7 @@
  length="750"
  width="20m"
  alternate="Fields 1nm E"
+ comment="Strip sometimes hard to see."
 />
 <strip
  code="L363 SOx 450,"
@@ -931,7 +944,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Slight"
  location="South end upper Rees river flats."
- alternate="L402 10nm SW?"
+ alternate="L402 5nm South"
  station="Rees Valley"
 />
 <strip
@@ -949,7 +962,7 @@
 <strip
  code="L420 SOx 400,"
  elev="1440"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="420"
  lat="44:56.800S"
  lng="168:47.700E"
@@ -968,10 +981,10 @@
  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."
 />
@@ -998,7 +1011,7 @@
  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.
 "/>
@@ -1016,7 +1029,7 @@
  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
@@ -1057,7 +1070,7 @@
  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."
 />
@@ -1073,8 +1086,8 @@
  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"
@@ -1136,9 +1149,8 @@
  vectors="2"
  width="Open"/>
 <strip
- alternate="Rough hay and crop paddocks 3km to NW, or Berwen L462 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)."
@@ -1151,7 +1163,7 @@
  name="Dunstan Peaks"
  orientation="35/17"
  station="Dunstan Peaks"
- surface="Grass and stones"
+ surface="Dirt"
  retrieve="Both"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
@@ -1188,6 +1200,7 @@
  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
@@ -1202,8 +1215,8 @@
  surface="Dirt"
  length="800"
  width="20m"
- location="3km E of Lindis road adjacent to rectangular block of pine trees."
- alternate="Fields adjacent."
+ 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"
 />
@@ -1220,8 +1233,8 @@
  length="500"
  width="20m"
  location="Adjacent small block of pine trees 6nm 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."
+ 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,"
@@ -1235,12 +1248,41 @@
  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"
@@ -1249,12 +1291,12 @@
  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."
+ alternate="Malvern Hills L465 7nm NE."
  comment="Land uphill, caution turbulence and difficult gusty winds."
  station="Dalrachny"
  contact="Tim Aubrey 03 4389863"
@@ -1277,7 +1319,23 @@
  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"
@@ -1357,7 +1415,7 @@
  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"