"Mark James Boyd" wrote in message
news:4039aef8$1@darkstar...

As far as getting a transponder OR getting a Proxalert (etc),
I'd definitely go proxalert first...no-brainer there.
Lots of squawking targets out there, and me squawking too
does almost nothing to improve safety (since radar watching ATC
will rarely be in contact with them in my most common
scenarios). Me watching the other squawks, and then
looking outside in that direction: now that'll help...


None of the new crop of reasonably priced passive detectors gives bearing to
the threat info. They do display threat altitude and range. Takes thousands
of additional dollars to get bearing info.

I flew with the ProxAlert in my glider at Minden this last week. Didn't
"see" any other gliders using transponders, just power aircraft.

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