Marc Ramsey wrote:
I also suspect that FLARM won't do much to help where I'm most concerned
about a collision with another glider, the ridge running down the White
and Inyo mountains near the CA/NV border. FLARM advertises an effective
range of 2-3 km, or 1 to 1.5 nm. Given a head-on approach between two
gliders, each running at a TAS of 150 knots, you'll be lucky to get 10
seconds of warning. Might work for an ex-fighter pilot, but that's not
much time for someone like me...
But in the case of running the Whites, there's a radio procedure in place.
http://www.soaringsafety.org/present...2Nose_2002.ppt
Any idea how universally adopted (or not) it is?
Jeremy