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Old October 14th 06, 05:34 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default PCAS - Portable Collision Avoidance System


"jcarlyle" wrote in message
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One question - in your flight experience, does the way the R5 combines
threats having the same squawk code on the same line of the display,
showing only the closest threat's distance, and flip-flopping the
various threat altitudes, cause you any confusion?

-John


No, that hasn't been an issue.

When I first got the R-5, I tried using the included headset adapter for
audio warnings in the Mooney. The sound level would not match the radio
output well, too loud as I recall. Thought about adding a resistor to drop
it some, but then decided that the bright red alarm LED, when right in front
of the pilot, is all that's needed to get my attention.

In the glider, the self contained beeper can be heard as well as the bright
LED. I believe the Proxalert was initially designed with gliders in mind.

bumper