If I could put one in my standard category asw 27, I would.

In the meantime, why don't we get together and buy flarms, so we don't
run in to each other in the first place. They're even on sale for the
first 50 orders. I put my order in, so if you get one you won't run in
to me next year!

John Cochrane BB

I agree with John. I prefer to avoid the midair first. So my
priority is PCAS, FLARM, Mode S transponder (with ADS-B out in the
future). With those systems up and running, the chance of a midair
is drastically reduced, IMO.

So instead of crying for a worst case solution, we should be pushing
for fleet wide adoption of less expensive and more useful solutions -
how about radios and FLARM in all gliders and towplanes? Or audio
varios and radios in all trainers? There is a lot we can do,
relatively inexpensively, before we get to the point of installing BRS
chutes in our gliders!

DG also has their NOAH system that can probably be retrofitted to most
gliders a lot easier than a BRS - that would be my first choice,
instead of riding down in the glider after a midair.

Kirk