On Oct 29, 7:57*am, "Paul Remde" wrote:
Therefore I am strongly opposed to any rule that requires the use
of Competition Mode or Stealth Mode. *

And I'm just as strongly opposed to any device that returns us to
endless start gate roulette and reduces sailplane racing to Nascar
style "drafting". But so what? That isn't what John was asking for.

It would be a nearly trivial matter in software to block all
communication with other flarm devices more than (pick a number) two
miles away. No impact at all on safety w.r.t. midair collision
avoidance. Being able to detect climbing gliders and knowing their
climb rate at 5 miles (as PowerFlarm is said to be capable of doing)
is a *huge* potential game changer and John is absolutely right to be
thinking forward on this.

-Evan Ludeman / T8