On Jan 8, 6:16*am, Tom wrote:
There should be a concern about "unintended consequences."

The implied requirement of having FLARM may cause a number of pilots
(especially senior pilots) to stop flying contests because they only
plan to actively fly in competitions for a few more years.

They have to decide if spending the money for a FLARM device at this
late stage of their flying career is really worth it.

Having loaner FLARM units will help in this regard, and people like
myself will be willing to offer their units for competitions they are
not going to fly in, but some people will not take advantage of a
loaner program.

There certainly will be a discussion about this subject at the
upcoming "Seniors" contest, and the special seniors contest rules
committee will have this on the agenda.

Tom Knauff

Tom, that's probably a concern. However, I remember "old timers"
leaving competition when radios were installed claiming it wasn't
possible to fly a glider safely and talk on a radio at the same time.
They predicted glider parts raining from the sky as pilots collided
while fumbling with a radio. It was a decision many of them
regretted.