In article Eric Greenwell writes:
On 7/25/2012 1:14 AM, Kimmo Hytoenen wrote:
FLARM tells you that there is another glider. It does not really
tell you where it is - you need to look and find it. Week ago I got
FLARM warning, without seeing the another plane.

LED strobe is not a bad idea. Compared to FLARM the cost is
very small, and installation easy. If you have LED strobe, all
other planes will see you, not only those with FLARM.

Are you still talking about a single, forward facing strobe, like the
original poster? If so, a glider coming up below or behind you will not
see the strobe.

If the strobes are placed so they can be seen from all sides, it might
be more useful; however, gaggling might be very distracting! I think
someone has to try this to determine how well it works.

From what I have seen advertized, LED 'strobe' systems have fairly low
power consumption. Putting a set on with 360 degree visibility would seem
to be a good idea.

There are lots of situations where a glider is pretty close to invisible.
Flashing strobes could help in a lot of them.

Alan