On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 4:10:58 PM UTC-4, Sean F (F2) wrote: Interesting PowerFLARM warning in at the 9:13 point of this video. The glider that bumped directly thru this thermal (about 20 ft. below me)...

Note that PowerFLARM did not give a collision warning (the display with dots for clock position and high/level/low indication). It warned of the presence of the converging glider, and gave direction/range/altitude info to facilitate visual pickup.

If you had missed the warning, and continued to turn, the other glider would most likely not have hit you (he was lower) and probably would have seen you as you showed your planform to him. Unless he was heads down reprogramming his task...

Excellent video - I hope a lot of non-believers see it!

Kirk
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