On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:50:48 -0700, unclhank wrote:

I recall hearing that Flarm was developed to attempt to address the
issue of mid air collisions and collisions with obstacles in the Alps.
There is a big issue with coming around the corner of a rock and there
is another glider. They also have a huge number of wires and such that
you can't see.

I heard that too - especially the point about flying round a corner in a
mountain face and meeting traffic coming the other way. I think that also
explains the built-in obstacle database.


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