On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 9:26:53 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Kindly explain to me how Flarm or Power Flarm prevented someone from

flying into wires. Do they mount them on the towers on either side of

the flight path? I flew at Nephi last week (in a Flarm-equipped ship)

and saw and heard *nothing*. Does that mean there were no other gliders

nearby?

Dan, if you actually knew something about FLARM you would realize what a stupid statement that is. Obstacle avoidance (for Europe/Alps) is one of the big features of FLARM. As far as not seeing other gliders? Did YOU see any other gliders? So yes, probably any other gliders were either not FLARM equipped, out of range, or just NOT THERE!


Those making the most stringent arguments for Flarm seem only to

denigrate the intelligence of those who choose not to use it while, on

other threads, complain about such things as antennae placement, blind

spots (below and behind), software, displays, false alerts, no alerts,

etc. I'll bet they also drive hybrid cars and lobby for wind energy and

against nuclear energy.

No, I drive an old Jeep Cherokee, and have had NO problem with my PFLARM installation since day one. Have all three antennas, see Mode A/C/S transponders (that would be you), other FLARMs, and ADS-B airliners all the time. Where I fly locally there is one other PF and when we fly together, I get warnings of towplane activity, VFR traffic along I-70, airliners going into STL, and when he is near, NR on the PF - with an occasional collision warning when we get frisky during thermalling. No false alerts that I can tell. By your logic, fighters should not be using RADAR because it still does not detect everything from all aspects at all altitudes in all directions! FLARM is a SENSOR that does something humans are very poor at - detecting small airplanes in a big sky. And to me, the argument that pilots will look out less because of a PF and are therefore more dangerous is absurd - most of the time most pilots aren't scanning correctly and don't see traffic that a PF will detect easily - it's that Big Sky at work again!

And as to buying unfinished technology - who actually believes he can

beat Kawa by buying an ASG-29 or a JS-1?

ALL TECHNOLOGY IS UNFINISHED. And isn't Kawa flying a Diana 2, which is no-**** an unfinished glider!

Hey, if you like flying around blissfully unaware of who is around you, go ahead; at least PF will see your Mode S and give a warning. Me, I enjoy knowing who is sharing my airspace.

And what was it they said about most pilots shot down during WW1 & 2? Oh - yeah - they never saw the plane that shot them down. So much for See and Avoid!

Cheers!

Kirk
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