On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 10:00:03 AM UTC-4, Sean Fidler wrote:
Glider collisions are usually a result of BOTH PILOTS NOT being aware of the other. FLARM gives both pilots a fighting chance to avoid being unaware of each other and the chance to visually acquire each other before a surprise collision can occur.

That's an excellent summary. It reads better on its own, don't you think :-)?

My $0.02: The flarm boosters and the flarm critics are both right. I have a foot in each camp.

The technology works pretty well, given a decent installation, configuration and cockpit interface. Sadly, I have seen plenty of crappy installations, mis-configurations and horrid cockpit displays... bad in enough in many cases to render the device somewhere between handicapped and completely non-functional. It does seem like the product and support could be improved.....

Evan Ludeman / T8