At 04:39 07 August 2014, Ramy wrote:
Intelligence aside, we are irritated since the non believers are risking
our lives.

Ramy


As a uk pilot let me put some background to this .
It's a comp that is proud of the fact that it can put 50 or 60 sailplanes
in the
air in well under a hour.
I flew there in the similar comp about 12 years ago,and while I completed
the
week I decided that it was outside my comfort zone and have not been back.
I was a very early user of flarm,probably because I lost 2 friends to a mid
air.
Other than including the flarm display in my scan I don't real look at it
unless
I get a bleep .
If I am in a gaggle I reduce my cockpit scan ,because by far the most
important thing is monitoring the rest of the circus plus the joining
gliders
that do not alway arrive at the bottom.,some will try and bounce the
thermal
arriving at mid hight at speed,pulling up and going back on track .
Dangerous you say ,that's comp pilots for you.
Flarm is great for spotting the distant glider before it becomes a problem

,once in a gaggle it's just a distraction.