On Tuesday, 24 February 2015 18:18:49 UTC, Andy Blackburn wrote:
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 9:50:36 AM UTC-8, Ramy wrote:
I think the real concern here is that during the month of March, updated flarms will apparently (according to another thread) not able to communicate with those which were not updated yet. This is surprising and concerning, at least I would expect this upgrade announcement will come with a clear warning, and also explains why the window for update is so short. It would be better if it was reduced to just one week...

Ramy

Yes, one reason to have a short transition is to reduce the incompatibility period, though one would think a better approach would be to have the new firmware retain the old protocols as well as the new ones and switch over on the expiration date automatically.

Andy, 9B

I suspect that some of the Flarm hardware is too limited to run two different protocols. Most people will probably install the new firmware before the first time they fly after it is released - and that is what should happen. Please pass on this message to any Flarm users you know. Certainly at an active gliding club like mine anyone who needs help to update will find more computer literate friends both equipped and willing to help.

PS We have to trust that the new firmware will work correctly on all Flarm compatible hardware! And keep looking out both before and after confirming that it does.

Mark Burton, London Gliding Club, UK