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Old January 4th 16, 09:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default The truth about Flarm Stealth and Competition definition...

Aww crap, this was going so well, then everyone had to get all rational and stuff.

Many good points made by all. However, the assumption being made is that "open Flarm" will be just that: Flarm with all it's excellent capabilities intact to maximize situational awareness and safety. That would be optimal. No argument from me. However, in the real world, there will be those pilots who are going to find ways to block their Flarm output to deny tactical information to competitors. Even worse, but less likely, I hope, folks might even find ways to broadcast misinformation. Plenty of history of folks using coded info and misinformation over the radio to mislead competitors in glider contests. Tactics always provoke countermeasures. When, in the course of history has it not been so? Should we not consider that an appropriately designed "contest mode" might remove the incentive to "spoof" Flarm and actually result in an overall safer situation than a purely "open" Flarm setup?