On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 12:03:56 PM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
Protocol - it's there for a reason.* I understand coordinating in a
thermal, e.g., "BD, I'm inside your turn at 5 o'clock low", but
calling someone almost a mile away and suggesting that he make a
turn so as not to collide with me when I can simply make my own turn
doesn't make sense.



Do you really need information on another aircraft within 300 meters
vertical spacing from you?* That's almost 1000 feet!* IFR and VFR
traffic routinely pass each other head on, over taking, and at
oblique angles with only 152 meters (500') vertical separation.* I
can understand your concerns in and around thermals, but not in
cruise.


Am I mistaken or did you post that you do not have a Flarm and do not plan to purchase one?