Hi Dave,

I installed XCSoar on my PC along with airport, airspace and map files. It was pretty easy to do. It does an OK job of displaying the nearby ADS-B and FLARM traffic. It doesn't seem to display much traffic information on the moving map screen. It shows more information in the FLARM Radar view, but that view doesn't show the map.

I think it will be OK for the customer, but for our soaring club I'd prefer something that displays more information about traffic on the moving map - as my Oudie and LX9000 do. Does anyone have any suggestions? Perhaps an Oudie is the best solution for our soaring club flight monitor.

Thanks,

Paul Remde
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On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 8:59:51 PM UTC-5, Dave Leonard wrote:
On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 2:41:51 PM UTC-6, Paul Remde wrote:
Hi,

A customer has a PowerFLARM Core and wants to use it to display nearby FLARM, ADS-B and PCAS traffic on a PC - on the ground. It is easy to connect the PowerFLARM Core to the PC's serial port, but I'm not aware of any software to display the traffic on a map. Any suggestions? Are any soaring clubs doing this?

The customer is currently using an Oudie 2. It works fine, but he'd prefer a much larger and higher-resolution monitor.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

XCSoar will do that. There's a Windows version as well as a Linux version that both work on the desktop. Free.

The OGN station setups ( http://wiki.glidernet.org/ ) also work and can serve the community as well. But I'd say they are a little challenging to set up for the uninitiated. Easier than it was a few years ago. But still Linux, with all the good and bad.