On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 10:19:12 PM UTC-5, XC wrote:

Can't any technology that preserves the integrity of our sport while enhancing collision avoidance via FLARM also be applied to ADS-B signals?

Infeasible on open system. Get ready for a lot more data in the cockpit.

I'm not cheering, just observing. My advice to the RC: deal with the inevitable. Anything you can do on a phone is in the competition cockpit right now whether you want it or not. That includes ADS-B in, weather, private communication, tracking, AHRS. The chief limitation now is communication with the rest of the world. That's only going to become more reliable, ubiquitous, inexpensive.

Mandating stealth mode for comps may be feasible and enforceable and even have some tactical impact for this year and next. In five years time it will be as pointless as trying to ban GPS.

best,

Evan Ludeman / T8