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Old August 31st 10, 07:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Ramy
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Default Just pull the little red handle!

On Aug 31, 11:18*am, Tony wrote:
My hope is that within a year of
it's release, pilots who fly without them will feel unwelcome to a
point they will rather get one...


Ramy


will you be establishing a scholarship fund for those of us who feel
unwelcome and unwealthy?


I realize I may made myself unpopular with this comment ;-) I believe
the biggest glider to glider risk is during XC or contests flights, in
which the majority of pilots owns glass ships and likely can afford
it. Those who obviously can't should get some slack and perhaps use
the radio more often for position reports. But those who fly 100K
ships should have hard time explaining why they don't use Flarm.
My gut feeling is that 90% of pilots who are at risk can efford it,
which sould be sufficient to significantly reduce the risk.

Ramy