Hi,

I set the FLARM vertical range to a large number when I'm flying at large soaring events - to maximize the possibility of seeing other gliders thermalling near me - or out on course ahead of me. For example, when flying from Nephi at an OLC camp a few years ago, the vertical spread of sailplanes out on course was quite large. When low especially (but when high too), I wanted to know if there was a glider nearby - even if it was a long way above (or below) me. You can call it leaching if you want to, I just want to use all available means to find lift. I respect those that want to find lift on their own, but that is not my strategy. Dick Johnson once stated in a video interview that he'd love to have remote thermal finding technology because it would reduce landouts and enhance safety. I agree.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
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On Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 8:56:48 AM UTC-5, kinsell wrote:
When you set the Flarm vertical range to 6500 feet, you're cluttering
the display with targets that have no possibility of collision. I
suppose if somebody were to be using this just for leaching, that would
be a good way of configuring it. All depends on what you're trying to
accomplish I suppose.




On 4/1/19 11:09 PM, Paul Remde wrote:
Hi,

Tonight I updated my PowerFLARM Tips document to work well with the latest version of the flarm.com configuration tool. You can download it using the link he
http://cumulus-soaring.com/flarm/PowerFLARM-Tips.pdf

Let me know if you have any suggestions for improving it.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.