Agreed.

I'm currently researching ADS-B Out options for my Stemme. And though I
have a Trig TT22 transponder already installed, the 1090ES options seem
quite expensive. I'm starting to lean towards 978UAS as my solution
since I don't intend to fly above FL180 or anywhere near Class B
airspace. Still much digging to do and even after finding what works
for me, I'll still keep my head on a swivel (as I learned in the AF).

Dan


On 5/19/2016 9:57 PM, Ramy wrote:
Thanks Dan
I also agree with most of it, which basically says we should make our won decision what is acceptable risk. Totally agree with this part.
But after thousands of cross country hours I concluded that no matter how hard we try, we can't trust our eyes to detect a collision risk on time when cruising, especially not gliders who are practically invisible. Sure we see all kind of traffic, but not the ones on collision curse especially if not on our 12 and not maneuvering. And it's not just me, it's everyone with human eyes. There are many eye opening tests that confirm this. While see and avoid certainly works while thermaling, formation flying and in traffic pattern, it does not work when cruising. The reason why we don't have more midairs are not thanks to see and avoid but thanks to the big sky theory. I read somewhere that if we all flew blind folded, the collision rate would have not increased by much. I believe this is true. That's why we need as much help as we can get in this department, and if it is going to be mandated, I don't see a problem with that, as long as it is effordable.

Ramy

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Dan, 5J