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At 00:01 02 November 2012, Evan Ludeman wrote:
On Nov 1, 7:42=A0pm, Richard wrote: On Thursday, November 1, 2012 8:48:01 AM UTC-7, Tim Taylor wrote: On Nov 1, 9:23=A0am, Mike the Strike wrote: I ha= ve had most conflicts when flying under cloud streets, including one incide= nt a couple of years ago where I nearly collided head-on with a colleague a= t very high closing speeds. =A0My concern with PowerFlarm and its cheesy an= tennas =A0is that the range may not be sufficient to adequately warn me in = this scenario. =A0The more information the unit can provide the better - th= at is why I oppose use of =A0the"stealth" mode. Mike Mike, I had exactl= y that scenario at Parowan during the nationals this year. Was near cloudba= se at about 17,000 feet and doing over 100 knots indicated or about 120 mph= over the ground. Light angle was low as I was running back to the southwes= t and the air noise from flying fast made it hard to hear the Flarm. My But= terfly display switched to conflict mode and showed a target straight ahead= and at my altitude. I banked immediately and dove in time to watch W3 pass= me in the opposite direction at about the same speed. Closing speed was ar= ound 240 mph (390 kmh), this would have worked in stealth mode so I have no= problems recommending stealth mode for contests. Tim (TT) Tim, I would have seen the target apporximately 4 mile out on my Ultimate Le D= isplay, and then the Lady would warn me of the traffic, =A0so I do not reco= mmend the Stealth Mode. =A0 More time to identify the threat is much better= .. Richardwww.craggyaero.com Voice warnings of traffic *4 miles* out? So what happens in a gaggle of 30 gliders in one thermal? What happens when you're in a six pack traveling at high speed down a cloud street in cruise and meet a foursome head on, but the 3rd glider in the oncoming foursome is the one that is on a direct collision course? My point is that the genius of flarm is the ability to discriminate and prioritize. I simply don't want to know about gliders that might become threats in a few minutes. Evan Ludeman / T8 Evan, Just to be clear, you see the traffic 4 miles out but you only get the collision warning message when it close enough to be a potential collision warning. When you have flown in a Flarm rich environment for a season, you will understand why putting it in stealth mode feels like flying with a blindfold on. Mike |
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