The near mid-air at the Region 9 contest

On Thursday, June 20, 2013 6:42:18 PM UTC-6, Ramy wrote:
On Thursday, June 20, 2013 5:36:45 PM UTC-7, waremark wrote:

About 10 years ago I had s mid-air collision on thermal entry. Happily, neither of us was hurt; we both came down safely on parachutes. If we had both had working Flarms (not available back then) the collision would not have occurred. So I think Flarm/Powerflarm is A GOOD THING.







I have slight reservations about this idea of using rental units at comps. I think you get used to using Flarm over time - the first time I experienced a Flarm warning I jumped out of my skin. And you get used to using it as an aid to scan rather than a distraction from it. Really, it would be better to do that not in a comp environment. And you have to work out how to fix and power the unit safely in your plane.







Mark Burton



London Gliding Club, Dunstable, UK (where Flarm is being adopted quite rapidly by the cross-country community, but it is not compulsory for any type of flying - and Powerflarm and transponders are both very uncommon)







On Thursday, 20 June 2013 19:41:55 UTC+1, WB wrote:



In article ,







Brad wrote:















We're the pilots talking to each other on the radio?















I've only flown in 1 contest, but if I recall radio "chatter" was frowned







upon.















thanks,







Brad















(who has PowerFlarm and loves it)















"Barking dogs" as Spratt called them, are definitely frowned upon.







However, radio calls in the service of safety are definitely encouraged







by the rules as well as popular opinion. "WB, I'm at your 7 o'clock and







turning inside..." type calls are more than welcome.



One thing worth pointing, that even if someone is totally unfamiliar with how to use the unit, just turning it on and ignoring it or even turning down the volume, may be sufficient since it will still warn others.



Ramy

Doesn't having a transponder also alert the Flarm unit/user?

Mike