Power Flarm Display

On Monday, March 18, 2013 12:33:55 PM UTC-4, Eric Greenwell wrote:
On 3/18/2013 7:44 AM, Andy wrote:

On Mar 17, 6:03 pm, Evan Ludeman wrote:

Sadly, my mode c/s pcas range on powerflarm still stinks, it's one

or two miles *at best*. Saw a bizjet rip by at less than 2 miles.

Not a peep :-(.





I'm glad to hear another report of this. It exactly matches my

experience. Head on traffic less than a mile away - in sight ,

alerted by ZAON PCAS, and Power FLARM portable indicated nothing!



I hope FLARM will eventually recognize this problem and correct it.

Until then I don't fly without my ZAON MRX.



Are you using the Core or Portable (if so, has it had the recent

hardware upgrade)?

I have one of the first US Core models.

In addition to the problem with range, there is also a serious problem (imo) with presentation. My butterfly display (and so far as I know all of the flarm displays) simply gives a circle and a relative altitude. It's completely useless to me. What would be vastly better is digital presentation of range and relative altitude (like Zaon) and trend indicators on both range and altitude (I think Zaon only indicates trend on alt).

T8

I have one of the first US Core models.



In addition to the problem with range, there is also a serious problem (imo) with presentation. My butterfly display (and so far as I know all of the flarm displays) simply gives a circle and a relative altitude. It's completely useless to me. What would be vastly better is digital presentation of range and relative altitude (like Zaon) and trend indicators on both range and altitude (I think Zaon only indicates trend on alt).



T8

I would also be useful if it would show the code they are squawking i.e.

1200 - A VFR aircraft
1202 - Another Glider
02xx - A local IFR aircraft talking to the Local ATC.
03xx - A local VFR aircraft talking to the Local ATC.
43xx - Likely an Airliner or Jet.

Brian