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On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:23:09 -0600, BobW wrote:
On 8/21/2015 3:27 PM, kirk.stant wrote: On Friday, August 21, 2015 at 2:57:12 PM UTC-5, wrote: From the information I'm seeing, Flarm in a reduced capability mode(competition mode or such)will almost certainly be in effect at the WGC level. I'm curious as to how you will feel when your 2 friends team fly using the capabilities of Flarm to keep track of each other, including climb rates, without needing to talk on the radio. I, for one, will be seriously not happy. How about weather radar? How about near real time display of all competitors position, track, altitude, and climb rate? How about the crew sending tactical info to the pilot? The question becomes how far do we open the door and what are the likely affects on our sport? UH I think it would be fun! The more info the better, and the person/team that uses it the best, and flies the best, will still win. All sports change to absorb new technology - look at the America's cup or Formula 1! By way of Devil's advocacy...when I look at America's Cup and Formula 1, I see two of the most expensive sports in the world; both have been that way for "quite some time now." Arguably, each has *always* been at the pinnacles of their respective sports' costs. You might even argue that both today are examples of "If you build it, they will come," sorts of sports in audience terms. How exactly might we make that work in soaring? FWIW, in both sports, there's far more participation in headcount terms in the lesser expensive spectra... With all due respect, the active participation in headcount terms is bugger all. 20 or so drivers in F1 and under 20 yachts with crews of around 10 in the AmCup aren't exactly large numbers of participants in global terms. The numbers who will take the trouble to go to the track to watch are also pretty insignificant compared to the headcount of those whose total participation consists of vegging out in front of the goggle box. This is the exact opposite of soaring, where almost the entirety of people involved in the sport are either active participants or those who have stopped flying due to infirmity or age. We have almost no passive spectators and I, for one, am happy with this situation because soaring, along with ocean sailing racing and mountaineering, is one of the least spectator-friendly sports in existence. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | |
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