Is FLARM helpful?

Am Dienstag, 24. November 2015 23:59:45 UTC+1 schrieb Ramy:
One thing to point out is that James is likely referring to the European Flarm while most of us referring to Powerflarm which I understand is superior especially in the user interface side (butterfly display etc) and as such I believe better visually distinguishing between alerts and collision alarm.

Ramy

I have about 1600 hours flying with the European Flarm in the French and Swiss Alps, and I have had more than one occasion where the Flarm warning solved a very hairy situation. I also have had many false alarms, but I can live with that - I'd always take a false positive over a false negative.
On the technical side, I take good care that my antenna coverage is acceptable in any direction (which requires more than one antenna on a carbon fuselage).

Bert
Ventus cM TW

It is amazing what we pay for gas, insurance, tow fees and hanger fees, and also life insurance. What is a parachute, the real life insurance not life insurance that pays your heirs. So what Flarm, another form of real life insurance, that will keep you from using your parachute incase you have too. Not to mention if you have had a collision with a sailplane or larger ship you will most likely be in bad shape. Yes I know chutes may need to be used with a collision. So to me, Flarm is just another form of real life saving insurance, that is pretty inexpensive for what it had and can do.

On the technical side, I take good care that my antenna coverage is acceptable in any direction (which requires more than one antenna on a carbon fuselage).

Bert
Ventus cM TW

Bert,
Could you tell us where you place your multiple antennas on your carbon fuselage, and the type of antennas you are using.
Thanks,
Mark

Am Mittwoch, 25. November 2015 17:34:47 UTC+1 schrieb :
On the technical side, I take good care that my antenna coverage is acceptable in any direction (which requires more than one antenna on a carbon fuselage).

Bert
Ventus cM TW

Bert,
Could you tell us where you place your multiple antennas on your carbon fuselage, and the type of antennas you are using.
Thanks,
Mark

I have an antenna splitter; one antenna is placed as a stripe antenna in the canopy to the side behind my head, and the other antenna is the standard "toothpick" placed next to a gear door.

Works well.

Bert
Ventus cM TW