FLARM question

Probably a typo. The kit has serious claws.
Jim

On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:01:14 AM UTC-7, bumper wrote:

I tried the "hinge and cat kit" and found it to have serious flaws.

Thanks for the inputs - witty & straight. I got it figured out.
Eric Bick -

At 17:01 20 May 2014, bumper wrote:
On Friday, May 16, 2014 10:01:11 AM UTC-7, Richard wrote:
On Friday, May 16, 2014 9:24:15 AM UTC-7, wrote:

I sell an antenna with a hinge and a cat. Throw the cat and watch (a
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always comes down feet first) then adjust the antenna.
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www.craggyaero.com

I tried the "hinge and cat kit" and found it to have serious flaws. The
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ge was loose so the antenna flops around in turbulence. Not being a
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ter pilot, I found it difficult to stay in a tight thermal while using
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k and rudder trying to keep the antenna up straight. The cat didn't help
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ch, the one I received was freeze dried with a label clearly stating
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Use Before Sept. 2008" Richard, you need to rotate stock.

bumper

You need to ensure that the cat is supplied by Schrodinger, it is then
vertical and not vertical at the same time, and you do not need to feed it.

Schrodinger's cat is an excellent example of a situation where time (the fourth dimension) is not considered. The cat is in a box. You don't feed it. Eventually, the question of live or dead reaches an inevitable conclusion. I am not sure how this relates to soaring, but I am sure that some pedantic OCD participant will clarify.

To reply to the original poster, I have a Pegase with the Core PF installed.. I don't like the antennae in my view, so I fabricated a couple of simple brackets from Adel clamps and plastic that mount to the instrument panel support tubes and hold the antennae vertically, protruding through holes bored through the glare shield.

You might consider using your portable mounted behind the panel with brackets available from Cumulus Soaring and use short adapter cables to the antennae.

FYI, I flew a 530 km flight yesterday from Moriarty, while dealing with a transponder malfunction (fixed now) and I saw all the XPDR equipped sailplanes, Flarm users and "heavy iron" that used ADS-B or Mode C equipment. I felt comfortable with the information I was receiving from the Power Flarm, as I was aware of traffic in the vicinity long before I was able to acquire the target visually. In every case, the Butterfly display gave me indications of aircraft I often did not see for several minutes after getting an alert or just a traffic indication.

I found that a quick glance at the Butterfly was enough to give me an indication of where I should look for the traffic that showed on the BF. Generally, I was able to pick up a visual track quickly. I only had trouble with XPDR Mode C, as no bearing is available. However, the altitude differential as displayed, along with the Black vs. Red range circle was helpful in determining whether the contact was at or near my altitude, climbing or descending and whether it was approaching or retreating from my position.

As I get used to the Power Flarm, I am able to get a quick reading on possible traffic conflicts, most of which I would have been blissfully unaware. I also spend MORE time with my head out of the cockpit, and with a sense of where a possible conflict might appear.

This is cool technology. I highly recommend it.

Mark Mocho
MSM