I am a Nimbus 2C pilot from the same club as Robert H. who started this
thread.
It is great to see so much discussion about what is a serious issue, knowing
the risks of midair's.
LOOK OUT is still KING!
The units I have used at our club are small, don't seem to compromise
battery life, are easy to use and great to have as an aid.
I believe after thirty five plus years as a glider pilot, I kept good
lookout.
The Flarm finds all the gliders fitted with Flarm and quite a few I
certainly did not see. This is in the wide open skies of Australia, all be
it a fairly big club and private fleet at the DDSC club
www.ddsc.org.au..
I have to admit our Nimbus is one of the very few not fitted at present at
the club, but this has more to do with partners and finance at present.
Don't know about the politics, litigation etc, but it certainly is one of
the best safety features after good training I have seen.