Darryl & Brian -

Thanks for the corrections on pricing. Under $2k starts making it
very attractive.

Regarding the headless bit: Its not just about power, its also
installation location. DG instrument panels/pods are great for
ergonomics and bailout ability, but they don't have a lot of extra
space for stuff like this. I already have my ewMicroRecorder on top
of the instrument pod and don't want to block my forward view. A
headless unit would allow me to install it under the seat-pan or
behind my head, and a hookup to my PDA or a flight computer would
still provide visual (and hopefully audible) cues when there was a
collision risk.

Regarding XCSoar: I haven't used XCSoar in over a year and couldn't
remember for sure to what degree it supported FLARM. In LK8000 the
FLARM support has been re-written and is much more fully-featured.
Bottom-line: the more devices that support it, the better!

--Noel