Thanks, John. I was fortunate enough to do my primary single-engine
training in a nicely equipped set of Diamond DA-20 aircraft with glass
cockpits (though it was pretty damned expensive). They were equipped
with TIS displays and it was really great to get a sense of the other
air traffic around my training area (downtown Seattle has 4 major
Class D airports within a few miles of each other, all under Class B
airspace and with big jets taking off and landing at them all, as well
as a lot of GA and seaplane traffic). As long as people don't get
complacent, I firmly believe in the ability of a similar device to
increase situational awareness and safety!

Questions For The Competition Pilots out the

Would you pay $$ to rent a powerFLARM unit for a Regional or National-
level contest?
What would you pay for 7 - 14 days of use of a powerFLARM?
Would you pay a higher contest entry fee if the contest provided FLARM
units for competitors?

--Noel