On Aug 16, 4:18*pm, "vaughn" wrote:
wrote in message

...

...the risk that
one of our gliders is going to knock a jet out of the sky(that is what
will be described in the news notwithstanding who hit who).
Given my perspective, the coming Power Flarm device offers, from what
I read, a significant group of potential benefits ...

I share your concern about the potential negative effects of an airliner/glider
crash, but what role does Power Flarm have in preventing that?

Vaughn

As I understand it, Power Flarm will incorporate ADS-B ( protocall not
completely clear to me) as well as transponder PCAS annunciation.
Daryl need not jump in and repeat all that has been previously posted.
I know some forlks are putting together good information on a page in
Gliderpilot.net which will have much more good information.
If I believe their projections, this will offer a device that could
help in the competition environment while also providing at least a
basic degree of conflict warning during other flying which I don't
have now.
FWIW
UH