A. *"Right Now Benefits of PowerFlarm" - This product does not currently
exist. *Has it been submitted to the FCC for approval yet? *What is the
expect ship date?

Later this year, which is fine for me. And FLARM itself is well
proven - even if that was all the PowerFlarm did it would be worth
it. UAT ADS-B isn't.

B. *1090ES ADS-B - You aren't going to see anything on PowerFLARM unless
you are also equipped with, and transmitting a properly configured ADS-B
Out Signal. *That part is NOT provided by PowerFLARM.

Wrong. I'll see the 1090ES mode S directly. Which is exactly what I
want to see.

C. *PCAS - How does PCAS tell you anything about what kind of target is
aiming for you? *In fact, it doesn't give you any information on where
the target is, whether it's getting closer or moving away. *All you know
is altitude and range (NO bearing). *It's not going to tell you if it's
a jet, another glider, or your tow plane. *And you are only going to get
that much info if the transponder equipped plane is being interrogated.
* That's not a given if you are flying low in remote areas without radar
coverage.

If I look out the window and see a dot, all I know at first is that it
is something out there. I'll watch it until I determine if it's a
threat and react accordingly. PCAS helps me find that dot by warning
me to look level or slightly high/low, and if I already have an idea
where the traffic is coming from (arrival departure routes, VOR/
Airports nearby, VFR/IFR altitudes) I can focus my search there. What
else do you need, the pilot's daughter's phone number? The biggest
reason pilots don't see other traffic is not that it isn't visible,
but that they aren't looking for it - and PCAS/FLARM/ADS-B are all
designed to make the pilot get his head out of his PDA and look for
traffic.

What's my agenda? *Making sure that people know what they are buying and
the limitations thereof.

Fair enough.

Cheers,

Kirk