Agreed...but...I wonder if it would have, at least, better warned one of the pilots who could have made an adjustment to his/her flight path and avoided the close call. FLARM, for me at least, seems to do a very good job of beeping at me if I begin to close on another Flarm equiped glider in thermal entry. And if its really close its always been "going nuts" for many seconds before that potential collision can occur. At the same time if their is no decrease in relatively close range, its silent. As soon as the range begins decreasing, say I turn inside, it immediately warns both pilots by beeping violently. It's a good product.

It's far, far better that nothing I think and this kinda thing is exactly what Flarm is designed to prevent.

Anyhow. I have flarm in both the Lak and Eric just bought a Flarm brick for his 29, installing today for him in Ionia. I have had flarm since 2011 in Uvalde and I never fly without it, even when I fly by myself for power traffic!

How about flarm makes a one time discounted by for US pilots this summer? How about $1499 (the original discount price thru August 31 if 100 pilots join in the group buy)? Lets do something to motivate our fellow pilots to purchase one!

Sean
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