PowerFLARM at Uvalde

"Paul Remde" wrote in message
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"RWW" wrote in message
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"Paul Remde" wrote:
Hi Brad,

My policy has always been to ship items in the order in which orders
were
received. However, in this case, we will soon have 50 to 60 competitors
flying in a soaring contest at the same site that had a fatal mid-air
last season. Therefore, FLARM-USA has asked us to ship units to Uvalde
competitors first. I can't speak for the other PowerFLARM dealers, but
it is my intention to follow the recommendation of FLARM-USA. I agree
that the upcoming contest has a higher mid-air risk than will be found
anywhere else in the USA next week, and I sincerely believe that
PowerFLARM will help reduce the risk.

I can understand that it would be frustrating for those that ordered
early, because you want the enhanced safety for yourself ASAP also.

After the Uvalde competitors' orders are filled I will ship to other
customers in the order that orders were received.

We should be receiving the units pretty quickly over only a few weeks.
We will get your unit to you ASAP.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.


So, I can be bumped down the queue for the portable flarm I ordered last
year by someone who ordered a brick, and only decided today that they
want
a loaner portable unit?

I guess the competition guys really are more important than those of us
who
don't fly competition.

Hi,

Of course no pilot is more important than any other pilot - at least not
in my book. But how many gliders are flying in your area at a time? Do
you have 40 to 60 gliders in a small area as they will at Uvalde next
week? If not, then I hope you will understand why we are putting a high
priority on the Uvalde pilots. Also, the decision was based on the fact
that a glider pilot died in a mid-air collision at Uvalde only last year.
I hope that the PowerFLARM units will help avoid a recurrence of that
tragedy.

Besides, I'm told that the Portable units will be shipped at a good rate
(many units shipping every week), so that everyone will get their
PowerFLARM unit very soon anyway.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde

Hi,

I forgot to mention above that I don't think that the FLARM rental setup
should have priority over customers that placed firm pre-orders in 2010.
But it is not my decision to make, and I don't even know for certain what
their (FLARM-USA) plan is. I suppose it does make sense to try to get
PowerFLARM into as many gliders as possible at Uvalde - since any glider
without it is theoretically a danger to everyone else.

I was asked to give preference to pilots on my PowerFLARM pre-order list
that are flying at Uvalde. It is my understanding that I should only
include customers that pre-ordered in 2010. None of the customers that
ordered from me in 2011 are on the Uvalde contest pilot lists.

Paul Remde