The idea of real-time tracking...
I used to race sailing dinghies (for ~15 years) and your competition was in sight all the time, and often you could tell a wind shift by looking at other competitors (often adding to the fun and strategy). There are many parallels between the two sports, i.e. both can be dead boring for spectators to observe.
It would certainly add another dimension to competition flying, and I reckon improve flying by the power of observing others (it is educative as well as entertaining). Also it would make competing possibly more 'social', i.e. keeping tabs on where you mates are.
On the flipside, such technology may keep your 'head down' in the cockpit, which is not a good thing in a comp, so an audible annunciator maybe warranted. It would not be a substitute for poor lookout (given the caveats of a transponder failing etc.)
It could also entertain the people on the ground with the real time progress of the glider flights.
Cheers,
Michael
P.S. Don't fret, I am working on my accident stats article, it is just taking time to get statewide road accident statistics. Watch this space.
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