Hi Rolf, The expected release from here would be around Xmas - New year as we had to write all the code ourselves as the FLARM people are less than helpful in that area ( I guess they want to protect their sales ). The RF protocol is what we need to get right so we have compatability. The second problem with the Swiss units is that they transmit on a band that is not used here, nor legal. However, the transceiver chip they use can be re programmed to one we can use here - complicated but ops normal for these standards. I will keep everyone up to date with progress, our aim is to provide units at Oz acceptable pricing so no one has an excuse not to fit one, currently the Swiss units are around $900.00 plus GST - we hope to get it down to under $500.00.
Your comments on fitment are pretty much the same as the others who have emailed myself, I know of at least 30 others so far who want one, I am sure that will increase. Cheers Nigel Nigel Andrews Technical Director Avionics Australasia Pty Ltd "A Queensland Company devoted to Research and Development, Avionics manufacturing and sales in aviation electronics" Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web www.avionicsaustralasia.com Ph: (61) 7 54635670 Fax: (61) 7 54635695 **************DISCLAIMER************ The information contained in the above e-mail message or messages (which includes any attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the addressee any form of disclosure, copying, modification, distribution or any action taken or omitted in reliance on the information is unauthorised. If you received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your computer system network. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rolf a. buelter Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 1:48 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] More information on Flarm Nigel, you inadvertantly already answered one of my questions on Ozflarm, regarding compatability with the original. My second burning question is availability. When can it be used by competition pilots? I am of the firm opinion that the use of Flarm (as long as legal) has little to do with the GFA or comp organisers but is an individual choice. I don't buy the argument that all must have i to make it work either. If 2 of 50 competitors have it installed (myself and one other) the risk of a midair is reduced by 4 %. I'm prepared to start like that, hoping that non equipped gliders will sooner or later be outcasts. So - when can we have it? Best regards - Rolf snip >FLARM which is well progressed, which will have compatibility with >SWISS FLARM , and , ADS-B. ADS-B will require the addition of a >receiver, which we are developing for the G.A market. > >Cheers > >Nigel > > > > > >Nigel Andrews > >Technical Director > >Avionics Australasia Pty Ltd > >"A Queensland Company devoted to Research and Development, Avionics >manufacturing and sales in aviation electronics" > >Email <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Web <http://www.avionicsaustralasia.com/> www.avionicsaustralasia.com > >Ph: (61) 7 54635670 Fax: (61) 7 54635695 > >**************DISCLAIMER************ > >The information contained in the above e-mail message or messages >(which includes any attachments) is confidential and may be legally >privileged. It is intended only for the use of the person or entity to >which it is addressed. If you are not the addressee any form of >disclosure, copying, modification, distribution or any action taken or >omitted in reliance on the information is unauthorised. If you received >this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and >delete it from your computer system >network. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert >Hart >Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 8:58 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring >in >Australia. >Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] More information on Flarm > > >Peter and Mandy Temple wrote: > >G'day all, > > > >I've received further information on operation of the Flarm. All of the >improvements that I considered (and more) were already in the unit that >I flew with in France! See the report dated 6 September on >http://www.users.on.net/~mwilson/vinon2005/ ><http://www.users.on.net/%7Emwilson/vinon2005/> > > > >Many thanks for the info - very interesting. I look forward to hearing >how the trials go at Gawler. > >With the reports we have been getting from Europe, it sounds as if >FLARM is a truly excellent device. There is only one issue I have with >it: if the gliding world in Oz adopts FLARM, how are we going to >interface to the rest of aviation (who will be using ADS-B). > > >From what Migel Andrews has been saying, it is relatively easy to add >ADS-B >reception to FLARM. This will give the gliding world information about >what the rest of aviation is doing in the sky around them, but it won't >give the rest of aviation information about the gliders in the sky. >Adding ADS-B transmit is a problem in terms of power usage, but I can >see another prolem too. If gliders start xmitting ADS-B info (in >addition to FLARM), it will be necessary to suppress the ADS-B info >from other gliders to prevent alarms going off all over the place in >gaggles and such. > >Having read the article posted here a week or so ago (written by >someone in GA I think - I can't find the article in the archive), I am >not sure that the rest of the aviation world is quite aware of the >problems that ADS-B has for glider operations. > >-- > >Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >+61 (0)438 385 533 > >Brisbane, Australia http://www.hart.wattle.id.au > >_______________________________________________ >Aus-soaring mailing list >Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net >To check or change subscription details, visit: >http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
