Geoff & others
Given that FLARM is a topic for the GFA Seminar with the AGM this
coming weekend, to be presented by the new Executive Officer John
Welsh (being a retired Air Traffic Controller he has some technical
knowledge of systems and separation as well as being a very
experienced glider pilot), but with Pete & Mandy giving a
presentation on their experiences in France as well there will be
some useful discussion.
However, if you want to buy one for yourself (provided a suitable
operating frequency is available) then just remember caveat emptor -
let the buyer beware - before a proper evaluation is
done. Personally, I would prefer to wait until the research has been
done, the training issues identified, and the equipment compatibility
with other technologies has been developed.
But I doubt that it will take very long.
Wombat
At 15:59 14/09/2005, you wrote:
Have just read he "Report from Friedrichshafen" by Dave Nadler in
the Sept issue of SSA Soaring.
There he says that Flarm is a not-for-profit organisation. I was not
aware of that.
He also says that 450 Flarms were flying at end 2004 ...... with
2600 shipped since then (I assume this is to Countries he lists below).
Based on his advice that there are 1200 Gliders in Switzerland, 500
in Austria and 7000 in Germany and if the above assumption is
correct, that means they have a take-up rate that may be as high as
35% in a comparatively short time.
But WE need to evaluate whether this is worthwhile.
I can understand that there is an issue re frequencies and Dave
mentions that as an issue for the USA, as well as Product Liability
Insurance for the US, ............ but does anyone really think that
it needs a great deal of evaluation when the Europeans pilots and
owners are voting with their wallets.
But I guess that someone will still argue, as they did recently on
this forum, that Flarm shouldn't be adopted here because they will
promote poor lookout practice ... and double negatives.
Save for the technical issues ............. LET'S GET ON WITH THEIR
ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION HERE, and try to save a life or 2.
Is the GFA talking with the Insurers yet?
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