Wide range of mostly interesting comments on this subject, plus of course
the usual few offensive statements.
From someone who has not used FLARM but has been a tuggie at comps, I can
see virtue in total FLARM fitment. There have been occasions when, despite
my best efforts at lookout, the limitations of view from the Pawnee have
placed me a little closer than I had expected to other aircraft. I have
only had two "near misses" requiring serious avoidance action but that is
more than enough. FLARM may have given me a better and earlier indication
of those potential conflicts.
On the other hand, a possible weakness with FLARM is that the pilot may be
seduced into looking in the direction indicated by the system to identify
the particular aircraft and may temporarily reduce overall scanning for
other aircraft either without FLARM or with a fitted system that had failed.
Graeme Rickert
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