A Swiss company, triadis engineering, produces a FLARM add-on box
(TR-DVS) to produce speech alerts ("Glider 3 O'clock low") and is
suitable for use in tugs.
See http://www.rf-developments.com/page_1143080364125.html for details.
On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 13:23 +1000, Graeme & Joy Rickert wrote:
> 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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