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 > _______________________________________________ > 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