FLARM, if all gliders were equipped, would be wonderful to have on
the Whites or Bald Eagle Ridge. Flown them both, and closing speeds
are very high. On the Whites, "Procedure Alpha" is merely a very noisy
patch to the problem of knowing where other gliders are before you
could see them.
If you're cruising below ridge height, will your Zaon or similar
unit even be interrogated by ATC? Will it tell you about another
similarly equipped glider when neither of you have a transponder?
My glider in Australia is FLARM equipped (locally a club mandate,
and nationally a competition mandate) and the system works very well.
It doesn't go crazy or blank out other gliders in the gaggle, or tell
you to get away from the FLARM equipped tow plane. There is no
technology to replace a good lookout, but this device really helps and
I have not noticed it getting in the way.
The Australian unit, OzFLARM, is programmable to Australian or
European frequencies.
Meanwhile, the frequency issue is only a part of a problem. The
manufacturer isn't currently interested in doing business with North
Americans because of the litigious society.
Technology isn't the answer, but it can be our friend. And the
problem might not be huge, but it's there or we wouldn't care about
it.
That LX8000 does look nice... Who is selling their old LX7000
display for the CAI 302?
Jim
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On Oct 15, 9:27 pm, Marc Ramsey wrote:
Tim Mara wrote:
and I repeat :
Yes FLARM is a normal option on all current LX7000-7007.....but, who in the
USA even uses FLARM???? doesn't seem to be a rush to get this technology
here

Last I looked, FLARM didn't transmit on a frequency that would be legal
for unlicensed use in the US and Canada. Has that been fixed?

Marc