On Oct 10, 8:36*pm, Andy wrote:
On Oct 10, 7:16*pm, mattm wrote:

OK, I'd like to see this proposed rule. *I've flown contests recently
(although not this year). *I'm all enthusiastic about installing a
PowerFLARM soon, but I'm not at a point to do it for next season.

Proposed Rule 6.5.3 - When announced by contest organizers prior to
the Preferential Entry Deadline, a FLARM collision avoidance
instrument is mandatory in every sailplane if there are a sufficient
number of rental FLARM units available for a contest rental fee of
fifty dollars or less per unit. *At all times when this rule is in
effect, FLARM flight logs must be handed in daily that confirm that
the FLARM was operating correctly. *Failure to comply should generally
result in unsafe operations penalties (Rule 12.2.5.1).

Good discussion.

I think the first thing the RC should do is make PowerFlarm legal in
contests. It's debatable whether requiring PowerFlarm, or a Flarm
log, is necessary - you could potentially allow Flarms to be used in
any mode tha pilot wanys, which would simplify things by a lot.

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