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Old July 25th 12, 05:18 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell[_4_]
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Default Avoid head-on collision? Forward facing LED strobe?

On 7/24/2012 8:55 PM, Tom Claffey wrote:
LED strobe may be a good idea.
FLARM is good at the head on case.
Tom


It's my understanding that head-on collisions are very small part of the
mid-air collisions; if so, the narrow beam strobe won't make much
difference. Flarm finds the gliders coming from all sides, the ones you
can't see before they hit you.

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