On Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 3:58:07 PM UTC-5, ND wrote:
On Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 3:31:24 PM UTC-5, kirk.stant wrote:
On Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 1:41:37 PM UTC-6, ND wrote:

either way, for the foreseeable future i am a see-and-avoid kinda guy.. That's right! Ice... man. I am dangerous.

Yes you are.

Well, good luck and I hope the Big Sky Theory works for you - because "see-and-avoid" has been 100% proven to not always work.

And from personal experience, a mid-air can really ruin your day!

But hey, at least your cockpit is Gucci!

Cheers,

Kirk
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kirk, i was joking last time when i quoted top gun--you missed my attempt at humor. let's both pump the brakes on this one. i knew i shouldn't have expressed my opinions about the aesthetics of the antenna because it would illicit some such response. the reality is that MOST gliders in the US are still flying without flarm, and that like see-and-avoid, flarm is also not 100% effective. i don't disagree with the pro flarm camp. i hate the ugly antenna installs i see, that's it. let's meet halfway on this one, and enjoy a beer together should our paths ever meet. (ok...no pun intended, but that last sentence is comedic gold)

-ND

ND...I'm glad you did express your opinion about the UNSIGHTLY PowerFLARM. IMO, you are absolutely correct. Perhaps if more pilots agreed and "squawked" an enterprising double E or ham geek would design and offer something better. Its needed.