On Friday, September 16, 2016 at 1:46:26 PM UTC-4, Darryl Ramm wrote:
On Friday, September 16, 2016 at 10:35:46 AM UTC-7, ARDI BELTZA wrote:
Has anyone used the Garmin GL 39 ADS-B receiver in a sailplane? Is there any IGC approved recorder that interfaces with the GL 39?

GDL 39? And I don't follow the question.

The GDL 39 does not talk to anything you would normally find in a sailplane cockpit. Not for traffic or using its GPS for IGC logging etc. But why do you even need GPS for an IGC recorder today? Most flight recorders have internal GPS receivers, and if you want one approved to any IGC standard well it will have it's own receiver. Do you mean traffic display or flight computer with a traffic display? instead of flight recorder?

And which country are you in? That make a world of difference to anything you expect ADS-B to do.

If you are in Europe especially PowerFLARM with 1090ES In is the way to go if you want a ADS-B receiver with best sailplane cockpit avionics compatibility.

I believe, the FAA believes, that ADS-B is the way of the future. I don't think FLARM can see ADS-B out traffic. Having a ADS-B receiver in a sailplane is a relatively cheap way to identify traffic conflicts. I know that in the US most sailplanes are not equipped with transponders and/or FLARM. ADS-B is going to be universal by 2020. I think even sailplanes will require to have ADS-B out soon. The Garmin product is much cheaper than FLARM and perhaps far superior. The future of FLARM is in question, I think.

Midairs involving sailplanes are very rare but that is entirely due to the fact that sailplanes themselves are becoming rare.

The GL 39 sells for about $700, and it can interface with many devices. I plan to buy a certified flight recorder and I was wondering if there is one that can be used as output for the GL 39 (in addition to serving as recorder).