On Monday, December 30, 2019 at 5:47:51 AM UTC-8, wrote:
On Friday, December 27, 2019 at 2:34:32 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Hi all,
Planning to install a Transponder Antenna on my Ventus CM.
Schempp Hirth indicates the possibilty of installing on top of the fuselage , behind the engine compartment doors.
Regarding being seen by ATC and Airlines, would that location perform better/worse/same as the standard location on side of fuselage - above gear doors ?
Dan

After reading lots of comments I am still wondering why not just mount on the bottom of the fuselage in the conventional manner?
UH

I was assuming with a CM there may be issues, never looked inside one but is there space given the engine bay and other junk?

Anyhow clearly the right thing to do is buy a new glider with transponder antenna in the tail. "It's for collision avoidance safety honey. You want me to be safe? Right?" :-)