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Old January 25th 11, 02:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Andy[_1_]
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Default What do you think of mandatory FLARM at Uvalde?

On Jan 25, 5:51*am, Andreas Maurer wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:35:36 -0800 (PST), Andy
wrote:

If you mandate FLARM at Uvalde WGC what will you do about visiting
pilots that bring their own FLARM equipped gliders. *With no FCC
certification they will not be legal for use in USA. *IGC cannot, or
at least should not, mandate an illegal operation.


Then CANCEL the WGC at Uvalde.
Period.

If the organizers of a WGC forbid the use of THE major safety device,
they ought to be forbidden to hold ANY international contests.
Period.

Sorry if I sound angry - but I am.
Forbidding the use of FLARM at a WGC is about the dumbest thing that I
ever read on r.a.s.

Andreas


Cool down. Who said anything about prohibiting anything?

There is a big difference between a) prohibiting/forbidding, b)
encouraging, and c) mandating.

Where did you read on RAS that anyone advocated option a)? I
certainly didn't say that.

Andy