On Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 1:35:10 AM UTC, Casey Cox wrote:
Has anyone been thankful that they have had FLARM?

And do the same people have a transponder?

How many people fly with FLARM or Transponder?

Let's hear about the close calls, or potential close calls, or even the peace of mind of awareness.

It's a no brainer - why would you not want to be alerted to aircraft that you have not seen with your own eyes !

I've flown many competitions with multiple classes where the vast majority of gliders ( 1 or 2 exceptions ) have Flarm, it becomes disconcerting how many gliders I visually "miss" ... and I don't think my lookout is particularly bad.

I would make it compulsory for all Gliders and tugs in competitions.

I truely think the risk associated with another distracting instrument in the cockpit is far, far outweighed by the situational awareness it provides.