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Old August 9th 11, 03:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dave Hoppe[_2_]
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Default PowerFlarm at Uvalde?

On 8/8/2011 11:58 PM, Rob Cluxton wrote:
Dave wrote:
I find it odd that there's no posts regarding the first-time use of

PowerFlarm in a US contest. Surely they're all flying with them.



It works well.

It does use up the batteries quickly though. 6 hours is about all I've
gotten out of it so far.



I wonder if the threat density has any effect on battery consumption? It
will be interesting to see how these work in a club/recreational setting.