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Old February 24th 12, 01:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Cochrane[_2_]
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Default PowerFlarm and transponders while towing?

On Feb 23, 5:47*pm, "Dan Marotta" wrote:
Not to sound like a smartass, but have you considered leaving the PowerFlarm
off until release? *Is the collision potential so great over your usual tow
route/altitude that you don't feel safe without it?


I've seen quite a few incidents in which the glider pilot picked up
the collision threat before the tow pilot.
This sounds like a pretty straightforward issue for flarm to solve --
writing software to know "this is the towplane, you're on tow, ignore
it" doesn't sound like rocket science.
John Cochrane