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May 5th 06, 11:49 PM
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Interesting new approach to collision avoidance assistance
Here is a device that assist with collision avoidance and does not require
any cooperation from the other aircraft: http://www.fosterflight.com/ After reading the FAQs, it does not appear it will be readily applicable to gliders since in it's current form, it only is effective in level cruise flight, but it might be an interesting technology to watch. John Scott 
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May 6th 06, 01:04 AM
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Interesting new approach to collision avoidance assistance
On Fri, 5 May 2006 16:49:32 -0600, "John Scott"
wrote: After reading the FAQs, it does not appear it will be readily applicable to gliders since in it's current form, it only is effective in level cruise flight, but it might be an interesting technology to watch. Please note this line on their homepage: "... to see traffic IN FRONT of the user." This point makes it completely useless for gliders, sorry to say that. Bye Andreas
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May 6th 06, 01:16 AM
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Interesting new approach to collision avoidance assistance
This point makes it completely useless for gliders, sorry to say that.
Bye Andreas Bold statement have you tried one in a glider ?
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May 6th 06, 01:27 AM
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Interesting new approach to collision avoidance assistance
Several years ago, perhaps as many as 10, there was a simular product under
development that 'saw' the intense infrared emission lines of common Xenon strobe lights. The developer wanted to place 'flys-eye' lenses on the wingtips to watch a 360 degree sphere. According to published test results, it could detect strobes at more than five miles in bright daylight. I wonder what happened to that idea. Bill "John Scott" wrote in message ... Here is a device that assist with collision avoidance and does not require any cooperation from the other aircraft: http://www.fosterflight.com/ After reading the FAQs, it does not appear it will be readily applicable to gliders since in it's current form, it only is effective in level cruise flight, but it might be an interesting technology to watch. John Scott
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May 7th 06, 01:15 AM
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Interesting new approach to collision avoidance assistance
On Sat, 06 May 2006 00:16:29 GMT, "Mal" wrote:
Bold statement have you tried one in a glider ? Most of the times the danger comes from the area that I'm not looking at - and this is anywhere but in front of me. As long as this device doesn't cover all 360 degrees around me, it's next to useless. Bye Andreas
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