PowerFLARM deployment issues

OK, PowerFlarm is coming to the USA

The orders are in, mostly, at least everyone that wants one in the
first phase.

We get to wait until April (or there about) to actually see what we
are buying.

In the mean time, now the work begins to make this a successful
deployment.

Unfortunately the timing SUCKS; The new units arrive just as the
Northern US pilots prepare for the first flights of the season. No
one wants to have their ship down for more than a few days for this
new device. I'd hate to see this deployment delayed for any reason
and wanting to fly is the biggest reason to postpone installation.

The $64K question: What can we prepare in advance or need to prepare
to really get the installation to be dirt simple?

I encourage the whole soaring community to chime in here and list
potential installation issues in the hopes that the more we identify
before the actually installation, the more we can resolve ahead of
time. FLAMERs and WHINERS backoff! Let's make this a constructive
process, Please.

Some of my thoughts, in no particular priority:

1) Software programmers need details about whatever changes are needed
in the various flight computer programs:
How to display an ADS-B equipped aircraft?
What does the mode-C transponder alert look like?
Any changes in the NMEA stream from the existing FLARM systems?

2) Mounting systems, brackets, possible locations for both the Brick/
Display and the Standalone unit.

3) These systems have a more powerful radio transceiver, I know
testing is taking place, but how about sharing some details so we can
start planning the changes in our cockpits? How can we avoid potential
interference with communications or other GPS systems? (two GPS
antenna in close proximity can have some problems, I've been told)

4) How do we do input into audio systems for power tow planes so that
alerts can be heard in the noisy cockpit?

These are just a few of the first concerns I have. What are you
thinking will be a challenge for your installation(s)?

Mike