Meeting to discuss FLARM in the USA

On Oct 30, 10:06 pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:

I would like to hear from MRX-equipped (or similar units) pilots that
fly with other gliders equipped with transponders. I've done a limited
amount of it, and with only a few gliders at a time. By setting the
altitude warning band tighter and ocasionally using the mute button on
the MRX (though I'd like the mute to automatically reset after 5 or 10
minutes), I wasn't bothered by excessive alerts.

I have the MRX and have flown at meets where there was at least one
transponder equipped glider. It was not a problem. For the case
where I was nearly mown down by a King Air, the MRX would have given
no protection if one of the other gliders with me had been transponder
equipped and I had muted the MRX. Intelligent muting requires that
the unit will unmute if a new threat is detected. It could perhaps be
made more intelligent if unmute was not activated by a new glider
target but that's debatable.

I think there is great potential for integrating FLARM or ADS-B (with
CDTI) with PCAS devices. I hope that will be discussed at the
meeting.


Andy