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#1
May 25th 13, 12:56 PM
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Experience with Flarm "Stealth" and Competition modes
On Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:33:27 AM UTC-4, Rtr wrote:
New to soaring. The fear is that others will follow you to good lift? Some of us simply feel that tracking competitors via radio isn't really in the spirit of the game, that's all. In practice it's probably moot. Looking out the window generally yields better information. T8 
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May 25th 13, 04:37 PM
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Experience with Flarm "Stealth" and Competition modes
I'm curious what is to be gained by knowing where others are.
Is it typical in racing for people to take different paths and use different sources of lift, so transmitting your position might be disadvantageous?
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#3
May 25th 13, 08:39 PM
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The advantage is with power flarm you can see the climb rate of others around you as well as where they are. Imagine seeing 3 gliders 3 miles out with two of them going up 250 fpm and the third going up at 700 fpm. I have a good idea which thermal you will be heading to.
 It is very fun to see how everyone around you is actually climbing. Bruno - B4
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May 26th 13, 01:39 PM
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Experience with Flarm "Stealth" and Competition modes
On Saturday, May 25, 2013 3:39:14 PM UTC-4, wrote:
The advantage is with power flarm you can see the climb rate of others around you as well as where they are. Imagine seeing 3 gliders 3 miles out with two of them going up 250 fpm and the third going up at 700 fpm. I have a good idea which thermal you will be heading to. It is very fun to see how everyone around you is actually climbing. Bruno - B4 I can't count the number of times I dashed over to a climbing sailplane only to NOT find lift below it. LOL! Some say the one above was in a rising "bubble"; I think it more likely I just was off that day.
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#5
May 26th 13, 02:55 PM
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Experience with Flarm "Stealth" and Competition modes
On Saturday, May 25, 2013 4:56:33 AM UTC-7, Evan Ludeman wrote:
On Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:33:27 AM UTC-4, Rtr wrote: New to soaring. The fear is that others will follow you to good lift? Some of us simply feel that tracking competitors via radio isn't really in the spirit of the game, that's all. In practice it's probably moot. Looking out the window generally yields better information. T8 Some of us feel it is in the spirit of the game and so does Europe and so does Flarm If you don't want to be seen or see others go to the stealth mode but please don't impose on others. Richard
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