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Flarm and stealth
As the US gets ready for the arrival of flarm, a big question on many
US pilot's minds is, what about stealth mode? From an armchair piloting point of view, it seems that seeing gliders in a several km range, with climb rates attached, could be a major competitive issue. With this in mind, whether to require stealth mode in competitions is being actively debated. I'd like to hear from our European friends with lots of contest experience, just how this is playing out. Do you find that non-stealth displays are in fact very useful? Where stealth mode is either not required or not enforced (WGC), is it becoming de rigeur to have a secondary display and follow the gaggle with your flarm? Or are the theoretical advantages overstated, and in the real world flarm leeching isn't that big an issue; you're better off looking out the window and seeing who is racked up in a tight turn? Where stealth mode is required, is it being enforced, and how much of a pain is that proving to be? Certainly the obvious protocol, involving cockpit checks for hidden flarms, daily submission of flight logs, and penalties for absence of such logs, seems rather onerous. Thanks in advance. We are fortunate to have your experience so we don't have to rethink this all from scratch! John Cochrane |
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