If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
PowerFLARM
Toward the bottom of this page:
http://www.gliderpilot.org/FlarmExternalDisplays is a picture of a SeeYou screen displaying Flarm data. I don't understand the situation involving the glider that is displayed as "Enemy." If it is 466m higher than "my" glider, why is it a threat? |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
PowerFLARM
On Nov 1, 1:37*pm, Greg Arnold wrote:
Toward the bottom of this page: http://www.gliderpilot.org/FlarmExternalDisplays is a picture of a SeeYou screen displaying Flarm data. *I don't understand the situation involving the glider that is displayed as "Enemy." *If it is 466m higher than "my" glider, why is it a threat? My understanding is this relates to whether other glider is a friend(team mate) or enemy(competitor). FWIW UH |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
PowerFLARM
Am 01.11.2010 18:37, Greg Arnold wrote:
Toward the bottom of this page: http://www.gliderpilot.org/FlarmExternalDisplays is a picture of a SeeYou screen displaying Flarm data. I don't understand the situation involving the glider that is displayed as "Enemy." If it is 466m higher than "my" glider, why is it a threat? Each FLARM has an ID (RadioID) which is normally displayed as one of the features of the target. In the SeeYou software you can categorize the different targets as "friend" or "enemy". This is independent from the fact that they might be considered a threat by FLARM. It simply lets you identify your "buddys" or your "opponents" e.g. in a contest on your SeeYou screen. This is similar to the "Team" function in the Butterfly display. -- Peter Scholz ASW24 JE |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
PowerFLARM
On Nov 1, 10:37*am, Greg Arnold wrote:
Toward the bottom of this page: http://www.gliderpilot.org/FlarmExternalDisplays is a picture of a SeeYou screen displaying Flarm data. *I don't understand the situation involving the glider that is displayed as "Enemy." *If it is 466m higher than "my" glider, why is it a threat? Sorry to hog the PowerFLARM answers but I'm sitting here playing with SeeYou Mobile right now. That picture is confusing. It is not showing a Flarm "threat" for either or the other two gliders - if it was you get an alarm/audible alert and popup alert (see link below for more info) to help you to get your head out the damn cockpit. Is showing SeeYou capability to label and color code other gliders for team buddy/flying. You could have called the other aircraft "Ying" and "Yang" and it would show those labels. From the SeeYou Mobile usrs Manual: "By default, those Flarms which are less than 100 meters above or below your current altitude are marked red, others are black. Each Flarm is presented by a glider symbol, its recent track and a group of numbers for altitude and average vario (20s average). If a friendly name was added for a particular Flarm, then this name appears in the label as well. Colors, visibility of the radar, track lenghts and some other settings are customizable through Settings Flarm" [i.e. in the photo shown somebody has changed the default settings including that SeeYou (not Flarm threat) alitude margin] See also the info and example Flarm voice warning from SeeYou Mobile at http://www.naviter.si/tour/seeyou-mo...php?Itemid=165 (I understand that PowerFLARM will be adding its own in-box voice warning as a software update--I'd like a female voice with a German accent and a shut up and listen I'm the boss attitude please :-)). Some Flarm related products like the latest version of SeeYou Mobile support FLARMnet (http://www.flarmnet.org) and I believe PowerFLARM will support that as well (since ButterFly avionics who is manufacturing the PowerFLARM devices was the push behind FLARMnet). FLARMnet is useful because it lets you easily correlate info on the other aircraft/pilot with their Flarm ID. PowerFLARM users should probably think about registering on FLARMnet. Anyhow just a heads up about that, I have no personal experience with FLARMnet. Darryl |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
PowerFLARM
On Nov 1, 10:37*am, Greg Arnold wrote:
Toward the bottom of this page: http://www.gliderpilot.org/FlarmExternalDisplays is a picture of a SeeYou screen displaying Flarm data. *I don't understand the situation involving the glider that is displayed as "Enemy." *If it is 466m higher than "my" glider, why is it a threat? That picture is confusing. It is not showing a Flarm "threat" for either or the other two gliders - if it was you get an alarm/audible alert and popup alert (see link below for more info) to help you to get your head out the damn cockpit. Is showing SeeYou capability to label and color code other gliders for team buddy/flying. From the SeeYou Mobile usrs Manual: "By default, those Flarms which are less than 100 meters above or below your current altitude are marked red, others are black. Each Flarm is presented by a glider symbol, its recent track and a group of numbers for altitude and average vario (20s average). If a friendly name was added for a particular Flarm, then this name appears in the label as well. Colors, visibility of the radar, track lenghts and some other settings are customizable through Settings Flarm" [i.e. in the photo shown somebody has changed the default settings including that SeeYou (not Flarm threat) alitude margin] See also the info and example Flarm voice warning from SeeYou Mobile at http://www.naviter.si/tour/seeyou-mo...php?Itemid=165 (I understand that PowerFLARM will be adding its own in-box voice warning as a software update--I'd like a female voice with a German accent and a shut up and listen I'm the boss attitude please :-)). Some Flarm related products like the latest version of SeeYou Mobile support FLARMnet (http://www.flarmnet.org) and I believe PowerFLARM will support that as well (since Butterfly avionics who is manufacturing the PowerFLARM devices was the push behind FLARMnet). FLARMnet is useful because it lets you easily correlate info on the other aircraft/pilot with their Flarm ID. PowerFLARM users will probably want to think about registering on FLARMnet. Darryl |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
PowerFLARM
Forget the "Friend" and "Enemy" labels. It is just a label entered
manually for the purpouse of a news item on www.naviter.com. Normally you will use the contest ID to label a Flarm near you. Please note that http://FlarmNet.org is supported in SeeYou Mobile which automatically derives Competition IDs from that database. If it is 466m higher than "my" glider, why is it a threat? SeeYou Mobile displayes absolute altitude of the Flarm targets. If it is red, then it is less than 100m (~300ft) above or below you. Andrej Kolar -- glider pilots use http://www.naviter.com On 1 nov., 18:37, Greg Arnold wrote: Toward the bottom of this page: http://www.gliderpilot.org/FlarmExternalDisplays is a picture of a SeeYou screen displaying Flarm data. *I don't understand the situation involving the glider that is displayed as "Enemy." *If it is 466m higher than "my" glider, why is it a threat? |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
PowerFLARM questions | Greg Arnold[_2_] | Soaring | 21 | November 10th 10 04:05 AM |
PowerFlarm response to transponders | Mark | Soaring | 1 | November 1st 10 03:07 PM |
PowerFLARM Mode S question | kirk.stant | Soaring | 54 | October 26th 10 02:51 PM |
PowerFLARM Portable mount option | DaleKramer | Soaring | 11 | October 20th 10 03:45 PM |
Build your own PowerFLARM! | Darryl Ramm | Soaring | 51 | August 19th 10 06:39 PM |