and he still helps us at Swift on the occasion
> On 23 Jul 2016, at 10:55 AM, Harry <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > I am extremely embarrassed. Have just been notified of a GFA award made to me > in relation to the introduction of Flarms into Australia. Although the > associated comments were correct, I would like to acknowledge the work done > by Nigel Andrews of the Warwick club. Nigel designed and tested a Flarm unit > for Australia, compatible with overseas Flarms. He negotiated the frequency > needed, manufactured the units himself and as a service to assist safety and > the gliding movement in Australia, sold them at well under the price of > overseas Flarms, leaving only a small margin for himself. > > That Flarms were rapidly introduced into Australia is very much due to > Nigel’s efforts. It is probably no coincidence that since the widespread use > of Flarms, the rate of mid air collisions has fallen to almost nil. Almost > certainly lives have been saved. I am very happy to have played a part in > this change but feel the overwhelming credit lies with Nigel, > > Harry Medlicott > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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