The technology already exists.I have a small emergency stroboscope
(made for lifejackets) that is supposedly visible from miles away,
and lasts for 60 hours powered by a 'D' cell.
Having a flashing light does not address the issue of pilots
spending too much time fiddling with GPS's and the like instead of looking out.
Pilots who strap a GPS to their knee are an accident waiting to happen IMHO
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The discussion on rechargeable batteries has served to make me ask the BIG
question.
How difficult would it be to design and produce a flashing light to attach
to the top of the tail of a glider??.
My days flying spanned the days of before and after flashing and I know how
much different the see and be seen capacity was.With the increasing on
board use of tech and the time spent with head down increasing it has to be
necessary to try something
The Old Bomber Down Under
Eric Bates
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