As IGC rep I have seen no mention that IGC have banned the use of FLARM. In actual fact there was a presentation to the IGC by the manufacturers of FLARM and it received a lot of support from the meeting.
The rules do make restrictions on transmitting info but with the advent of GPS loggers this has been loosened greatly. I understand that FLARM is increasing very quicky, in particular in middle Europe. Good to see that the Vinon comps will support it. The issue is that all gliders need to have it, the system responds to other units. You still need to keep a look out because not everyone has one (and you would want to any way) but as the utilisation increases it becomes more useful. Issues in Australia always come back to the transmission medium - radio or phone transmission all have legislative barriers. Regards Terry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter and Mandy Temple" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 4:07 AM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] FLARM > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:aus-soaring- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Borgelt > > > > Interestingly the IGC has banned the use of FLARM in contests as it > > breaches a rule that says you can't transmit data from one glider to > > another. > > Even more interesting, I have had to hire a FLARM for the French Nationals > and Club Class pre-worlds at Vinon in July this year. They are compulsory > for this competition. Am I wasting my money? > > Pete > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.12 - Release Date: 5/17/2005 > > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
