I see that Flarm got a mention in Peter's report of the flying at Vinon for
July 12.
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From: "Mike Borgelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dave Shorter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Discussion of issues relating to
Soaring inAustralia." <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [Aus-soaring] FLARM
At 06:22 PM 13/07/05 +1000, you wrote:
I seem to remember reading of a series of flight tests on gliders
using
strobe lamps - was it published on the DG website or newsletter? I
forget.
A couple of years ago. lights in sunlight was ineffectual in improving
visibility. Does anyone else recall the article I'm referring to?
Dave Shorter
Dave,
I think it was Dick Johnson and the article appeared in Soaring magazine.
The conclusions were that strobes that were low enough drain to not be a
disaster for a glider battery were ineffective in all but low light
conditions.
Mike
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