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The general impression I got was that they worked very well. In no way can they be regarded as a substitute for a good lookout, and this point was made very clear at the briefings. I personally never had an alarm whilst thermalling, although I understand some pilots did.
I had 2 alarms during the course of the contest: in both cases I had not seen the approaching glider first: our paths were not collision courses and avoiding action was not required. I was, however, pleased that the presence of the other glider was drawn to my attention before I had noticed it. This alone convinced me of the value of the FLARM.
Quite frankly I rarely looked at it, so I found it definitely NOT to be a distraction in the cockpit.
There are some minor issues regarding the design: the unit needs a glare shield, and perhaps a different display, as the threats are displayed on red or green LED’s, and thus present problems to colour blind pilots. I believe there are also some minor problems to be sorted out with the software
All in all, I believe that the trial was very successful
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1 Would anyone care to offer any feedback on how the Flarm trial went at Keepit?
Did anyone find them useful?
2 Gee it's been comparatively quiet on this forum lately. Doesn't anyone have anything controversial to say? |
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