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"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."
Yes, for us small-but-significant group of pilots with
a red-green issue, it's a pain in the neck that these colours keep being used.
But I don't see it getting changed in my lifetime...
Allan Armistead
ph
(02) 6249 6470, fax (02) 6249 6555, mobile 0413 013 911
PO Box 908, Dickson ACT 2602, Australia
"When once you have tasted flight, you will always
walk with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you always
will be."
Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519
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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Sent: Friday, 25 November 2005 1:17
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To: Discussion of issues relating to
Soaring in Australia.
Subject: [Aus-soaring] FLARM @
KEEPIT
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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