..responded off-line. Anyone interested: I asked a few questions to Urs directly. I will openly apologise if I "got it all wrong" and Flarm will change the unethical business phylosophy. In fact: I will become a Flarm supporter. However, so far I am not in favour of the company. Erich On 21/05/2015 9:36 PM, "Urs Rothacher" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Erich, > > The devices you list (OzFLARM, LXwhatever etc.) work well with any FLARM > update. They is available for free from our website, or for some devices > from the original manufacturer. We have supported free, periodic, mandatory > updates for over 10 years now with no major issues. > > > > There are many good reasons to buy a PowerFLARM (higher range, two > antennas, etc), but your existing devices, even if they are 10 years old, > will continue to operate at the same or higher performance level (we did > add a few cool features in the recent v6 release, see release notes). > > > > PowerFLARM ADS-B traffic monitoring will show direction and much more, in > fact ADS-B is handled like a FLARM target (but within the natural > limitations of 1090 ADS-B) > > Only aircraft without ADS-B but with a ‘normal’ transponder are shown > without direction, but there isn’t much we can do about that; that > information simply does not exist. We do show altitude difference for those > aircraft and distance, which is **much** better than nothing…. > > > > It would be much more efficient to ask someone with knowledge of the facts > and/or technology before spreading wild rumors or starting personal attacks > and signing intentionally misleading petitions… > > > > Thanks > > Urs > > FLARM > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Erich Wittstock > *Sent:* Donnerstag, 21. Mai 2015 02:04 > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > *Subject:* [Aus-soaring] flarmin' hell > > > > > > Please correct me if I am wrong: > > Anyone who does not own a powerflarm should sign the petition. > > ..unless you are happy with being forced to replace your perfectly working > flarm with a powerflarm - that is nearly $2500! > > > > Any OZflarm, miniOz, flarm-mouse, etc will be affected. Some people own > gadgets like LXNax LX90xx or LXNavigation Zeus.. > > Guess what: the integrated flarm engine of your very nice but not cheap > instrument will be rendered useless and you will have to buy a powerFlarm. > > ..I would sign if I were you. > > Erich > > > > My personal view: PowerFlarm with ADSB traffic monitoring is a bit like a > joke. Yes, there is a warning of "incoming". But no indication of direction. > > TABS is in the making and looks very promising - and affordable. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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