Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-24 Thread Justin Sinclair
Are you alive ?? Justin Sinclair 17 Queen St Scarborough Qld 0421061811 Sent from my iPad On 25 Feb 2017, at 12:18 pm, Ian Mc Phee > wrote: GPS aerial splitters are a great idea for use in gliders. Avoids the occasions when two gps talk to

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-24 Thread Ian Mc Phee
GPS aerial splitters are a great idea for use in gliders. Avoids the occasions when two gps talk to each other and helps avoid drop-outs. Must get more from digitech in USA I seem to remember. Ian McPhee 0428847642 Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481 On 24 Feb 2017 8:57 am, "Mark Newton"

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-23 Thread Mark Newton
On 24 Feb 2017, at 8:41 AM, Jim Staniforth wrote: > > Technically, the TT21 Class 2 is only "legal Mode-S" here to 15,000'. You > may have seen a video on Taylors gliding page of a thermal to 17,999' in my > glider. Believe there is nothing in the Mode-S string that

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-23 Thread Jim Staniforth
aring in Australia." <aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au> Sent: 2/23/2017 12:38:12 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not? On 24 Feb 2017, at 5:16 AM, Jim Staniforth <staniforth...@yahoo.com> wrote: Too many antennas! I went with the Class 1 TXP for use at altit

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-23 Thread Mark Newton
> On 24 Feb 2017, at 5:16 AM, Jim Staniforth wrote: > > Too many antennas! > I went with the Class 1 TXP for use at altitude and in case of the need to > ADS-B equip, but there is no GPS connected at the moment. The TT22 operates > purely as a Mode S transponder

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-23 Thread Ian Mc Phee
-- Original Message -- > From: "DMcD" <slutsw...@gmail.com> > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." < > aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au> > Sent: 2/22/2017 2:06:15 PM > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread Lumpy Paterson
Good one thx Bernard Cheers Lumpy 0487 531 265 On 23 Feb 2017, at 3:05 PM, Future Aviation Pty. Ltd. > wrote: Please try tshir...@internode.on.net. Kind regards Bernard On 23 Feb 2017, at 5:28 pm,

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread Future Aviation Pty. Ltd.
Please try tshir...@internode.on.net . Kind regards Bernard > On 23 Feb 2017, at 5:28 pm, Lumpy Paterson wrote: > > Can someone give me a contact No for Tim Shirley please. > > Cheers > > Mark > >> On 23 Feb 2017, at 2:55

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread Lumpy Paterson
Can someone give me a contact No for Tim Shirley please. Cheers Mark > On 23 Feb 2017, at 2:55 PM, Mark Newton wrote: > >> On Feb 23, 2017, at 10:37 AM, Jim Staniforth wrote: >> >> Seems to me that Trig transponders are the easiest to

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread Mark Newton
On Feb 23, 2017, at 10:37 AM, Jim Staniforth wrote: > > Seems to me that Trig transponders are the easiest to install and keep > certified. I've installed two TT21s and the current TT22, also a couple of > Becker 4401s. Removed a Garmin and a couple of Terra(ble)s.

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread Mike Borgelt
2 February 2017 8:24 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not? its not just OzFlarm. I have seen just about every manufacturer product across my repair desk on the last 2 years. I would not have expected as many failures of o

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread DMcD
>>3. Even when a considerable amount of VFR aircraft are converted to mode-S, >>most of them still won’t be broadcasting ADS-B. >>I’m now so visible that I feel like I’m naked when I’m flying I was thinking of installing a Power FLARM or the TRX-1090 which appears to do the same job if you

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread Richard Frawley
gt; aeronautical environment. Additionally Apple etc probably has a much > larger budget for reliability testing than the developer of the > powerFlarm. > > Cheers, > > Al > ___ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.b

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread Mark Newton
On 22 Feb 2017, at 7:32 PM, Justin Couch wrote: > If we look at a 10 year lifespan for equipment, then the horizon of the > adoption of ADS-B is the interesting bit to us, rather than equipment cost. As of the current date: Any new aircraft placed on the Australian register

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread Richard Frawley
its not just OzFlarm. I have seen just about every manufacturer product across my repair desk on the last 2 years. I would not have expected as many failures of older units either, but they are failing and reducing in performance. This is why we invested in expensive RF test equipment to

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread Peter Champness
What is wrong with AusFlarm? It is all solid stae electronics. Why are they all failing? 10 year life span is pathetic. I am not planning to reinvest intil a better alternative comes along. I have a Flarm., That is all. On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 7:32 PM, Justin Couch wrote:

[Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

2017-02-22 Thread Justin Couch
With two of my club's old Mini Oz Flarms pushing up daisies, and more likely to follow soon, it's time for us to get some new ones. We fly at Camden, so lots and lots of random air traffic about - some IFR, lots of RAAUS types etc. Thus, PowerFlarm with ADS-B option seems like a reasonable