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How do traffic displays in gliders affect competition and competition rules ?

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How do traffic displays in gliders affect competition and competition rules ?

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Seeing other gliders on a traffic display could potentially make a difference in competition. Any device that shows you there is a glider half a mile ahead which you might collide with, also shows you there is a glider half a mile ahead whose thermal you might join. The “stealth mode” was developed in response to concerns that people would use FLARM displays to follow gaggles and leech. However, experience seems to be proving that FLARM is not as useful as feared in this regard, and the advantages of collision avoidance are felt to make any small competitive advantage worthwhile. For example, while the latest WGC did have a rule requiring stealth mode, it was completely unenforced and the majority of pilots flew with stealth mode off. Also, legislating against anti-collision devices or legislating reduced performance of anti-collision devices could have unfortunate legal consequences in the event of an accident. For more information see FLARM in Competitions. In summary, in internation

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