October 26, 2010
The results of all three FLARM Fund MIRA surveys are now tabulated and
have been
attached as Appendices to the FLARM Fund Submission 1 to the SSA Rules
Committee. This submission can be viewed as a PDF with this link,
October
12, 2010
Several people have expressed concern about mounting a rental PowerFLARM
in a position that doesn't cover too much forward view or instrument panel space.
In addition to suction mounts and velcro option I have come up with a way to mount
a 1 inch diameter Ram Mount ball using 3 instrument screws. Shown here is a 1 inch
ball
mounted to a 2 1/4 inch instrument.
This mount can be rotated and flipped to position
the ball in any of 8 positions
around the instrument. The mounts will be machined
out of 1/2 inch thick aluminum
and will be mounted with longer screws which will be
provided. I will machine them
on my CNC mill for both 2 1/4 and 3 1/8 instrument
holes. The PowerFLARM will
have a Ram Mount ball on it too and the PowerFLARM
can be mounted to the panel
ball with a Ram Mount socket arm (all provided).
October 11, 2010
Survey #2 has generated a significant response rate in less
than 2 days. I would
just like to make sure that people understand the significance
of the wording I chose
regarding potential penalties in the proposed rule. The
unsafe operations category of
penalties allows for the value of the penalty to be
anything from a 0 point warning all the
way to a contest disqualification.
In my experience, CDs do not hand out discretionary
penalties lightly and certainly
significant penalties in this category would be taken
very seriously by all.
October 9, 2010
The results of the FLARM Fund's first survey are being tabulated but
I can say that,
without a doubt, FLARM MIRA contests are supported by a substantial
popular
majority.
The
survey was sent out to about 340 of the 368 pilots who flew in contests in the
last year. The response rate was an astounding 50% (171 pilots). This is twice
the average response rate of SSA Pilot Opinion Polls. Stay tuned for the results.
September 27, 2010
FLARM Funders will receive 3 of the below decals (white
area will be transparent).
One decal for your glider, one for your trailer
and one for your crew car:
