Originally Posted by
Wizofoz
CASA have actually granted 50% of the cost of a "Visibility" ADSB. But visible to whom exactly?
Eligibility criteria from the website:
You can apply if you are the registered owner of a crewed aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and shown in an approved registration database including: the CASA Australian aircraft register - external site for VH aircraft registration database
I would cast doubt on the ability of ADSB-IN to actually prevent this occurrence in certain circumstances.
Having the traffic on your EFB is great, however it really only alerts you to the presence of another aircraft when inbound, so that you can help set up your site picture of the traffic. From there you’d make a call etc and try to work out separation. Once you’ve entered what I’ll call the lions den here and mix it with the glider airspace, you’re purely see and avoid, as they will be twisting and turning and by the time ADSB catches up you’ll have spent way too long on your screen trying to work out where they are.
Flarm is far more advanced as it uses complex collision prediction algorithms, based on heading and other factors. I also see that newer Flarm modes incorporate ADSB-IN.