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Old 15th Jun 2009, 09:32
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Pedro848
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLARM

Flarm is widely used in Switzerland.

Essentially it is a peer to peer collision avoidance system which is Open Source, it is simply a GPS attached to a small cheap computer and a low power radio.

The computer reads the GPS and broadcasts the a/c track & position on a public frequency.

The computer also listens out for radio messages from other aircraft and computes collision risk and displays any risk by way of a series of leds and buzzer.

The Flarm box has built in antennas, all it needs is a power supply, it is light and small enough to velcro on top of the panel.

It costs 600 swissies - approx £350
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