Portable PowerFlarms are here in the U.S. and available. Over 200 units have been purchased and many are in use with very favorable results and some very good customer feedback.
A program has been developed and was tested in Uvalde last summer that makes a small cache of portable PowerFlarm units available to competing pilots who do not own one.
In an effort to fulfill Dale Kramer’s MIRA (mandatory if rentals are available) vision to have nearly 100% participation in contests, a handful of generous, farsighted and proactive pilots have donated funds for the purchase of portable PowerFlarm units to be administered through a rental program directed by Rex Mayes. This may appear to many to be a marketing strategy, and though we certainly hope all glider pilots will consider purchasing a PowerFlarm, the main goal is to make sure that contestants who cannot afford or have not been convinced are not disenfranchised and that pilots who have chosen to fly with PowerFLARM can be assured that the rest of the field of contestants are so equipped.
This is just a starting point. Contests are widely considered to be the soaring venues where glider pilots are at most risk for midair collision. Though statistics may support a different conclusion, recent contest history highlights the importance of this technology. This trumps statistics in my mind.
I invite you all to take a look and take advantage of this promising technology.
We are seeking generous, proactive, safety minded PowerFlarm enthusiasts to fund PowerFlarm rental units for the rental pool to be implemented this soaring season.
For details please visit:
http://www.williamssoaring.
http://www.williamssoaring.
If you have a PowerFlarm and want the other contestants to be so equipped, please consider funding a rental unit. This is intended to be a three-year program and your contribution will be returned when the program is dissolved.
Please contact:
Rex Mayes
Williams Soaring Center
2668 Husted Road Williams, CA 95987
(530) 473-5600 phone
(530)473-5315 fax
rex at williamssoaring.com
