An editorial of note, regarding that "Take the punch" strategy, and in the "I guess there's just no cure for stupid" department...
For starters, they've changed the color to a red-orange/cyan which is supposed to be more visible than white and added an infrared signal that is visible to rescue aircraft.
So far so good.
It also has a Bluetooth interface that includes the Sirius Signal App for iOS & Android cell phones which might appeal to non-Luddite folks with smartphones and suchlike.
The big question I'd like to see answered is how the $299 C-1002 compares with the much less expensive C-1003 (we have two onboard) as well as reasonable facsimiles perform in an actual side-by-side test.
That said, it's good to see continued development in non-pyrotechnic flares which, as far as I'm concerned, makes all kinds of sense.
Listening to some coverage of a favorite song
So it goes...
