Team Black Sheep Crossfire RC System - Manual

FLARM
FLARM is a collision-avoidance system developed in swiss and mainly used by sailing planes and
helicopters. With the TBS CROSSFIRE, you can send and receive the FLARM track signal and make the
airspace a bit safer.
What you need
The needed license and hardware base depends on what you want to do. In general, you need the TBS GPS
puck (the one in the black enclosure, not the cheap small m8n GPS!) and a standard diversity receiver (the
Nano diversity receiver is not yet supported).
Besides this, you need to make sure that you use up-to-date CROSSFIRE firmware as the FLARM license
expires and gets updated with the CROSSFIRE updates. As an example, FW 4.05 will expire on 01.06.2021
Just send
If you want to just send your FLARM track to other pilots and the FLARM capable ground stations, no
license is needed. Just the TBS GPS connected by BST to the CROSSFIRE RX
Receive
If you want to receive the position of other pilots, you need a license. There are two licenses available:
● Buddy: See other CROSSFIRE pilots that got their FLARM active
● Aviation: Receive and see other CROSSFIRE pilots as well as real airplanes and helicopters
Show on the OSD
To see other pilots in your OSD you need to get a TBS CORE PRO or FPVision OSD besides the
above-mentioned licenses.
Note:
If you purchased and activated a license, you can see the other pilots in Mission Planner without the need
for an OSD. They will be displayed as airplanes. This in general is useful if you got a spotter watching the
sky and air traffic for you.
Getting a license
You can purchase your license and some bundles at the TBS shop. After the purchase, you will receive an
email with your code to unlock the feature.
Each license is bound to the receiver and can not be transferred to another receiver! If you lose or sell
your receiver, the license is also gone!
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