Thu, Oct 04, 2007
Features Aural Alerts Of Traffic's Range, Bearing, Relative
Altitude
Here's one "VIP" that won't overstay
its welcome in the cockpit. L-3 Communications Avionics Systems
announced Thursday at AOPA Expo 2007 its SkyWatch HP Collision
Avoidance System will now feature Verbal Intruder Positioning
(VIP).
The Verbal Intruder Positioning capability features extended
aural alerts of range, bearing and relative altitude when a Traffic
Advisory (TA) is issued for a threat aircraft. Users will hear
warnings such as "Traffic, Traffic – 12 O’Clock High
– Three Miles," in addition to the normal visual display of
threatening aircraft.
L-3 Avionics added VIP to its SkyWatch 497 last year.
"After we offered VIP for SkyWatch 497, we began receiving
inquiries for VIP callouts for SkyWatch HP as well," said Larry
Riddle, Vice President of Business Development. "It’s not
surprising. L-3 Avionics has been providing collision avoidance to
the GA community for more than 10 years and we’re the top
seller of GA traffic systems."
L-3 Avionics Systems will offer a VIP upgrade option to all
existing SkyWatch HP owners for a nominal fee. Any customers
wishing to upgrade their SkyWatch HP system will need to return the
unit to L-3 Avionics for a software 1.8 revision and Mod "D"
hardware update. Modifications will be available beginning
mid-October, according to the company.
SkyWatch HP is an active surveillance traffic advisory system
that operates as an air-to-air or ground-to-air interrogation
device. After receiving replies to its Mode C type interrogations,
the SkyWatch system computes the responding aircraft’s range,
bearing, relative altitude and closure rate, predicting potential
traffic conflicts within a 35 nmi range. Aural traffic alerts are
annunciated through the aircraft’s existing audio system and
visual targets are displayed using TCAS symbology onto almost any
cockpit display.
SkyWatch also features a five-year warranty.
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