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Contact: Jeremy
Brady FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: (336) 465-0564
Email:
Jeremy@skyvisionxtreme.com
SKYVISION XTREME RELEASES FULLY FUNCTIONAL ADS-B DISPLAY
Gives pilots unprecedented intuitive situational
awareness
ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA JANUARY
12, 2011- SkyVision Xtreme, LLC announced
availability of a new ADS-B traffic and weather display,
with 3D traffic, subscription-free weather, and control
inputs for the UAT (Universal Access Transceiver). The
“Xtreme Vision” display system can collect and display
all information provided with the ADS-B system (through
connection with an ADS-B UAT). This information includes
highly accurate traffic, allowing it to be displayed in
3D (patent pending) in addition to the 2D top-view that
traditional traffic displays use. The 3D traffic display
only requires a glance to discern traffic target
proximity, direction of travel, and relative altitude.
If the traffic is ADS-B equipped it will also visually
display the traffic type, e.g. large or small aircraft,
an airship, or a rotorcraft, ground vehicle, etc. This
gives pilots a near-instantaneous intuitive situational
awareness to reduce heads-down time, and assist “See and
Avoid”. In addition, human-voice audio alerts notify
pilots of traffic threats, with distance, direction, and
altitude callouts.
Datalink weather is ubiquitous in
the cockpit recently, and the FAA provides
subscription-free weather via ADS-B. Xtreme Vision is
the first ADS-B display to offer pilots all of
the weather products provided via ADS-B. These products
include, but are not limited to: Regional NEXRAD,
Nationwide NEXRAD, METARs, TAFs, SIGMETs, PIREPs, NOTAMs,
TFRs, Winds Aloft, and Temperature Aloft. The Xtreme
Vision display will display ADS-B weather at no
additional cost.
Another unique feature of the
Xtreme Vision display is that it can be used to control
the transmit data of the ADS-B Transceiver (which is a
FAA requirement). For any pilot to receive the full
benefit of ADS-B, they must transmit an acceptable ADS-B
signal back to ATC which includes an appropriate squawk
code. This transmission not only increases air safety by
helping ATC and other aircraft know your position, it
also triggers ADS-B ground stations to broadcast traffic
data to you.
SkyVision Xtreme co-founder Harry
Sanders stated, “Xtreme Vision was created to
dramatically improve air safety for the General Aviation
pilot. Our company is dedicated to providing low-cost
solutions which offer unprecedented situational
awareness, taking full advantage of NEXTGEN technologies
for the GA pilot’s benefit.”
Bill Moffitt, President of NavWorx,
Inc. commented, "NavWorx has been a partner with
SkyVision since the outset of ADS-B. Our products are
complementary and take full advantage of the current
state of ADS-B development. With a NavWorx transceiver, ADS-B
information, including TIS-B traffic and FIS-B weather,
can be displayed on a variety of displays found in many
cockpits. With SkyVision's Xtreme Vision software, this
information goes one step further by displaying traffic
in 3D. Additionally, its portability makes it applicable
today for use in any aircraft."
The Xtreme Vision ADS-B display is available today, from
SkyVision Xtreme, NavWorx, or authorized avionics
installers. Please check the company’s website at
www.skyvisionxtreme.com for additional details. For
information on NavWorx, please visit
www.navworx.com.
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