Overview
Aviation Consumer's August 2008 "Gear of the Year". It takes two antennas to See the whole picture. Dual antenna traffic systems simply perform better.
Dual-Antenna TAS600 Series Sets a New Standard
Traffic Advisory Systems (TAS), which are based on the technology originally developed for air-transport category traffic alert and collision avoidance systems (TCAS), have been available for general aviation aircraft for several years, but have been cost-prohibitive for many owner-flown aircraft. Until now.
With the TAS600 Series, Avidyne offers four different dual-antenna TAS systems, tailored for the type of aircraft you fly. These feature-rich, affordable TAS600 series systems are fully TSO certified and fully ADS-B upgradeable, surpassing the performance capabilities of many higher-cost traffic systems and setting a new standard for active-surveillance traffic capability and affordability.
Proven Performance
Active-surveillance is vital for traffic systems to provide a full measure of safety—in busy terminal areas as well as in non-radar airspace.
Avidyne's TAS600 series systems detect and actively interrogate other aircraft transponders within range, display the surrounding traffic on a host of compatible display systems, and provide audible and visual alerts in the event of a potential traffic conflict. All TAS600 series systems provide real-time traffic monitoring and advisories, are not radar-coverage limited, and operate independent of ground-based systems.
And with over 10,000 Traffic systems now in service, Avidyne's TAS600 Series lets you fly with confidence, knowing you have a proven, accurate, and active-surveillance traffic system.
The Most Display Options
TAS600 systems provide traffic advisories by calculating range, bearing, and altitude of intruder aircraft relative to the host aircraft, and provide a graphical overlay view and traffic depiction with TCAS symbology on display systems from over 15 different manufacturers including Avidyne's Entegra Release 9 and EX-Series MFDs, Garmin's G1000 and 400/500-Series, and displays from Honeywell, Aspen, Collins, Chelton, Sandel, Avalex, and many others.
Avidyne's ATD150 'half 3-ATI' Digital Display provides control and display functionality that can be used independently or with a multifunction display. The ATD150 adds a built-in Mute/Update, Approach Mode switch, and an Altitude Alerter function, and provides a compact alternative for displaying traffic threats when panel space is at a premium.
Specifications
| Range | 7nm |
| Vertical Range | ±3,500 |
| Service Ceiling | 18500 |
| ARINC 429 Heading Input* | No |
| Transmit Power | 42W |
| Max Number of Targets Displayed | 30 |
| Number of Targets Tracked | 50 |
| Active Interrogation | Yes |
| Voice Annunciation | Yes |
| Heads-Up Audible Positioning Alerting™ | Yes |
| Target Bearing, Relative Altitude, and Range Annunciation | Yes |
| Mute/Update Switch Input | Yes |
| Top and Bottom Directional Antennas | Yes |
| ARINC 429 Output Interface | Yes |
| Altitude Alerting | Yes |
| Dynamic Shields | Yes |
| Yoke Mount Mute | Yes |
| N-Number Capability | Yes |
| Target Transponder Mode C Code | Yes |
| Ground Mode | Yes |
| Weight on Wheels | Yes |
| ADS-B Upgradable | Yes |
| ADS-B "In" Target Correlation† | No |
| ADS-B "In" Long-Range Target Display† | No |