SkyWatch® 497 by L-3 Communications

Designed to be powerful yet easy on the budget, SkyWatch® is the ideal traffic advisory system for general aviation, fixedwing and helicopter applications. SkyWatch® monitors the airspace around an aircraft and indicates where to look for nearby transponder-equipped the "big picture" in traffic awareness at a fraction of the cost of TCAS.

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 an eleven mile range. Aural traffic alerts are annunciated through the aircraft's existing audio system, and visual targets are displayed using TCAS-like symbols.

The SkyWatch® system consists of a Transmitter/Receiver Computer and a single low-profile Directional Antenna. Pilots can choose between a dedicated monochrome CRT, MFD or weather radar display (via the RGC-350) to control and monitor the SkyWatch® system. Information may also be overlaid on the display's moving map page. Additionally, SkyWatch® boasts the flexibility to drive up to three separate displays simultaneously, and in different configurations.

• Verbal Intruder Positioning (VIP) announces range, bearing and relative altitude of intruder aricraft through cockpit's audio system
• Active surveillance system that operates independently of radar coverage
• Tracks up to 30 intruder aircraft simultaneously and displays 10 or more of the most threatening*
• Pilot selectable VIP or traditional TCAS audible callouts via optional on/off switch
• Displays traffic out to 11 nmi*
• "Look Up/Look Down" altitude display modes highlight specific layers of relative altitude range - useful during climbs, descents and takeoff
• Optional bottom mount antenna installation, useful for helicopter applications