Traffic Voice Prompt Enhancement

[mikeschumann]

I just took delivery of my new Phoenix Motorglider with a full Dynon Skyview setup. The main reason I got the Dynon Skyview system is for the ADS-B traffic information.

One thing that I noticed is when I get a voice Traffic alert, the system does not give me any voice indication of where the traffic is. At this crucial time, I need to put my head into the cockpit and look at the display to see where the traffic is, when I should really be looking out the window.

It would be very helpful if the voice alert included information on where the conflicting traffic is (i.e. "Traffic 11 O'Clock 500 ft High Descending").

Otherwise, I absolutely LOVE the system.

 

[cmgolden]

+1 -- Nice suggestion.
Perhaps the additional voice information could be an option (for those wanting to avoid too much chatter in areas of much traffic).

 

[mikeschumann]

I just installed Skyview firmware Ver 15.1.0. The release notes do not mention any enhancements to the audio Traffic Alerts to provide more position data on threat aircraft.

It appears the iPAD apps like ForeFight provide this capability, so that when you have a collision threat you can look outside the cockpit for the traffic, rather than being distracted by looking at your map.

Now that we have a dual frequency ADS-B receiver, this should be at the TOP of Dynon's wish list for the next release.

 

[lgabriel]

More about this topic (and a response from Dynon) here:

http://dynonavionics.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1482108536