This report summarizes the results of an operational evaluation conducted between April 1976 and August 1977 by general aviation pilots on an Airborne Proximity Warning Indicator (APWI). The APWI evaluated was a Rock Avionic Systems unit which was produced by the Scientific Prototype Manufacturing Compnay. The FAA conducted an operational evaluation of the Rock Avionic APWI using four systems installed in general aviation aircraft. The evaluation produced results consisting of questionnaires completed by the general aviation pilots who flew the system. (Author)
Operational Evaluation of an Optical Infrared Airborne Proximity Warning Indicator (APWI)
1978
39 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Infrared & Ultraviolet Detection , Avionics , Air Transportation , Warning systems , Proximity devices , Aircraft equipment , Infrared detectors , Aircraft , Marker lights , Near infrared radiation , Infrared detection , Display systems , Test and evaluation , Questionnaires , Laboratory tests , Collision avoidance , Indicating instruments , Airborne proximity warning indicators