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SUPERAWOS
AWOS
AUTOMATED UNICOM
YOUR PILOTS NEEDYOUR PILOTS NEED
• AWOS For flight requirements
• UNICOM For flight safety & service
WHY NOT GET BOTH?WHY NOT GET BOTH?AWOS
+AUTOMATEDUNICOM
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= SUPERAWOS
MEETS ALLFAA & ICAO
FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS
PROVIDESCOMPLETE
UNICOM SERVICES
WHY WHY SUPERAWOSSUPERAWOS??• Provides Essential Services Pilots Expect
…But traditional AWOS cannot provide
• Greets ------------- inbound pilots• Advisory ---------- of runway to use• Radio Check ----- before takeoff• Traffic -------------- in the area?
Is the airport ‘open’ or ‘closed?’
WHY WHY SUPERAWOSSUPERAWOS??FAA APPROVED AWOS
Plus A FULL SERVICE AUTOMATED UNICOM
FOR A FRACTION OF THE PRICEOF TRADITIONAL AWOS!
FAA FAA SUPERAWOSSUPERAWOS
CERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION
SIMPLER & FAR LESS EXPENSIVESIMPLER & FAR LESS EXPENSIVETHAN TRADITIONAL AWOSTHAN TRADITIONAL AWOS
• TO INSTALL– Flexible siting requirements– No waiting for frequency allocation– No digging up your airport– Installs in just a few hours– Serves pilots the day it is installed
• TO SUPPORT– Wireless Satellite Communications
• Eliminates land-line installation and ongoing maintenance costs• Provides long-line weather data for pilot flight planning
– Modern, internal self-monitoring and remote reporting
A COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR ANY AIRPORT
SUPERAWOS SUPERAWOS FEATURES & SERVICESFEATURES & SERVICES
SUPERAWOS ARCHITECTURESUPERAWOS ARCHITECTURE
AUTOMATICALLY GREETS PILOTSAUTOMATICALLY GREETS PILOTS
• DETECTS AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA• INFORMS PILOTS
• Of the presence of SuperAWOS• How to use SuperAWOS
• PROMOTES YOUR AIRPORT“Good Morning. Potomac Airfield, automated unicom. Click your mic three times for an advisory, four times for a radio check”
• Microphone clicks are simple
• Clicks never tie up the unicom frequency• Simple actually works, every time
SIMPLE ALWAYS WORKS
PILOTS ACTIVATE BY SIMPLE PILOTS ACTIVATE BY SIMPLE MICROPHONE CLICKSMICROPHONE CLICKS
ADAPTIVEADAPTIVE AUTOMATED ADVISORYAUTOMATED ADVISORYPatentedPatented
• REPLIES with ONLY what the pilot needs
• KEEPS UNICOM CLEAR by giving ONLYoperationally relevant information
• ADJUSTS TRANSMISSION CONTENT– To Frequency Congestion– To what IS relevant to flight operations
WHY WHY ADVISORYADVISORY WIND?WIND?PILOTS HAVE PILOTS HAVE TWOTWO WIND QUESTIONS:WIND QUESTIONS:
QUESTION #1 “WHICH RUNWAY SHOULD I USE?”“Winds from the north
suggest using the most northern facing runway”
QUESTION #2 “WHAT SURFACE CONDITIONS SHOULD I EXPECT?”
“Prepare for gusting cross-wind conditions
at the runway surface”
ONLY SUPERAWOS ANSWERS BOTH
AVERAGE WINDLIKE TRADITIONAL AWOS
REAL TIME WINDLIKE A WINDSOCK
AUTOMATED RADIO CHECKAUTOMATED RADIO CHECK• A Pilot’s ONLY contact with the world IS BY RADIO
Before takeoff, the pilot MUST know if their aircraft radio is…Transmitting anything? Anything UNDERSTANDABLE?Receiving anything? Anything UNDERSTANDABLE?
– Pilots transmits a test message– Pilot receives ‘radio echo’ back of their own transmission
• Echo Radio Check Confirms
– Transmitter: POWER & MODULATION– Receiver: SENSITIVITY & CLARITY
OTHER UNIQUE SAFETY FEATURESOTHER UNIQUE SAFETY FEATURES• PILOTS STAYING ON UNICOM CAN HEAR OTHER TRAFFIC
– Reduces chances of mid-air & runway incursion
• ALERTS PILOTS TO AREA TRAFFIC– Other air traffic in the area on unicom
• ADVISES CONDITIONS FAVORING A SPECIFIC RUNWAY– When wind & traffic conditions make it clear
• ADVISES PREFERRED CALM WIND RUNWAY– When wind & traffic conditions allow
• WARNS DENSITY ALTITUDE WHEN CRITICAL– When critical to landing operations
And,– Added to radio check BEFORE takeoff
• ALERTS TO CRITICAL TEMPERATURE• When surface freezing likely
REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATED UNICOMREQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATED UNICOMWHAT IS ‘ADAPTIVE?’– SYSTEM MUST PRIORITIZE WHAT IT TRANSMITS
Based on Constantly Changing conditions - from second to second– Frequency congestion from many aircraft– What IS important to flight operations– What IS NOT important to flight operations
TO MINIMIZE INTRUSION ON ANY BUSY UNICOM
Automated UnicomMUST BE DYNAMICALLY ADAPTIVE
UNICOM IS TOO IMPORTANT TO CREATE NEEDLESS CONGESTION
REMOTE ACCESSREMOTE ACCESS• INTERNET• TELEPHONE• NADIN & WMSCR
NO EXTRA CHARGENO KIDDING!
IN SUMMARY
Who Benefits?Who Benefits?• Pilots
– Remote Data - for Advance Flight Planning– Onsite Data - for Real Time Flight Operations– FAA Approved Data – For Regulatory Compliance
• Airports– Meeting Pilot Needs– Providing Services & Requirements at Low Cost– Offering Easy Compliance
• Overseeing Agency– Verifying Equipment is Functioning Correctly
• More Efficiently than Ever Before• Less Expensively than Ever Before
Benefits to Pilots Benefits to Pilots
• AUTOMATED GREETING– On Unicom Frequency– Responds to Pilot Radio Calls– Informs pilots
• SuperAWOS is present at Airport• How to use the SuperAWOS system
• BEFORE TAKEOFF– Weather
• Which Runway to Use? - Wind Speed and Direction• What Conditions to Expect? – Crosswind and Wind Shear• What Aircraft Performance to Expect? – Density Altitude
– Radio Check• Is Aircraft Radio Transmission Clear?• Is Aircraft Radio Reception Clear?
Benefits to Pilots Benefits to Pilots
• COMING IN TO LAND– Traffic
• Is Other Traffic in the Area?
– Weather• Which Runway to Use?• What Conditions to expect on Landing?• Altimeter & Visibility Requirements for IFR
Benefits to Pilots Benefits to Pilots
Benefits to AirportsBenefits to Airports• Provides for All Pilot Needs
– Weather Information for Flight Ops– Radio Check for Communications– Regulatory Requirements for Flight Ops
• At Low Cost to Airport– Simple Installation– Simple Maintenance– Simple Oversight
Benefits to OversightBenefits to Oversight• Easy Oversight Online via Internet
– Equipment Internal Diagnostics• System Measures EVERYTHING• System Reports EVERYTHING
– Remote Maintenance Monitoring• Passes Performance via Satellite• Results Made Available in Familiar Form
– Standard FAA Facilities Maintenance Logs (6030)
Potomac Aviation Technology Corp
Potomac Airfield
www.SUPERAWOS.com1 301 248 57201 800 207 8999
Potomac AviationPotomac Aviation• Invented Automated Unicom in 1994
• 10+ Years Experience with real Automated Unicom
• Over 50+ systems installed – At Airports large and small - From 5 to 500 based aircraft
• Numerous patents– Cooperative use of unicom for automated systems– Weather advisories– Automated greeting– Radio check– Traffic advisories
References available upon request