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UNICOM FREQ | AUTOMATED GREETING TO PILOTS | ADAPTIVE ADVISORY w/ FAA Certified Altimeter & Visibility |
PILOT RADIO CHECK |
Quiet | Greeting w/Advisory | Advisory w/Runway | Radio Check |
Normal Traffic | Standard Greeting | Typical Advisory | |
Getting Busy | Short Greeting | Shorter Advisory | |
Very Busy | Silence! | Too Darn Busy | |
Special Feature |
User Selectable |
Updated Wind Advisory | Radio Check w/DA Warning |
DISCUSSION |
INFORMS PILOTS
OF THE PRESENCE AND HOW TO USE THE SYSTEM |
PROVIDES EVERYTHING YOUR PILOTS NEED FOR PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL FLIGHT
OPERATION At any pilot's request, day or night, busy or quiet, the Superawos replies with an airport advisory appropriate to your specific airport; adjusted relative to the importance of weather information; further prioritized to the current level of unicom radio congestion. Thus, as a simple example, Temp and dewpoint are only given when they are close, winds are calm, and ground fog is becoming likely; or, when the temp is near freezing as a heads up about icing. Since the system also knows your runway(s), if winds shift significantly for
flight operations the system will even automatically update pilots of the changed
wind conditions. |
GUARANTEES PREMIUM
SERVICES 24/7 365 DAYS PER YEAR The Superunicom's patented radio check provides the pilot with a 100% confirmation of both the transmission AND reception of their radios BEFORE taking off, without bothering nor relying on airport line personnel or another pilot. In addition, when Density Altitude is critical, the system will tag a DA caution message onto the tail of its radio-check reply message, PRIOR to a pilot taking off.
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AWOS SYSTEMS FEATURE COMPARISON | |||||
Product | Traditional AWOS | DigiWx |
Super UNICOM |
Super AWOS |
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Manufacturers | AAI/SMI Handar Qualimetrix Vaisala |
Belfort Industries |
Potomac Aviation Technology Corp Potomac Airfield (VKX) |
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Primary Business | Federal Contractors | Commercial Sensor Mfr |
Airport Owners Pilots, high-tech nerds, All Around Swell guys |
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Experience with Automated Unicom Operations |
None | < 1 year | 10+ years | ||
References Available | Many hundreds | Try to actually contact anyone! |
50+ REAL installations refs Available upon request (Respecting the privacy of real people) |
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Number of systems Installed and Operating on Unicom |
0 | 1 - 3? | 50+ Systems Installed & In Use Across USA |
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COMPARISON OF PRODUCT FEATURES | |||||
Traditional AWOS | DigiWx | Super UNICOM | SuperAWOS | ||
FAA Certified Weather | Yes | Altimeter
& Visibility |
Altimeter
& Visibility |
Altimeter
& Visibility |
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FAA Flight
Requirements VFR, IFR & Commercial |
Alt & Vis | Alt & Vis | Alt & Vis | Alt & Vis | |
Radio Spectrum Use |
Requires
FAA Discrete Freq |
Yes | ??? | No | No |
Time required to
assign ATC Frequency |
18-24 mo's | 18-24 mo's | No Delay | No Delay | |
Operates on Unicom | No | ??? | Yes | Yes | |
Adapts to Unicom Congestion | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | |
Message Length | Fixed ~ 1min |
Fixed ~30 secs |
Adaptive to Unicom Congestion |
Adaptive
to Unicom Congestion |
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PILOT SERVICES & SAFETY FEATURES | |||||
Advisory Safety Features |
INSTANT real-time Winds | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Crosswind Warning | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Windshear Warning | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Runway Change Warning | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Ground Fog Warning | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Freezing Warning | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
High Density Altitude | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Traffic Advisory | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Runway Advisory | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Ceiling | Measured Spot | "Condensation Level" | Estimated | Estimated | |
Pilot Radio Services | Radio Check | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Density Altitude Warning | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Pilot Greeting | Greeting to Inbound Pilots | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Instructions to pilots on Unicom | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Remote Access | Pilot call in | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Internet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
NADIN (FSS) | Yes | No | Yes | Ye |