User's Manual

Chapter 1 – System Description
SKY899 Pilot’s Guide
1-8
Preliminary
• Performs automatic and operator-initiated self tests
• Offers a high-resolution, green monochrome,
CRT display for
TAS installations
• Transmits interrogations from the ground (if desired) as well
as from the air
• Shares a display with the
Stormscope WX-1000 (if desired)
when the
SKY899 is installed as a TAS
• Switches to the SKYWATCH screen from the optional
Stormscope screen automatically when a TA occurs
• Uses only one antenna
• Eases installation since the standard
TAS display fits in a 3-ATI
cutout in the cockpit panel
• Displays traffic on a variety of displays
• Uses information from
ADS-B broadcasts (if available) along
with own aircraft
GPS nav data to enhance intruder location
computation
Features
Features – Continued