When I first saw the price of the Skywatch system a few years ago, I
thought we would never sell one to a GA customer. I had not flown with the
system, and as much as I wanted to avoid a mid-air I thought the Skywatch would
not appeal to the piston engine crowd. Since then we have seen more and more
GA customers installing these systems. I have had a chance to put about 100
hrs behind a Skywatch and I will honestly say I now feel uncomfortable flying
without one. All it takes is a sunny Saturday or Sunday in the Philadelphia
area to convince you there are
many many more targets out there
(within 6 miles of your aircraft) that you never see visually. On almost every
flight the Skywatch points out some close by target that I never saw. I know
statistically there are not that many mid-air collisions occurring, but all it takes is
one. Penn Avionics can arrange a demonstration flight for customers interested
in the Skywatch system.
Skywatch installed from $16362.00
The left picture is the normal MFD screen (on a 5.0 nm scale) showing an
aircraft at your 3:00 position, 200 feet below you about 1.5 miles out. The
right screen is the warning screen (the traffic may become a collision
threat). The target has turned yellow, and you will get a verbal call out in
your headset of traffic. The lower in flight picture is the traffic passing
off your right wing.
Specifications and prices subject to change without notice. See the BFG
Website for up to date information on the Skywatch. Call Penn Avionics for
additional information. 610-409-0328. Copyright Penn Avionics, Inc. 2002 all
rights reserved.
