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Maxcraft Avionics Ltd. announced it has received FAA validation of its Transport Canada supplemental type certificate (STC) SH15-43 (FAA STC SA03641NY) for installation of the SKY899 TCAS-1 system or upgrade of existing SKY497 Skywatch TAS to SKY899 TCAS-I in the Beech 200/200C/B200/B200C/300/B300/B300C KingAir series.
The SKY899 traffic collision avoidance system monitors the airspace around the aircraft and advises the crew when to look for transponder equipped aircraft that may pose a threat.
Traffic information on the existing Sandel ST3400 display generally includes range, relative bearing, relative altitude and closure rate.
Calculating eight most threatening aircraft in range, the SKY899 provides closest point of approach (CPA), other traffic (OT), proximity advisory (PA) and a single level of threat advisory known as a traffic advisory (TA) all by graphical depiction and audible warning for traffic advisories.
This installation approval leverages itself on existing SKY 497 TAS installations by re-using the approved NY-164 antenna installation for the NY-156 TCAS-I antenna. Where an existing Skywatch WX1000/WX1000+ display is present, that display may be retained for display of stormscope and traffic advisory in addition to the TCAS-I level display on the Sandel ST3400 TAWS-A/RMI indicator.
