Honeywell's Surface Alert software is focused on reducing the number of runway incursions. [Credit: iStock]
Key Takeaways:
Honeywell is developing "Surface Alert" (SURF-A) software to significantly reduce runway incursions and surface incidents in aviation, which are increasing with busier airports.
SURF-A enhances pilot situational awareness by utilizing GPS, ADS-B, and advanced analytics to provide real-time visual and aural alerts of potential collisions with other aircraft or ground vehicles on the runway.
The system targets the most serious categories of runway incursions (A and B), warning pilots up to 30 seconds before a potential collision, and is expected to be released within 18-24 months.
One of the axioms of aviation is you can do everything right, but if someone else messes up— like starting their takeoff roll before your airplane clears the active runway—you still get hurt.
Runway incursions happen, and Honeywell is focusing on software that will help reduce their numbers.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
