At this week’s NBAA show in Las Vegas, Garmin announced a new series of aviation products that are designed to make the runway environment safer. By providing audible and visual cues, Terminal Safety Solutions alert the pilot of threats to safety in the airport environment. The Terminal Safety Solutions include SurfaceWatch, TerminalTraffic and SafeTaxi.
SurfaceWatch is available on Garmin’s G2000, G3000 and G5000 integrated flight decks and is designed to help pilots avoid dangerous situations, such as taking off from or landing on the wrong runway, a taxiway or a runway that is too short. For example, if the pilot attempts to take off from a runway that is too short, SurfaceWatch’s aural alert will announce “runway too short” based on takeoff and landing distance data entered into the system. Audible distance remaining annunciations are also available and the system shows runway remaining information on the PFD during the takeoff roll.
