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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
6.10 AVIDYNE TAS600 TRAFFIC
WARNING
: The Traffic Advisory System (TAS) is intended for advisory use only. TAS is intended to help the
pilot locate traffic visually. It is the responsibility of the pilot to see and maneuver to avoid traffic.
NOTE: Refer to the Avidyne TAS600 Series Pilot’s Guide for a detailed discussion of the Avidyne TAS600
system.
NOTE: TIS is disabled if a traffic advisory system (TAS) is installed.
TAS SYMBOLOGY
TheoptionalTrafcAdvisorySystem(TAS)isdesignedtohelpindetectionandavoidanceofotheraircraft.TAS
usesanon-boardinterrogator-processorandtheModeStransponderfortheair-to-airtrafcdatalink.Trafcis
displayedusingthesymbolsshowninTable6-30.
TAS Symbol Description
Non-Threat Traffic
Proximity Advisory (PA)
Traffic Advisory (TA)
Traffic Advisory Off Scale
Table 6-30 TAS Symbol Description
ANon-threatAdvisory,shownasanopenwhitediamond,indicatesthatanintrudingaircraftisatgreaterthan
±1200feetrelativealtitudeorthedistanceisbeyond5nm.
AProximityAdvisoryindicatesthattheintrudingaircraftiswithin±1200feetandiswithin5nmrange,but
is still not considered a threat.
ATrafcAdvisory(TA)alertsthecrewtoapotentiallyhazardousintrudingaircraft.Closingrate,distance,
andverticalseparationmeetTAcriteria.ATrafcAdvisorythatisbeyondtheselecteddisplayrangeisindicated
byahalfTAsymbolattheedgeofthescreenattherelativebearingoftheintruder.