This is the long-promised discussion of Electronic Conspicuity - specifically SkyEcho and SafeSky - from my perspective. For what it's worth, I wasn't a fan of this technology when I first encountered it. SkyEcho was OK in that there was no requirement for the user to work with it in flight..."Plug 'n Play", as they say, but the results were inconsistent and unreliable, not to say misleading. SafeSky was similarly patchy in its display of traffic but clearly had a lot of settings that needed to be tuned for best results. Anything that pulls my attention into the cockpit is unwelcome, and this stuff got me really annoyed and...well, you'll see.
I've warned the SafeSky team that my comments will be the truth as I've experienced it, warts and all, and they're happy with that. This gives me the good feeling that they're honest about the shortcomings of their system but are working hard to overcome them. This process will be quicker if everyone helps them out by complaining about the issues they have so they can be fixed, so don't be shy and use the forum to voice your complaints and frustrations : forum.safesky....
A link to the new User Guide is here: docs.safesky.a...
Recently there have been a number of interesting articles written on the subject of EC and integration with physical lookout. For those who would appreciate some bedtime reading, I'd recommend these:
file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/Safesky%20stuff/When%20does%20technology%20become%20a%20dangerous%20distraction%20Air%20Facts%20Journal.htm
• Emmanuel Davidson - Se...
www.safesky.ap...
...and for those in doubt and paranoid about personal liberties and security, this is worth a read too:
www.safesky.ap...
Please comment as you feel appropriate. There are other areas that I intended to talk about, notably strobe lights, aircraft colour contrast and using radio to aid SA. All of these are, technically, part of the EC (Electromagnetic) spectrum but probably a bit too "niche" for this channel...or perhaps you have a view to express?
Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoy the show.
"Don".
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