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THE SOLUTION EXISTS

THE SOLUTION EXISTS. AWOS AUTOMATED UNICOM SUPERAWOS!. PLUS. AWOS WITHOUT TEARS. YOUR PILOTS NEED. AWOS For flight requirements UNICOM For flight safety & service. WHY NOT GET BOTH?. MEETS ALL FAA FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS. AWOS

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THE SOLUTION EXISTS

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  1. THE SOLUTION EXISTS AWOS AUTOMATED UNICOM SUPERAWOS! PLUS

  2. AWOS WITHOUT TEARS

  3. YOUR PILOTS NEED • AWOS For flight requirements • UNICOM For flight safety & service

  4. WHY NOT GET BOTH? MEETS ALLFAA FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS AWOS +AUTOMATEDUNICOM _____________________________________ =SUPERAWOS PROVIDESCOMPLETE UNICOM SERVICES

  5. WHY SUPERAWOS? • Provides Essential Services Pilots Expect …But traditional AWOS cannot provide • Greets ------------- inbound pilots • Advisory ---------- of runway to use • Radio Check ----- before takeoff • Traffic -------------- in the area? Is the airport ‘open’ or ‘closed?’

  6. WHY SUPERAWOS? FAA APPROVED AWOS + FULL SERVICE AUTOMATED UNICOM FOR ABOUT HALF THE PRICE OF TRADITIONAL AWOS!

  7. TO INSTALL Flexible siting requirements No waiting for frequency allocation No digging up your airport Installs in just a few hours Serves pilots the day it is installed TO SUPPORT Wireless Satellite Communications Eliminates land-line installation and ongoing maintenance costs Provides long-line weather data for pilot flight planning Modern, internal self-monitoring and remote reporting SIMPLER & FAR LESS EXPENSIVETHAN TRADITIONAL AWOS A COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR ANY AIRPORT

  8. SUPERAWOS FEATURES & SERVICES

  9. AUTOMATICALLY GREETS PILOTSPatented • DETECTSAIRCRAFT IN THE AREA • INFORMS PILOTS • Of the presence of SuperAWOS • How to use SuperAWOS • PROMOTES YOUR AIRPORT “Good Morning. Potomac Airfield, automated unicom. Click your mic three times for an advisory, four times for a radio check”

  10. PILOTS ACTIVATE BY SIMPLE CLICKS • Clicks are simple • Clicks never tie up the unicom frequency • Simple actually works, every time SIMPLE ALWAYS WORKS

  11. ADAPTIVE AUTOMATED ADVISORYPatented • REPLIES with ONLY what the pilot needs • KEEPS UNICOM CLEAR by giving ONLY operationally relevant information • ADJUSTS TRANSMISSION CONTENT • To Frequency Congestion • To what IS relevant to flight operations

  12. WHY ADVISORY WIND?PILOTS HAVE TWO WIND QUESTIONS: QUESTION #1“WHICH RUNWAY SHOULD I USE?” “Winds from the north suggest using the most northern facing runway” QUESTION #2“WHAT SURFACE CONDITIONS SHOULD I EXPECT?” “Prepare for gusting cross-wind conditions at the runway surface” AVERAGE WINDLIKE TRADITIONAL AWOS REAL TIME WINDLIKE A WINDSOCK ONLY SUPERAWOS ANSWERS BOTH

  13. AUTOMATED RADIO CHECKPatented • A Pilot’s ONLY contact with the world IS BY RADIO Before takeoff, the pilot MUST know if their aircraft radio is… Transmitting anything? Anything UNDERSTANDABLE? Receiving anything? Anything UNDERSTANDABLE? • Pilots transmits a test message • Pilot receives ‘radio echo’ back of their own transmission • Echo Radio Check Confirms • Transmitter: POWER & MODULATION • Receiver: SENSITIVITY & CLARITY ANYTHING LESS IS A FALSE POSITIVE OR A QUESTION LEFT UNANSWERED

  14. OTHER UNIQUE SAFETY FEATURES • PILOTS STAYING ON UNICOM CAN HEAR OTHER TRAFFIC • Reduces chances of mid-air & runway incursion • ALERTS PILOTS TO AREA TRAFFIC • Other air traffic in the area on unicom • ADVISES CONDITIONS FAVORING A SPECIFIC RUNWAY • When wind & traffic conditions make it clear • ADVISES PREFERRED CALM WIND RUNWAY • When wind & traffic conditions allow • WARNS DENSITY ALTITUDE WHEN CRITICAL • When critical to landing operations And, • Added to radio check BEFORE takeoff • ALERTS TO CRITICAL TEMPERATURE • When surface freezing likely And MORE…

  15. REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATED UNICOM WHAT IS ‘ADAPTIVE?’ • SYSTEM MUST PRIORITIZE WHAT IT TRANSMITS Based on Constantly Changing conditions - from second to second • Frequency congestion from many aircraft • What IS important to flight operations • What IS NOT important to flight operations TO MINIMIZE INTRUSION ON ANY BUSY UNICOM Automated UnicomMUST BE DYNAMICALLY ADAPTIVE PATENTED UNICOM IS TOO IMPORTANT TO TIE IT IN KNOTS

  16. REMOTE ACCESS • INTERNET • TELEPHONE • NADIN & WMSCR NO EXTRA CHARGE NO KIDDING!

  17. Eligible for • FAA AIP GRANTS • STATE GRANTS

  18. Potomac Aviation • Invented Automated Unicom in 1994 • 10+ Years Experience with real Automated Unicom • Over 50+ systems installed nationwide • At Airports large and small - From 5 to 500 based aircraft • Numerous patents • Cooperative use of unicom for automated systems • Weather advisories • Automated greeting • Radio check • Traffic advisories References available upon request

  19. SUPERAWOS THE EQUIPMENT

  20. MODULARITY KEEPS IT SIMPLE • EASY TO CHANGE • or UPDATE 30 SEC BRAIN TRANSPLANT!

  21. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME Potomac Aviation Technology Corp Potomac Airfield www.SUPERAWOS.com 800 207 8999

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