Traffic Alerts
When the traffic system detects a new TA, the following occur:
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The system issues a single “Traffic!” voice alert, followed by additional voice information about the bearing, relative altitude, and approximate distance from the intruder that caused the TA. The voice alert “Traffic! 12 o’clock, high, four miles”, would indicate the traffic is in front of own aircraft, above own altitude, and approximately four nautical miles away.
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A ‘TRAFFIC’ Annunciation appears to the right of the Airspeed Indicator on the PFW, flashes for five seconds and remains displayed until no TAs are detected in the area.
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If the bearing of TA traffic cannot be determined, an amber text banner will be displayed in the center of the Traffic Map and in at the bottom of the HSI map instead of a TA symbol. The text will indicate ‘TA’ followed by the distance, relative altitude, and vertical trend arrow for the TA traffic, if known.
The system displays a TA traffic symbol and traffic annunciation for at least eight seconds, even if the alerting condition(s) that initially triggered the TA are no longer present.
For single pilot aircraft the 'Split COM' function will remove aural alerts from the passenger and co-pilot headsets.
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Bearing |
Relative Altitude |
Approximate Distance (NM) |
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“One o’clock” through “Twelve o’clock” Or: “No Bearing” |
“High”, “Low”, “Same Altitude” (if within 200 feet of own altitude) Or: “Altitude not available” |
“Less than one mile” Or: “One Mile” through “Ten Miles” Or: “More than ten miles” |
If a GTX 345R transponder is installed, the system mutes TAS-derived voice alerts below 400’ AGL, and mutes ADS-B-derived voice alerts below 400' or 500’ AGL (depending on software configuration) or when landing gear is extended. In rotorcraft installations the system mutes alerts below 200' AGL.
If a TAS is installed without a GTX 345R transponder, the system mutes TA voice alerts below 400’ AGL or when landing gear is extended.