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Windicator has REAL-TIME, RIGHT NOW Winds Aloft
The Insight “WindicatorTM” is truly unique. It packs an amazing amount of information in a tiny package the size of a silver dollar. Wind speed, direction, component, and correction angle are displayed simultaneously in an easy to interpret format. Wind information displayed on the WindicatorTM differs significantly from that displayed on a GPS. The WindicatorTM has REAL-TIME, RIGHT NOW information. Surprisingly some popular GPS units do not calculate the winds correctly and others are so heavily averaged they may take 20 minutes to settle on the right value. TAS wind information is immediate, accurate and reliable.
The WindicatorTM has application in all phases of flight. In climb and cruise, the pilot can determine the best tail wind or the smallest head wind. In cruise, the pilot is alert to changes in wind direction and speed. These may be compared with winds aloft forecasts. The passage of fronts and other meteorological phenomenon can be detected. When the wind forecasts are inaccurate, the weather forecast is likely incorrect too. Correction angle aids course interception and navigation. Enroute course changes and holding pattern entries are simplified. In descent and approach the “WindicatorTM” is indispensable allowing smooth intercepts of a localizer or inbound course. Comparing surface winds with the actual winds on the WindicatorTM, will warn of a wind shear. In the event of an emergency off airport landing, the pilot can land into wind.
Aviation’s most advanced winds aloft computer.
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WindicatorTM continuously shows the complete wind picture in real-time.
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Actual winds aloft for the aircraft’s current altitude.
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Wind direction relative to the aircraft’s heading.
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Head/tail wind component.
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Wind correction angle.
Wind Computer Functions:
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Wind Speed - Inner Graph
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Wind Direction - Lit Pointer
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Wind Component - Blinking LED
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Wind Correction Angle - Inner Bar
Wind data is displayed in three ways: graphically on the windicatorTM, digitally on the TAS 1000, and on your GPS wind pages or EFIS display.
A Bendix King EFIS display will also show a wind direction arrow and the wind speed.
The WindicatorTM is aviation’s only dedicated dynamic display of wind data, and the industry’s only PREDICTOR of wind shear. Knowledge of the wind on short final can save your life. The WindicatorTM provides the information you need to predict wind shear.
Wind shear is invisible and strikes without warning. It is an abrupt change in wind speed or direction. When this change results in a loss of airspeed and lift near the ground, a crash may be unavoidable. A specialized form of shear caused by a microburst, is associated with severe thunderstorm activity, but ordinary wind shears can happen anywhere - anytime there is a wind.
The key to avoiding a wind shear accident is predicting when the wind will change. All you need is a WindicatorTM and a surface wind report. If the WindicatorTM reports a 40 knot wind when the tower reports only 10 knots, you know the winds will change. When you see this on short final, you know it will happen soon. The knowledge of a wind change permits experienced pilots to add a safety margin to approach speed. A large wind shear should be avoided at all times.
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