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May 21st 06, 10:15 PM
At the risk of reopening some conversations that were archived from
2004 & mid-2005, does anyone have any up to date experience with either
the ProxAlert R5 or Monroy ATD 300 collision avoidance systems? I've
got a SureCheck TPAS 110 that I have found to not be very useful due to
sporadic readings and the lack of altitude feedback. I also used to fly
a G-1000 equipped C-182 with TIS that was great for traffic alerts (in
regions where TIS was available).

I now have an experimental aircraft where I'm looking for something I
can mount in the panel that will provide useful collision avoidance
information. I'm assuming panel mounting one of these systems will mean
I can set the antenna up permanently in the aircraft so the antenna
positioning issues won't be as much of a problem for me.

The Monroy ATD-300 and the ProxAlert R5 both look like options. The
Monroy looks like it is better suited to be panel mounted, but I've
seen a lot of reports of inconsistent dist & altitude readouts (all
more than 1 year old).

Since most of the Aviation Consumer and newgroup feedback on these
systems is 1 year+ old, and there was talk that all of the competing
companies are consistently addressing these issues, does anyone have
any recent experience with these units purchased in recent months?

Thanks,
Eric
1959 Pilatus P-3 A-848
http://www.hometown.aol.com/bartscher/P3A848.html

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