The Integrated Turbulence Hazard Cockpit Display fuses convective turbulence information from AeroTech’s Enhanced Turbulence (E-Turb) Radar algorithms, turbulence encounter reports from AeroTech’s Turbulence Auto-PIREP System (TAPS), radar reflectivity, and aircraft navigation information.

The unique aspects of the E-Turb and TAPS products ensure that a specified turbulence hazard severity from one source means the same thing as the same turbulence hazard severity level from another source.

The integrated display provides greatly improved awareness of turbulence and weather hazards on a pilot friendly and intuitive display.

Benefits

• Enables accurate detection of turbulence hazards to the aircraft in areas of low reflectivity (below the threshold for reflectivity display on current weather radar).
• Reduces injuries to flight attendants and passengers through enhanced turbulence awareness, avoidance of turbulence through flight deviations, and turbulence encounter preparation (having passengers and flight attendants seated with seatbelts fastened and loose items secured).
• Enhances pilots’ ability to route aircraft around regions of potentially hazardous turbulence.
• Improves pilots’ ability to select altitudes that best balance the need for flight safety (least turbulent altitude) and operational efficiency of the aircraft (optimal cruise altitude).
• Enables more judicious use of airspace and can lead to potential savings in fuel and reductions in flight delays.
• Potentially less unscheduled maintenance, fewer severe loads inspections, less overall stress on the aircraft structure, and longer airframe life due to ability to avoid turbulence.

Testimonials

"Excellent Tool [Integrated Turbulence Hazard Cockpit Display]. I never would have thought of it. Invaluable in tight airspace of commercial aviation."

Airline First Officer

"The TAPS and E-Turb Radar Systems will be a great addition to the cockpit. "

Airline Captain