Avidyne Mixes Active-Surveillance and ADS-B Traffic
The Avidyne TAS-A display combines ADS-B and active-surveillance systems in one unit.
The Avidyne TAS-A display combines ADS-B and active-surveillance systems in one unit.

“Midair collisions statistics are revealing,” said Avidyne COO Patrick Herguth during the company’s press conference at Sun ’n Fun 2013 (Booth C-71). “Fifty-nine percent of midairs happen near the airport; and 54 percent are between aircraft flying in the same direction.” Herguth was citing a 10-year-long study published by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass.