SeaRey FlareAssist, Flare Assist ultrasonic altitude measurement to assist pilot on landing.

http://www.sportaviationmagazine.com'>http://www.sportaviationmagazine.com'>http://www.sportaviationmagazine.com'>http://www.sportaviationmagazine.com Dan Johnson talks to John Pursey about his revolutionary FlareAssist which aids pilots in judging altitudes over glassy water, grass strips or paved runways.

Pilots must learn to use visual clues to judge the aircraft's altitude, to maintain terrain clearance; and to arrest the rate of descent for flare and landing. Unfortunately, visual clues are not always available or can be dangerously misleading.

Flare Assist uses rapid pulses of ultrahigh frequency sound waves, then annunciates the computerfiltered results in the pilot's headset. This allows the pilot to devote all his attention to flying the aircraft while knowing the actual height of the hull above the surface.

Though radar altimeters could in some cases be useful in experimental aviation, their complexity and expense are prohibitive. FlareAssist offers a simple, accurate and economical ultrasonic solution.

With Flare Assist ultrasonic measurements are converted to distance calls to the pilot. Flare Assist counts down in the pilot's headset from 15 feet to one foot. It was primarily intended for the inventor's SeaRey.

Flare Assist is available from Jim Ratte of Florida who specializes in SeaReys and owns a company called Recreational Mobility in Malabar, Fla.

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