Shane wrote:
Correct, the key here is that is an alert that does not require you to look at the screen. If it was an Aural Guidance System, it would be different.
Example: "Class B Airspace, Tower Frequency xxx.xxx, 10nm, Surface to 2900" or "Traffic at 10 o'Clock, 4nm, heading 040, approaching at 100kts, currently 1000' above you and descending 400fpm" or "Switch Fuel Tanks Now".
These are aural alerts that inform you and promote you to look outside the cockpit without looking down at a device for more information. More of a "Navigator Mode" function. That might just be a candidate for the feature name. This type of alerting is actually on our wishlist.
Sorry for the necro-post, since the quoted message is somewhat old. But I found it while searching for more information on audio alerts and decided my opinion was needed. ;-)
One of the main reasons I started using iFly GPS after having used competing products is because, among other features, it provided better audio alerts. Audio traffic alerts mean I no longer have to look at the iPad on my leg. I can keep scanning outside. But when a traffic alert does happen I am still forced to look down at the iPad and read the details. The above suggested format for aural traffic alerts includes too much information in my opinion - or at least not in the best format or order. It would be nice if the audio alert included just the basics to aid visual acquisition: where to look. E.g. "Traffic 3 o'clock low" or "Traffic one o'clock level". I just need a rough bearing and azimuth to look; if I need more exact details then I'll look at my iPad. Secondary information that I'd find handy in an audio alert is a two-word phrase telling me which way the traffic will appear to be moving across my field of vision due to our relative motions (left or right; up or down.) Third is distance with current closing rate. Things like climb or descent rates in FPM or relative distance above or below in feet aren't helpful in visual acquisition, just in threat assessment.
(It occurs to me that audio threat assessments could be prepended succinctly as "Caution, traffic ...", "Warning, traffic ...", "Danger, traffic ...", and "Holy sh*t! traffic ...!")