OTHER SOUNDERS ARE HISTORY! Some of the most popular vertical sounders show depth with a delay of up to 16 seconds. At just 5 knots this means the indicated depth is the depth 80 metres behind the boat. (at 10 to 15 knots the delay does not bear thinking about!)

Real time forward looking sonar is unique to EchoPilot, who hold patents on the design. "Real time" means that the FLS. does not gradually build up the picture like a phased array sonar, instead the FLS both scans the whole forward view and updates the screen several times a second. An obstruction ahead of the boat will show on the screen, if the boat turns to another heading with no target ahead then the FLS. screen will immediately show clear water ahead. Information displayed is not historical, as is the case with all digital sounders and fish finders, instead it is real time.

Here at EYS we can install and commission the whole range of EchoPilot equipment.

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