IMPROVING AERIAL NAVIGATION AND CONTROL
A lifetime of experience and some innovative thinking led us to a unique solution and working proof.
Our Vision
A Terminal Area Guidance System or TAGS, provides a greatly needed yet currently missing piece to the national airspace.
The Alpha TAGS improves situational awareness by creating defined pathways to improve sequencing and communication in high traffic areas. In addition, when incorporated into an ADS-B capable navigation suite, the Alpha System provides the needed yet presently missing reference and context to the terminal area. It is only in this defined context; the pilots and controllers will know at all times where the aircraft are in relationship to the path in use.
It greatly improves the image of the terminal area in one’s mind, the ability to verify that image on screen, and the reference and context to communicate it over the radio. Moreover, the system addresses the core of the problem on arrival before it ever has a chance to develop.
The Alpha System is protected by U.S. Patent No. 11,787,560 B2, U.S. Patent No. 11,498,697 B2, U.S. Patent No. 10,815,003. Canadian Patent No. 3,095,088. United States Copyright (Registration number Txu 2-056-131 - Copyright, 2017, Area 2601 LLC, All Rights Reserved) and Trademark laws, and by U.S. and International patents pending.
Commercial Aviation
Use by commercial aviators will increase the safety, efficiency, and capacity of the airspace system in both IFR and VFR environments.
Flight Simulation
For the purposes of training and/or preparation, pilots will find themselves better prepared for the most important part of every flight.
Military Aviation
Train pilots more quickly, give proper guidance for UAV pilots, and open hard to reach areas for safer more efficient approaches to land or water with little to no ground support.
Flight Instruction
Student pilots will learn more quickly how to arrive, approach, and land at any airport or landing site in the world without the need for expensive ILS systems.
General Aviation
Every flight bag lacks proper guidance within the terminal area. Our work is useful in both IFR and VFR contexts in landing at unfamiliar or difficult sites.
Preflight, Inflight, Postflight
For briefing, in flight for realtime guidance on approach, and to debrief every approach logged in the flight log.
We believe our invention can contribute greatly towards flight optimization, airspace and navigation procedure design, and air traffic management in both IFR and VFR environments.
"Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so that we could discover them!!"
Orville Wright to George Spratt
Dayton, OH, June 7, 1903
Our Team
Given our diverse backgrounds, relationships, and experience, we have found amazing synergies in working together.
Albert Tellechea
Business Development and Pilot
Area 2601, LLC
Diego Alfonso
Flight Safety, Instruction, and Pilot
Area 2601, LLC
Joe Collins
Developer of the Proof-of-Concept
Area 2601, LLC
Special Thanks!
We stand on the shoulders of giants. Over the years we have enjoyed research made public by NASA, and received open and public domain data from the USGS and FSA. The Alpha System was flight-tested at Auburn University’s flight school in Auburn, Alabama.
