Independently operable low-visibility aid device

An independently operable low visibility aid device, comprising:

• a main body having a front end, a back end, a middle section and an interior space;
• a mounting bracket configured to engage the main body, said mounting bracket including an attachment fitting that is configured to engage at least one of a wing, a fuselage and a strut of a manned aircraft;
• a sensor suite positioned within the main body, and including radar altimeter having a radar antenna that is configured to send and receive emissions through the main body, said emissions functioning to provide a distance between the antenna and a ground beneath the main body,
• wherein the sensor suite is configured to capture flight data information and the distance forms part of the flight data;
• a gimbal that is connected to the radar altimeter, said gimbal having at least two servos for electronically moving the gimbal along at least 2-axes, said gimbal functioning to maintain the radar antenna in a perpendicular orientation to the ground during flight;
• a control unit that is positioned within the main body, said control unit functioning to control an operation of the sensor suite and the gimbal;
• and
• a communication unit that is configured to communicate the captured flight data information wirelessly to an external device in real time.