CommercialProduct Focus: CVRs & FDRs First, the disclaimer: It’s impossible for me to write about cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) and digital flight data recorders (FDRs) with less than a passing interest in the subject. I fly jets…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Cynics and the FAA's ATO Former President Clinton’s Dec. 7, 2000 executive order to establish a performance-based air traffic control (ATC) entity, called the Air Traffic Organization (ATO), has drawn its share of cynicism. The order "sounds…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Facing the Realities of UWB Your articles on ultra-wideband (February, page 20) captured both sides of the argument and painted a clear picture of key UWB issues. I thoroughly enjoyed the articles…
Business & GAPilots, Toss Away Your Flight Bags A typical scene at a major airport: Pilots walk to the gates dutifully carrying their black, near-suitcase-size bags bearing charts, flight manuals and aircraft technical manuals. Meanwhile, the business travelers walk to…
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