ATM ModernizationScan EFB for a BBJ Jet Aviation recently designed, certified and installed an electronic flight bag (EFB) with accompanying articulating arm and power supply in a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). Jet Aviation Engineering…
Editor's NotePeople IS&S: Ptakowski, President Innovative Solutions & Support Inc., Exton, Pa., has appointed Roman Ptakowski president. He comes to IS&S from B/E Aerospace Inc., where he was group vice president and general manager.…
Editor's NoteRF Connectors: SSMA, SMA, ETC. In my last column (July 2003), we looked at the design issues associated with popular N, BNC and TNC radio frequency (RF) coax connectors. This month, we will look at the other…
Business & GAEurope’s Answer: UAVs in Controlled Airspace Europe’s experience of operating unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) within its controlled airspace is considerable. Predators, Hunters and other UAVs operating during the conflicts in Kosovo and Bosnia, for example, were successfully sequenced…
Editor's NoteCalendar September 8-12 University of Kansas Aerospace Short Courses: "Aviation Weather Hazards," Seattle; "Digital Flight Control Systems: Analysis and Design," San Diego; "Flight Test Principles and Practices," San Diego; "Fundamental Avionics," San Diego;…
Editor's NoteAvionics Magazine’s Customer Support Guide Ever want to make a purchase or inquiry or schedule a service, but didn’t know whom to contact? We suspect you have, which is why we have compiled the following listing. It…
CommercialEditor's Note: An Ongoing Rivalry The Airbus-vs.-Boeing rivalry appears to be the ongoing prime focus at major air shows. It is a bit reminiscent of the Ford-vs.-Chevy dispute long debated by young American car lovers until Japanese…
CommercialPart 1: EFBs: Shifting Into High Gear Whether they are simple laptops or fully installed and certified devices, computers for pilot reference and calculations appear destined to enter aircraft cockpits. What follows are recent developments that support the inevitability…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Single-Board Computer A new commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) single-board computer (SBC) has been introduced by Vista Controls, a Curtiss-Wright company. The VCP P3A was designed to provide fast access to large amounts of data.…
Business & GAPerspectives: ADS-B at Embry-Riddle Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University logs 100,000 flight training hours each year at its Daytona Beach, Fla., campus and 50,000 at its Prescott, Ariz., campus. For the nation’s leading aviation educator, safety has always…