Editor's NoteSystem Design: Ped Problem Hasn't Gone Away Readers will recall that more than three years ago we investigated the problems with personal, or portable electronic devices (PEDs) on board aircraft. We even conducted lab tests to show that the…
Editor's NoteCalendar November 12-14 STIC-AERO 2003 International Conference, Paris-Nord Villepinte, France. For more information, contact STIC-AERO c/o SEE-AAAF Congress Dept., phone +33 (0) 1 56 90 37 08, fax +33 (0) 1 56 90…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: A Safety Problem Often Forgotten In this month’s system design column, Walter Shawlee 2 reminds us of a safety issue that many may have forgotten–electromagnetic interference (EMI) caused by personal electronic devices (PEDs). Walter reports that the…
MilitaryNew HUD for the Tomcat The U.S. Navy’s F-14B pilots now enjoy greater situational awareness, thanks to the replacement of the combat aircraft’s vertical display indicator group (VDIG), the avionics portion of a larger upgrade program. The…
ATM ModernizationFeedback No Monitoring Required I just finished reading the article "Countdown to DRVSM" by Adrian Gerold in the March 2003 issue. It is an excellent article, with the exception of the area dealing…
MilitaryTwo Ways to See Two major U.S. helicopter programs have adopted different helmet-mounted sight/display (HMS/D) technologies. The HMS/Ds are alike in allowing pilots to fly and fire weapons without constantly looking down at the cockpit instruments.…
CommercialThe More Complex the Better The Lufthansa Technik AG (LHT) avionics facility at the Hamburg airport can service everything from a galley water heater to an inertial navigation unit or a flight management system. But it is…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Requirements Management Software A requirements management tool designed _for complex, multiphase development programs has been introduced by Telelogic, based in Malmo, Sweden, and Irvine, Calif. The company has introduced DOORS 7.0 Dynamic…
ATM ModernizationPeople Seznec, Senior VP Reynald Seznec has been named senior vice president of the Thales Air Traffic Management (ATM) business group. He joined the company’s Sonar and Anti-Submarine Division in 1990 and rose…
Business & GAPerspectives: Roadmap for Required Navigation The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released on July 22, 2003, a "Roadmap for Performance-Based Navigation." This roadmap will allow the development of air traffic procedures pilots can use…
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