Business & GASafety: Recording At Both Ends Flight recorders need to be upgraded to facilitate accident investigation, but the improvements necessary have not gained support in the U.S. Congress, which is pushing for deployable recorders. Four congressmen on key…
ATM ModernizationScan All-Glass Kit Plane As reported in our June 2005 issue (page 13) Piper Cubs are being fitted with "glass cockpits." Now kit planes are, too. Paul Echlin, a Boeing 747 pilot with…
CommercialProduct Focus: Test Equipment For the 'More Electric' Aircraft The trend toward "more electric" aircraft, with mechanical and hydraulic components' incorporating more and more electronics, has impacted and will continue to significantly affect aircraft manufacturing, operation and maintenance. It has affected…