ATM Modernization New Products Single-Board Computer General Micro Systems, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., has announced the Spider, which it claims to be the world’s smallest single-board computer (SBC). Measuring 2.8…
Business & GA Product Focus: ARINC 653 and RTOS If real-time operating systems (RTOS) are the heart of safety-critical, air transport avionics, then ARINC 653 is at the heart’s core. RTOS conformance to the…
Uncategorized People Wasson, Chief Technology Officer James Wasson recently was named chief technology officer for BAE Systems North America’s Platform Solutions Sector. Working out of Johnson City,…
Commercial Perspectives: Avionics Technician Certification Standards From the smallest ultra-light and sport aircraft to the big jumbos hauling hundreds of souls across the ocean, all modern aircraft increasingly integrate avionics throughout.…
Business & GA PTAN’s Potential Imagine a fully autonomous navigation aid that doesn’t require a signal from either a ground transmitter or satellite constellation. It would virtually eliminate any worry…
Business & GA Safety: Mapping Hidden Heat An approach similar to dropping sonobuoys in the water to find a lurking submarine might be taken to locate hidden fires in the inaccessible spaces…
ATM Modernization Scan ADS-B Down Under With a contract issued and the elimination of all en route radar set as a goal, Airservices Australia marches ahead in establishing…
Business & GA The Great Spectrum Explosion It’s hard to squeeze a size-12 foot into a size-10 shoe. Yet, the two agencies that manage radio frequency (RF) spectrum in the United States…