ATM Modernization Best of Both Worlds Here is a question many pilots probably have asked: "Why don’t they make a flight deck display that combines the short-range warning advisories of the…
Editor's Note Learning About Electronics Electronically Although the classroom and instructor are not about to exit aviation training, the traditional methods of instruction are increasingly being supplemented by computer-based training (CBT)–or…
ATM Modernization Should We Privatize FAA? To privatize or not to privatize. Countries such as Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK have adopted various levels of privatization for their air…
ATM Modernization Feedback Choices for DRVSM The article "Countdown to DRVSM" (March 2003, page 42) was well written by Adrian Gerold. But it omitted some important information in…
Editor's Note Perspectives: Ionizing Radiation Safety Air transport crewmen are occupationally exposed to higher doses of ionizing radiation than are most members of the general population. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s)…
Editor's Note Switch Evolution: Slow but Steady Cockpit switch technology moves slowly. LED (light-emitting diode) illumination, introduced more than a decade ago, has improved product reliability and reduced maintenance costs, but there…