Business & GA Can PRM and TCAS Work Together? A Pilot’s View: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) commissioned a precision runway monitoring (PRM) installation at Minneapolis last year. It allows terminal controllers to operate…
Commercial Avionics System Design: How to Prevent Incidents from PEDS More e-mail has come my way on the issues associated with personal electronic devices (PEDs) in aircraft than any other topic. I am indebted to…
Business & GA Taking the High Ground with ASTOR Since the beginning of armed conflict, those that have held the high ground had great advantages. Not only does the enemy have to fight uphill,…
Business & GA ADS-B: North to Alaska In May 2000, Alaskan pilots will be at the cutting edge of the largest Free Flight testing initiative planned to date. This is the Capstone…
ATM Modernization Editor's Note: A Fresh Look at the Grid In last month’s issue, we covered the IFR Global Positioning System (GPS) "grid" used by the offshore support helicopter operators in the Gulf of Mexico.…
ATM Modernization How JPO Sees the Future of GPS What are the plans for the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation of satellites now that we have entered the 21st century? In an exclusive interview,…
Business & GA The Desire to Be Interactive In the booming in-flight entertainment (IFE) market—estimated at $1.7 billion in 1999—"interactivity" is the buzzword for the future. Yet nearly everyone in the industry has…
ATM Modernization People Honeywell: Smith, President & CEO Michael A. Smith, former acting president of Honeywell Space and Aviation Control, has been named president and CEO of the…