Business & GA Avionics System Design: 'Why Do the Wings Dip When I Hit Play' Due to an odd alignment of the stars or something this month, I have recently had numerous calls and e-mails about the odd topic of…
Commercial Avionics 99 Highlights CFIT, TCAS, ADS-B and, of course, Free Flight were some of the more widely used buzzwords heard at the Oct. 26-28 Avionics 99 conference at…
ATM Modernization Safety in Avionics: Not Your Father's Loran Just as the value of real estate has been based on the word "location" repeated three times, the commendable safety record of the airline industry…
ATM Modernization Editor's Note: The Race for ADS-B There is a race going on —a race against time. Pressure is mounting against the Cargo Airline Association (CAA), which is working feverishly to make…
ATM Modernization Safety in Avionics: Bubble of Protection There is a subtle yet profound difference in the flight control systems on Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Yes, they both have ailerons, flaps, slats, rudders…
ATM Modernization Avionics System Design: Asking the Question 'Why?' In several discussions recently, I found myself explaining why some aviation and mil-spec techniques and methods are used, and it struck me that commonly we…