ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: ADS-B and the Road Ahead

The wheels move slowly in the air traffic control (ATC) world: the current radar-based surveillance infrastructure used in the National Airspace System (NAS) has been in place for some 50 years. That's…

ATM Modernization

ADS-B Launch: Performance-Based Strategy

In early June 2006 the FAA's senior-level Joint Resources Council (JRC) approved Administrator Marion Blakey's choice of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technology for next-generation surveillance in the National Airspace System (NAS). JRC…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

Calendar July 17-23 Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough Airport, England. Call +44 (0) 20 7976 3330 or visit www.farnborough.com. 18-20 A course on practical vibration and shock testing, measurement, analysis and calibration, Cascade…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Data Acquisition

In the future some flight data will be sent directly from avionics units to the flight data recorder. Could the FDAU, as a standalone entity, one day be a thing of the…

Business & GA

Perspectives: Future of Radio Communications

I recently made my annual pilgrimage to Dayton, Ohio, to attend the Dayton Hamvention. In May each year, approximately 25,000 amateur radio operators, or hams, and other electronics enthusiasts descend upon Dayton…

ATM Modernization

Honeywell Boots APEX

Phoenix-based Honeywell Aerospace has announced upgrades to the APEX integrated avionics package planned for the Grob SPn, a light jet for business aviation. Honeywell says the improvements will reduce pilot workload, improve…

ATM Modernization

Military ATM: Meeting Civil Standards

At A Glance: Air traffic management modernization initiatives are impacting military aviation across the board. We discuss: U.S. Air Force and Navy equipage; and USAF’s GATM office. As the civil air traffic…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Lithium Ion-Powered Transceiver Icom America of Bellevue, Wash., has introduced A24Li, a high-power version of its A24 Navicom transceiver. The handheld unit features a lithium ion battery, which the company says provides…