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Safety: Descent to Disaster

The approach mode was never armed, and as a result, neither the localizer nor the glide slope was captured. The captain, who was the pilot flying, spent the approach attempting to capture…

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Scan

Flight Data Monitoring Chinese carrier Shenzhen Airlines has selected two flight data monitoring products made by Los Angeles-based Teledyne Controls for its existing flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) program. Used together, the…

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Flying VLJs: New Twist in Training

At A Glance: Cessna Aircraft and Eclipse Aviation plan to begin delivering very light jet (VLJ) models this year. Each aircraft training program includes: Pre-training assessment of aviator proficiency, Full flight simulators…

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ADS-B: Will It Be Filled In?

At A Glance: Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) is poised to expand in the National Airspace System and overseas. This article discusses: The status of the U.S. network, ADS-B in Alaska and the…

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A380: Jumbo Step for In-Flight Entertainment

At A Glance: This story examines the two in-flight entertainment systems so far approved by Airbus for the superjumbo A380: Thales' Top Series i-5000 and Panasonic Avionics' eX2 Anyone plotting to foil…

Military

What’s New in 1553?

Mil-Std-1553 remains a dynamic area of avionics, and the technology continues to evolve, embracing packaging and software innovations, faster processors and local area networks, as well as reaching toward truly high-speed implementations.…

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Calendar

February 14-16 ATC Maastricht, MECC, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Contact Ana Mandaric, CMP, phone +44 207 921 8545, e-mail amandaric@cmpinformation.com or visit www.atcmaastricht.com. 20-23 Flight Data Monitoring & FOQA, Short course at Cranfield…

Commercial

Editor’s Note: Militarizing FOQA

An article in this month's issue discusses a subject familiar to readers of Avionics Magazine--but from a very different perspective. We describe the U.S. Department of the Navy's plans to adapt a…