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Safety: Illusory Tricks and Overruns

The takeoff overrun and resulting aircraft damage that occurred in an April 9, 2004, accident in Johannesburg, South Africa, might be described as "two pilots determined to succeed but prepared to concede."…

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Netherlands CH-47F Upgrade The Netherlands Ministry of Defense has chosen Honeywell's avionics control and management system (ACMS) for a fleet of new and existing Boeing CH-47F Chinooks. Boeing has granted Honeywell approval…

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Product Focus: Taking the Pulse of Domestic RVSM

Introduced by FAA in January 2005, domestic reduced vertical separation minimum (DRVSM) added six flight levels (FLs) to the high-altitude structure of the National Airspace System (NAS): FL 300, 320, 340, 360,…

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Terrain Avoidance Technology: What Lies Ahead?

At A Glance: Terrain avoidance systems have saved many lives since the first systems were introduced in the early 1970s. We survey technology advancements made since that time by: Honeywell ACSS and…

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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…