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December 14-15 RNAV and Beyond, a course sponsored by Helios Information Services at the Flemings Mayfair Hotel, London, UK. Contact Helios Information Services, phone +44 207 340 1610, fax +44 207 828…

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Editor’s Note: Talk of Change And a Goodbye

ARINC's Oishi set the tone for this year's Airline Elecronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) meeting when, in his welcoming remarks in the event's pocket guide, he noted the many changes taking place in…

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Empathetic Avionics: The Pilot as an Avionics System

Pilots of the future may activate decision support aids with their brains rather than their fingers. Like an avionics system, they may communicate with the aircraft electrically via brain signals. Impossible as…

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FOQA: Training Tool, And More

Flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) started in Europe, but has take root in North America and Asia, enhancing safety and reducing costs for numerous airlines. The practice, moreover, is endorsed not only…

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Input/Output: Cost of ADS-B: A First Take

Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) looks to be the future of surveillance in the National Airspace System (NAS). Although FAA has announced only a preliminary decision, ADS-B is a good bet--sooner rather than…

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New Products

Passenger Map Display Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has unveiled its new Hi-Focus maps for its Airshow 4200 moving map and information system. In addition to the aircraft's flight path, these new…

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People

Klein, Rewitzer Achim Klein, an engineer, has been named president of Rohde & Schwarz Vertriebs GmbH, based in Munich. Klein is responsible for the sales of all Rohde & Schwarz radiocommunications products.Herbert…

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Perspectives: Software Radio Certification Issues

A convergence of technology trends will change the operational and design characteristics of modern radios, increasing certification challenges. First is software defined radio (SDR), which allows much of what was done on…