ATM ModernizationQ&A: Bob Lee: Hearing Aids: Advent of 3D Audio Cockpits today are highly visual environments, and display technology is advancing toward more intuitive interfaces. But audio technology has lagged behind. Now scientists at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have…
MilitaryMILS Operating Systems: Safety and Security At A Glance: Protecting multiple levels of sensitive data on U.S. military aircraft today requires duplicative hardware--a costly and inefficient solution. We describe an alternative approach, using commercial-based software and cover: The…
ATM ModernizationSafety: 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…
ATM ModernizationScan 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…
ATM ModernizationFlying 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…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Electrickery and Nil Redundancy The flight crew lost nearly all of their instrument displays and used both visual and standby horizons at night for attitude reference until the unexplained electrical failure resolved itself. Then, instead of…
ATM ModernizationScan First Public RNP Approach On Dec. 20, 2005, FAA demonstrated to the press the first public U.S. required navigation performance (RNP) approach--at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Alaska Airlines started employing the…
MilitaryWhat’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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