ATM ModernizationIn-Flight Cell Phones At A Glance European advocates of onboard cell phoning hope to obtain licenses in 2006. In this article we examine the state of play regarding: Certification challenges and interference mitigation technologies such…
ATM ModernizationInput/Output: Learning from UAV Mishaps The explosion of interest in unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has focused attention on their high accident rate--several orders of magnitude greater than that of manned aircraft. The U.S. Defense Department's 2003 "UAV…
ATM ModernizationNew Products EVS Display Skyquest Aviation, Maidenhead, UK, recently launched a 4-inch cockpit liquid crystal display designed for use with an enhanced vision system (EVS). It can show either PAL (phase alternation line) or…
ATM ModernizationPeople Farley, Palmeri Meggitt/S-Tec, Mineral Springs, Texas, has promoted Kyle Farley to vice president of operations and hired Trevor Palmeri as vice president of programs and customer support. Farley, who joined S-Tec in…
Business & GAPerspectives: Aviation Training: A Future Avenue For decades aviation training research has received significant attention and investment from both the U.S. Department of Defense and the commercial aviation industry, with the recognition that safety and performance excellence are…
ATM ModernizationQ&A: Oscar Alvarez: Aviation Spectrum: Continuing Threats From ultra-wideband (UWB) to software defined radio, spectrum issues remain front and center in aviation. Old threats and problems remain, while new spectrum-hungry technologies compete for real estate. Avionics Magazine visited Oscar…
ATM ModernizationQ&A: Nick Sabatini and John Timmerman Like it or not, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are here to stay. The aircraft--big and small--have become a military fixture and made hundreds of flights in the national airspace system (NAS) this…
Business & GASafety: Recording At Both Ends Flight recorders need to be upgraded to facilitate accident investigation, but the improvements necessary have not gained support in the U.S. Congress, which is pushing for deployable recorders. Four congressmen on key…
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