Where can one receive electronics/avionics training? What are the prospects after graduation? Here's a snapshot of the technician training landscape. Despite a slow recovery in the aviation industry, the demand for avionics…
It was once safe to say that airships were relegated to aviation history. These slow-moving behemoths were, after all, virtually written off after the 1930 crash of the British-built R101 near Beauvais,…
Air traffic management (ATM) may not be the fastest growing industry, but activities at ATC Maastricht 2004, Europe's premier ATM exhibition and conference, indicate that it is on a sound footing and…
April 26-27 3rd Annual Airborne Strike Conference, The Hatton, London. Contact SMi Conferences Ltd., phone +44 2078 276 192 or visit www.smiconferences.co.uk. 26-29 55th Annual Avionics Maintenance Conference, Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Canada.…
Has Europe overtaken the United States in air traffic management (ATM) modernization? If it hasn't, many believe it soon will. At recent aviation-related events in the Washington, D.C., area, considerable consternation was…
Single-Board Computer Radstone Technology has introduced the PPC8A, a PowerXpress single-board computer intended for "sheltered" defense and aerospace applications. The PPC8A offers a compatible processor upgrade, Motorola's 1-GHz, reduced-core-voltage 7447 PowerPC processor.…
Keep the Proper Perspective I certainly applaud anyone's efforts to make flying safer. However, I think it is also important to keep things in proper perspective. In the article "The More Complex…
Digital Recorder Heim Data Systems, Belmar, N.J., a provider of data acquisition equipment, recently introduced its D Series digital recorders with Ethernet signal interface. D Series comprises two models: the D20f, with…