Editor's Note

Calendar

December 1-4 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Contact I/ITSEC, phone 949-475-9965, fax 949-475-1765 or visit www.iitsec.org. 1-12 Helios Information Services, courses on subjects such…

Business & GA

Building Highways in the Sky

The synthetic highway in the sky (HITS) has become a reality in aircraft cockpits, and Chelton Flight Systems has been key in making it so. The Boise, Idaho-based avionics manufacturer gained Federal…

Editor's Note

System Design: Ped Problem Hasn't Gone Away

Readers will recall that more than three years ago we investigated the problems with personal, or portable electronic devices (PEDs) on board aircraft. We even conducted lab tests to show that the…

Editor's Note

Calendar

November 12-14 STIC-AERO 2003 International Conference, Paris-Nord Villepinte, France. For more information, contact STIC-AERO c/o SEE-AAAF Congress Dept., phone +33 (0) 1 56 90 37 08, fax +33 (0) 1 56 90…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: A Safety Problem Often Forgotten

In this month’s system design column, Walter Shawlee 2 reminds us of a safety issue that many may have forgotten–electromagnetic interference (EMI) caused by personal electronic devices (PEDs). Walter reports that the…

Military

New HUD for the Tomcat

The U.S. Navy’s F-14B pilots now enjoy greater situational awareness, thanks to the replacement of the combat aircraft’s vertical display indicator group (VDIG), the avionics portion of a larger upgrade program. The…

ATM Modernization

Feedback

No Monitoring Required I just finished reading the article "Countdown to DRVSM" by Adrian Gerold in the March 2003 issue. It is an excellent article, with the exception of the area dealing…

Military

Two Ways to See

Two major U.S. helicopter programs have adopted different helmet-mounted sight/display (HMS/D) technologies. The HMS/Ds are alike in allowing pilots to fly and fire weapons without constantly looking down at the cockpit instruments.…