Commercial

Safety: Bad Figures, Dangerous Results

The fact that a flight management computer (FMC) would accept decision, rotate and climb speeds based on a takeoff weight that was too low by 100 metric tons raises an obvious question:…

ATM Modernization

Scan

Firsts on the Embraer 170 Honeywell has announced two "firsts," following the Brazilian authorities' and U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's type certification of the avionics manufacturer's Primus Epic integrated avionics and two-axis fly-by-wire…

ATM Modernization

Avionics Technicians: The Training, The Demand

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…

Business & GA

System Design: What to Listen for in Digital Audio

We live in an analog universe, where every sound and color has infinite complexity, depth and resolution� Every sense–hearing, taste, smell, etc.–is analog in nature. As humans, we don't have the ability…

Business & GA

UAVs: Out of Uniform

When Greg Holland began working on commercial applications for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in 1993, "there was absolutely no one–and now there is quite a growing field of people with various systems,…

ATM Modernization

Longer Legs for VHF

A drawback to standard VHF radio communication is that it is limited in range to little more than line of sight. Unlike HF and lower frequencies, VHF's transmitted waves propagate minimally around…

Editor's Note

Calendar

March   15-17 Heli-Expo 2004, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact the Helicopter Association International, phone 703-683-4646, fax 703-683-4745, e-mail heliexpo@rotor.com or visit www.heliexpo.com. 25-26 FAA Aviation Forecast Conference, "Into…

Editor's Note

Editor's Note: FAA and New Funding Realities

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing a situation to which it is not accustomed. President George W. Bush submitted on Feb. 2 a $2.39-trillion budget for FY2005. But despite its gargantuan…