Editor's NoteNew Products VOR/NDB Simulator Aviation Tutorials Co. LLC, Oak Creek, Wis., recently released version 2.0 of its VOR/ NDB Simulator, training software to help pilots hone their VOR and NDB navigation skills. Its graphics…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Antiseptic Air When passengers perceive the cabin of an airliner as an incubator of deadly disease, they won’t fly. Such has been the dire case facing Cathay Pacific. The Hong Kong-based airline has been…
Editor's NoteScan Garmin-Equipped Twin Star Diamond Aircraft recently selected the Garmin G1000 integrated avionics suite for its new, diesel-powered DA42 Twin Star. The avionics system includes two 10-inch color TFT (thin-film transistor) displays–a primary…
MilitaryTyphoon: Europe’s Finest Many believe today’s manned combat aircraft will someday be dinosaurs, succeeded by unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). If so, the Eurofighter Typhoon, currently entering service, represents Europe’s ultimate effort in man-machine integration for…
Editor's NoteLearning About Electronics Electronically Although the classroom and instructor are not about to exit aviation training, the traditional methods of instruction are increasingly being supplemented by computer-based training (CBT)–or computer-assisted learning from the student’s point of…
ATM ModernizationAlbania’s Herculean Advance for the Olympic Games Albania is about to embark on a comprehensive air traffic management (ATM) modernization effort, in part to accommodate the anticipated spike in air travel to neighboring Greece for the 2004 Olympic Games.…
Editor's NoteCalendar May 13-15 Aviation Services and Suppliers Supershow (AS3) and GSE (Ground Support Equipment) International Expo, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact Jill Hilgenberg, phone 800-827-8009, ext. 3349, fax 952-894-8252 or…
Business & GACirrus SR22: Large Capability in a Small Package When Duluth, Minn.-based Cirrus Design planned the cockpit for its piston-powered SR22, it sought a panel design that would bring familiarity and comfort to the general aviation (GA) pilot. In short, it…