Editor's Note

Safety: From Diversion to Desperation

Already in a dire situation, with one system after another failing, Capt. Urs Zimmermann must have looked up with a startled expression when the ceiling panel over his seat in the cockpit…

ATM Modernization

Scan

Garmin Chosen for the Mustang Cessna Aircraft Co. has chosen Garmin International’s new G1000 integrated glass cockpit for its new Citation Mustang business jet. The aircraft’s panel will have a 15-inch multifunction…

ATM Modernization

System Design: Dispersing Heat: The Solutions

In my last column (April 2003, page 47), I noted problems associated with waste heat from avionics components. Here are some suggestions on optimizing boards and assemblies for heat removal. In general,…

ATM Modernization

Best of Both Worlds

Here is a question many pilots probably have asked: "Why don’t they make a flight deck display that combines the short-range warning advisories of the traffic alert collision avoidance system [TCAS] with…

Editor's Note

Product Focus: Wire and Cable

The importance of wire and cable selection, installation and maintenance cannot be overstated. The aviation industry’s approach to the parlous state of electrical wiring can be likened to an alcoholic’s progress—stout denial,…

Commercial

Safety: Pre-Emptive Pattern Analysis

A nosewheel’s hard impact during a landing last year shows how pattern analysis can lead to safer practices. In this event, the analysis followed the costly incident, but the broad lesson about…

Editor's Note

Industry Scan

Enter Entegra Avidyne Corp. recently gained Federal Aviation Administration approval for its FlightMax Entegra primary flight display (PFD). The 10.4-inch display presents standard flight instrumentation, and its approval includes Avidyne’s solid state…

Editor's Note

Dispersing Heat: The Problems

Heat is an awkward parameter to control in an avionics system, especially if normal operation generates large amounts of it. And every part, wire and circuit board trace that has energy flowing…