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…

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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…

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Feedback

Remember Cat III GPS? Referring to your story in the April issue (page 39), it’s nice to hear that MLS (microwave landing system) is taking off. I always knew it would. I…

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The Issues Orbiting Galileo

Years after it was first proposed, Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system finally is moving toward launch. The European Union (EU) and the European Space Agency (ESA) this year jointly funded Galileo’s development…

Business & GA

Q&A: ARINC’s Advance Into the Business Market

Just about everybody knows that ARINC helps establish avionics standards and provides services to air transport users. Less well known are the company’s services to business aviation–even though more than 2,000 corporate…

Business & GA

New Products

Dual-Band Antennas Two new dual-band antennas, the ComDat Cl 480-1 and 490-1, are now offered by Comant Industries, Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The ComDat Cl 480-1 is an active antenna that operates…

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People

Aircraft Electronics Association: Award Winners Barry Aylward, co-owner of Kitchener Aero, in Breslau, Ontario, and Mid-Canada Mod Center, in Toronto, has been named the Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA’s) Member of the Year.…