Business & GAAvionics System Design: Saving the Pilot Part II Read Part I here. Almost every time a pilot flies, he or she encounters unexpected results from the aircraft and its systems. For most flights, the situation remains stable and within acceptable…
ATM ModernizationAFE: (Acronyms Forever) What happens when you are in an industry that involves aerospace, computers and the military? For one thing, when you read industry literature, you become inundated with acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. I’m…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Missing an Important Factor It seems to me that the editor’s note, "Consequence of a Tragedy" (September 2002, page 6), misses the most important factor in the European midair collision between a…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Air Data Line Switching GE Druck has introduced a new air data line switching unit, designed to enhance the operation of air data test sets by simplifying the testing of multiple pitot-static…
Business & GAAir France Industries: Ca Marche Bien The air transport market may be in a slump, but this maintenance, repair and overhaul firm, whose parent is France’s premier airline, is growing and modernizing. Despite turbulence in air transport and…
Business & GAEditor's Note: The Coveted Business Traveler The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) show was particularly interesting this year, not because it indicated strong growth in corporate aviation (it didn’t), nor because it spotlighted more new technology than usual.…
ATM ModernizationFeedback The Continuous Altitude Rule The July 1 midair collision over Germany, which you commented on in the September issue (Editor’s Note, page 6), could have been avoided with a "continuous altitude rule,"…
Business & GAMerlin's Magic When I started flying in the early 1980s, my best resource for up-to-date weather information was someone at the other end of my VHF communications radio–a person on the ground. But in…