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…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Exam Preps To assist students preparing for the private pilot and instrument rating oral exams, Sporty’s Pilot Shop has created two CD-ROMs, each with more than 420 oral exam questions. The questions…
ATM ModernizationPeople Pro Star Aviation: New Officials Don White has been appointed president of Pro Star Aviation, an avionics maintenance and repair facility based at the Manchester, N.H., airport. He previously was vice president…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Connectors: Copper Controversy Arch rivals in the air transport marketplace, Boeing and Airbus are in complete agreement on one matter: When fiber optic technology is mature enough to replace the copper wiring in aircraft, its…
Business & GAThe Gripen's NATO-ized NINS When Saab first developed the JAS-39 Gripen fighter for Sweden’s defense, the aircraft included an integrated navigation package. However, to become part of the NATO rapid deployment force, yet maintain vigilance over…
Business & GAProduct Focus: IFE Systems Alliances and acquisitions are the name of the game in the highly competitive in-flight entertainment (IFE) market, where companies have been scrapping for business in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, and…
MilitaryJPALS: Not Just LAAS in Navy Uniform When the U.S. Department of Defense opted for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) in the mid-90s, most observers understood that this would be the military’s version of the GPS-based…
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