CommercialEditor's Note: The Persistent PED Problem By now, I believe we have heard enough about the threat of personal electronic devices (PEDs) in commercial aircraft to know that we have a potential safety problem needing urgent attention. Our…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Hitting the Nail on the Head David Evans hits the nail right on the head with his discussion of on-board fires in the June 2000 issue (page 56). I thought my recent…
Business & GAFocus on Archictecture In 1998, nine companies created the Interchangeable Virtual Instruments (IVI) Foundation. The foundation’s goal, simply put, is to enable end-users to switch from one brand of test instrument within an instrument class…
ATM ModernizationPutting Stars to Use U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers at the Syracuse, N.Y., Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility, along with their counterparts at the El Paso, Texas, TRACON, are now at the…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Aircraft for Everyone Here’s a thought that may send a shiver down the spines of seasoned air-transport and corporate pilots–especially if they also regularly witness the chaos on the Los Angeles freeway or Washington Beltway…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Omission of the miniQAR I am writing to inform you of an omission in the referenced article (Avionics Magazine, April 2000, page 34). Although the article’s main focus is on FDRs and…
ATM ModernizationIs Europe Ready for RVSM? For some airlines, preparation for Europe’s new reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) represents simply extending the use of equipment and procedures they now employ while flying over the North Atlantic. But for…
Business & GAThe Real Reason Selective Availability Was Turned Off It isn’t too often that the President of the United States announces a change in the signal format of a public navigation aid. Especially when, as he pointed out, his announcement was…