Business & GASafety in Avionics: Pilot Traps in the Cockpit A modern cockpit should be more like an observation tower than a minefield. That is, it should be designed in such a way that pilots have a clear view of aircraft performance…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan FlightSafety Boeing Fields B737 Flight Simulators FlightSafety Boeing Training International LLC intends to satisfy global demand for Next Generation B737 simulator training by delivering six new Next-Generation 737 full-flight simulators to training…
Business & GANew Generation of UNS-1 It is autumn 1982, and a one-year-old avionics manufacturer introduces its first product at the National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) show, the UNS-1 flight management system (FMS). Universal Avionics Systems Corp. of…
ATM ModernizationNew Products 3ATI Display Planar Systems Inc. has released a new 3ATI active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) designed especially for rigorous avionics applications. The 3ATI can be used for flight deck instruments in…
ATM ModernizationPeople Airbus of North America: Courpron, President and COO Henri Courpron, senior vice president of sales and marketing will advance to become president and chief operating officer of Airbus Industrie of North America…
ATM ModernizationSafety in Avionics: Blindly Following the Computer A highly-automated cock-pit can lull aircrews into a false sense of security. It actually can make pilots more prone to errors in certain situations, specifically when the computer is pumping out blatantly…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan World War II Bomber Sports Modern Avionics Those of you who plan to attend Sun N’ Fun 2000 in Lakeland, Fla., in April are in for a treat. The Experimental Aircraft Association…
Business & GACan PRM and TCAS Work Together? A Pilot’s View: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) commissioned a precision runway monitoring (PRM) installation at Minneapolis last year. It allows terminal controllers to operate simultaneous, independent instrument landing system (ILS) approaches…