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New Products Pilots and Their Aircraft
by Christine Knauer |
| Airborne telecommunications,
WAAS-enabled
GPS and flight display
systems dominated the Aircraft
Electronics Association’s 2008
International Convention & Trade
Show in Washington, D.C., early
this year. Other products — from
in-flight high-definition video to a
tiny altitude encoder — made big
news, too. (more) |
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A Buyer's Guide: Multi-Function Displays
by Dave Higdon |
| Many a skeptic has
expressed his doubts
by uttering one succinct
phrase: “Seeing is believing.”
The comment leaves room for
him to be convinced — if he is
shown. (more) |
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A Buyer's Guide: Weather Detection & Avoidance
by Dave Higdon |
| Many a good story starts
with the phrase, “Once
upon a time…” So it is
with how pilots obtain weather
information to inform their flight
planning and mission decisions. (more) |
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Upgrading to the World of WAAS
by Scott M. Spangler |
With all due respect to the
centennial anniversary of
the Wright brothers’ first
flight, the second century of powered
flight really began at 1201
EDT on July 10, 2003. That’s
when the FAA turned on the
wide area augmentation system
— WAAS for short.
(more) |
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ADS-B In(side) and Out
by James Wynbrandt |
| It is the foundation of the
FAA’s NextGen Air Traffic
Control system. Automatic
dependent surveillance–broadcast
(ADS-B) will enable safer,
more efficient use of the National
Airspace (NAS) while offering an
array of ancillary services: traffic
alerts, terrain avoidance, realtime
graphical weather displays
and text messaging. (more) |
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Communicating Your Needs and Expectations to Your Avionics Shop Before an Installation
by Greg Laslo |
| When it comes to your
avionics installation, you
to need to communicate
clearly to, well, communicate
clearly. This goes for aviating
and navigating, too. (more) |
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A Pragmatic Approach to Buying Avionics
by Scott M. Spangler |
For more than a decade,
pilots have been forming
clots in the aisles of
exhibitors at EAA AirVenture in
Oshkosh, Wis., learning about
and comparing the latest avionics.
Those with portable needs
go home immediately satisfied.
Those with panel-mounted or
remote needs should follow a
more premeditated path because
surrendering to impulse often is
expensive. (more) |
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