Content Archive: October 2007

ATC

Reason Foundation Challenges NATCA Study Findings

The Reason Foundation, a West Coast public policy think tank that promotes privatization of government, challenged the National Air Traffic Controllers Ass
Avionics

Flying with Oz: One Pilot’s Opinion

As an elderly, 4,300-hour pilot with a fair amount of instrument time, I was initially skeptical about Oz.
Avionics

European firm introduces cordless Iridium satcom

Cordless cabin telephony with global connectivity at an affordable price is the promise of Belgium’s Orb’Phone, a division of Euro GSM.
Rotorcraft

Good News, Bad News: Just Another Day for the V-22

Just when it looks like the V-22 Osprey program might have a good day, the fates conspire to create more clouds on the horizon.
Rotorcraft

Rotorhead slide-rule set compares innovations, findings

In the arcane world of helicopter rotor aerodynamics, two concepts that show promise for enhancing safety and performance in the world of high-density-alti
Training and Workforce

Primus Epic for the PC shaves simulator time

With the Primus Epic integrated avionics system poised to make its debut in a variety of business airplanes and the Bell/Agusta AB139 helicopter, Honeywell
ATC

FAA selects Honeywell to develop LAAS system

After describing its GPS LAAS precision approach system contract as “imminent” for more than six months, the FAA in early May announced its award to Honeyw
Rotorcraft

To Protect and Serve

Amid numerous press accounts of helicopter heroism during the war in Iraq comes this story of the sort of everyday utility humanitarianism that should walk
Rotorcraft

Helo mod shop marks 25 years of design innovation

Twenty-five years ago, former Bell Helicopter engineer Frelon Tullos founded Heli-Dyne Systems in response to a market he recognized, one that his former e