Avionics
En Route Data Comm, Not Ready for Prime Time?
A draft FAA advisory circular outlines the path to en route Data Comm services.

Pilots flying business jets and airliners in the U.S. are getting accustomedstarting to get used to digital clearances, now that the FAA has implemented Data Comm at 55 U.S. airports with Tower Data Link Service (TDLS)-equipped facilities. The next step is Data Comm for en route operations, yet there are some issues that need to be resolved before this takes place.

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