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ACSS Intros TCAS Change 7.1 Update
October 01, 2009
Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) is readying a software update for the Phoenix company’s TCAS II and TCAS 2000 traffic alert and collision avoidance systems to fix two potentially serious problems in the way the technology warns pilots of traffic threats. The Change 7.1 software, due out in the fourth quarter, will add so-called...
moreUVdatalink Fleet Status Upgraded
October 01, 2009
Universal Weather and Aviation enhanced its online flight-tracking application, UVdatalink Fleet Status, to help flight departments more easily track and manage their aircraft. Notably, the application now features MapQuest map graphics and faster load times. Other improvements include better capabilities for managing larger fleets; the ability to overlay...
moreFAA proposes changes to Hudson River airspace
October 01, 2009
The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) modifying the airspace over the Hudson River in the aftermath of the August 8 midair between a Liberty Helicopters sightseeing AS 350 and a Piper PA-32R-300, killing all nine people on the two aircraft.The safety enhancements in the September 16 NPRM would restructure the airspace; mandate pilot...
moreMode-S Rule Proves Debacle in Holland
September 28, 2009
Holland’s recent experience with the consequences of requiring all aircraft to be equipped with mode-S transponders may prompt a revision of similar rules by other national aviation authorities.Several years ago the EASA chose Holland for a trial of mode-S transponders that led to a directive by the Dutch CAA that all aircraft operating within Dutch...
moreNew System Will Cut Delays at Colorado Ski Airports
September 24, 2009
Corporate operators heading for Colorado’s Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Rifle Airports this winter shouldn’t worry about diverting to Denver and having their passengers complete the trip by car. That’s because the Colorado DOT has purchased and installed a $5.7 million Sensis multilateration system to track aircraft accurately well below the...
moreAction on Waas LPV Could Open Approval Floodgates
September 24, 2009
The FAA’s recent decision to permit Waas LPV upgrades of Universal Avionics FMS equipment under a basic field approval instead of an aircraft-specific STC could benefit thousands of Part 25 business jet operators, even if they don’t fly with Universal gear. The change, adopted after months of back-and-forth meetings between the FAA and the Tucson, Ariz....
moreSuperjet Completes High-Altitude Tests
September 23, 2009
The second Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 successfully completed its high-altitude flight test campaign in Armenia this week, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) announced yesterday. According to SCAC, the tests confirmed all design takeoff and landing characteristics and ensure safe and reliable operation from airfields situated as high as 10,000 feet. On September 21,...
moreACSS Introduces TCAS Change 7.1 Software Update
September 22, 2009
Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) told AIN it is readying a software update for the Phoenix company’s TCAS II and TCAS 2000 traffic alert and collision avoidance systems to fix two potentially serious problems in the way the technology warns pilots of traffic threats. The Change 7.1 software, due out in the fourth quarter, will add...
moreGround-based Augmentation Landing System OK’d
September 22, 2009
Honeywell’s SmartPath precision-landing system yesterday became the only ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) to receive FAA approval. GBAS monitors GPS signals to detect errors and augment accuracy by transmitting correction messages to aircraft, providing precision-approach guidance to all qualifying runways at an airport. As a result, Honeywell said...
moreNATA: Database Updates Are Maintenance Tasks
September 16, 2009
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA), responding to recent member requests, issued a statement that clarifies FAA regulations that apply to updates of navigational databases used on modern avionics. The FAA changed the Part 43 Appendix A regulations in 1996, according to NATA, and classified database updates as preventive maintenance instead...
moreRTCA Releases NextGen Implementation Plan
September 15, 2009
The FAA expressed enthusiasm about the RTCA’s final report of its NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force released last week. The recommendations focus on five operational areas: surface, runway access, congested metropolitan airspace, cruise and National Airspace System access. They also encompass two specific NextGen capabilities: automated digital...
moreHoneywell’s SVS/EVS Could Yield Lower Minimums
September 10, 2009
Honeywell has started flight testing a technology that merges the view of an infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS) with that of a synthetic-vision system (SVS) to give pilots a new way of seeing the world at night or in poor visibility. The company said this week that it has completed about 25 hours of evaluations in a Cessna Citation V and a Sovereign...
moreGulfstream’s (Enhanced) Vision Really Taking Off
September 08, 2009
Gulfstream Aerospace last week marked the service entry of the 500th Gulfstream outfitted with the manufacturer’s enhanced vision system (EVS). This milestone was reached eight years after the Savannah, Ga.-based company began offering the flight-deck safety technology to large-cabin Gulfstream operators. The original Gulfstream EVS and now the...
moreAEA’s Pilot Avionics Guide Released
September 01, 2009
The Aircraft Electronics Association’s 2009/2010 Pilot’s Guide to Avionics is now available at no charge at www.aea.net. It features various articles aimed at helping pilots make better avionics buying decisions, including articles on new products, synthetic- and enhanced-vision systems, pre-owned avionics and glass panel retrofits. The guide also has a...
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