Automatically Warns Controllers Of Possible Incursions
Accipiter Radar announced Monday another first for its Accipiter
line of software-definable radars at Toronto City Center Airport.
Accipiter completed the installation and approval of a
custom-developed application that provides automated alerts to
controllers.
Failure Rates As High As 80 Percent At Some Airports
TSA wants private pilots to be "badged" in order to have access
to their personal planes at many airports, and different badge for
each airport to boot, and yet when it comes to testing their own
employees ... well you'll just have to read on. The American
Federation of Government Employees Tuesday called on TSA to take
immediate action after hearing from myriad members at the
Transportation Security Administration about unusually high failure
rates on Practical Skills Evaluations.
Pact Continues Agreement Between Rockwell Collins and L-3
L-3 Avionics Systems announced that its GH-3900 Electronic
Standby Instrument System (ESIS) has been selected by Rockwell
Collins for the company’s Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics
system. The contract is for 10 years with production units slated
for 2012.
A photographer for The Dallas Observer was detained at Dallas's
Addison airport, a reliever airport north of the city and Love
Field, when TSA officials challenged his right to be on the tarmac
taking pictures of a B-24 Liberator which was giving rides for
Father's Day.
The UAV purchased by the North Little Rock Police Department
last year suffered a software failure and crashed during a training
flight Saturday. The remotely-piloted helicopter was pretty badly
damaged, and had to go back to the factory in South Carolina for
repairs.
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