Flight Deck

By Bill Carey
Flight crews traveling over oceans and land will increasingly communicate with air traffic control (ATC) by digital data link.
Flight Deck

By Bill Carey
After being slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the FAA could complete the nationwide deployment of data messaging capability between controllers and
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
Investigators cite inconsistent reporting, questionable guidance as contributors to turbulence-related injuries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Garmin International has introduced Smart Glide, a safety feature to help reduce pilot workload in a single-engine-aircraft loss-of-power emergency.
Flight Deck

By Molly McMillin
Business and general aviation avionics sales during the second quarter totaled $500.9 million, up 2.1% from the same period a year ago, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association. But sales for the first six months totaled $1.07 billion, a 7.1% decrease from the year-ago period.
Flight Deck

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Basic principles of autopilot engagement are misunderstood. On Oct. 9, 1999, a Falcon 900B was en route from Portland, Oregon, to Grand Rapids
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.
Emerging Technologies

By James Albright
Consider being open minded, as well as a skeptic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
While the accident investigation of two aircraft in Ketchikan, Alaska points to the causes, it also highlights unsettling evidence.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
Floatplanes collide near Ketchikan, despite extra voluntary safety practices in area.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

BCA Staff
Avionics manufacturers have recently announced new and updated products that deliver new capabilities to aircraft, including those summarized here.
Flight Deck

By Bill Carey
Fractional fleet operator Flexjet and satellite communications provider Viasat have reached an agreement on installation of Ka/Ku-band inflight connectivity systems on select Flexjet aircraft.
Flight Deck

BCA Staff
Pilots should review the aerodynamic effects of Angle of Attack.
Flight Deck

By Molly McMillin
Constant Aviation, based in Cleveland, has completed its 33rd modernization of a Bombardier Challenger 604 flight deck, which represents about 80% of the total avionics modernizations on the aircraft model.
Flight Deck

Dave Hughes
The comic Rodney Dangerfield used to joke, “I can’t get no respect,” and audio panels can likewise be a forgotten corner of the avionics business for
Flight Deck

By Molly McMillin
The Citation Jet Pilots Association has chosen Trent Corcia as its new CEO, succeeding Andrew Broom, who has accepted an executive position with the National Business Aviation Association.
Business Aviation

By Thierry Dubois, Molly McMillin
After Falcon 6X, Dassault doubles down on product range expansion strategy and takes on Bombardier and Gulfstream.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Collins Aerospace has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide avionics for NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft and by Dassault Aviation as a supplier on the new Falcon 10X ultra-long-range business jet, the company said in a media presentation on May 11.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
As the technology enters its 15th year of service in business aviation, fly-by-wire benefits are known better among pilots than buyers.
Flight Deck

By Bill Carey
Collins Aerospace said it recently transmitted data via the new Iridium Certus satellite communications service using a high-gain antenna, marking a critical milestone in its development of Certus hardware.
Flight Deck

By James Albright
It's science, not art.
Flight Deck

By James Albright
Folklore: Once we lose sight of the aimpoint, it is time to flare
Flight Deck

By James Albright
The secret science behind the art
Flight Deck

By Ross Detwiler
Examining automated systems and situation awareness.
Flight Deck

By Ross Detwiler
Blowing sand and confusion in the Sudan
Flight Deck