Weather radar evolution: from tilt management to GNSS interference
This article covers weather radar beam physics and system malfunctions.| Engineering Pilot
This article covers weather radar beam physics and system malfunctions.| Engineering Pilot
This article describes air data malfunctions that are less known than the basic "pitot blockage".| Engineering Pilot
This article covers the typical TAWS architectures on transport aircraft, and demonstrates, why knowledge is key.| Engineering Pilot
This article uncovers key aspects of the radome including providing examples of real-world radome damages.| Engineering Pilot
This article aims to make the content of PANS-OPS and ICAO PBN manual more accessible, covering error budgets and obstacle clearance of PBN.| Engineering Pilot
This article covers the obstacle assessment of PAPI installations and provides information about the relevant regulatory guidance.| Engineering Pilot
This article aims to highlight benefits and caveats of mixing AOA-derived information in to a speed tape.| Engineering Pilot
What do the F-14, the L-1011 and the C-17 have in common? You guessed it: their flight controls involve direct lift control [1]. More...| Engineering Pilot
The ever-increasing impact of GNSS interference on aviation needs to be addressed also from a technical perspective. This is today's topic.| Engineering Pilot
As we are in the midst of winter, many places have seen a decent amount of snow fall. In this article we look at how the trustworthy ILS...| Engineering Pilot
A description of different methods to make flight control computers more resilient against misleading sensor data.| Engineering Pilot
A radically different method to optain air data, based on optical measurements.| Engineering Pilot
Design considerations for speeds above VMO/MMO.| Engineering Pilot
A discussion about GLS and its associated challenges.| Engineering Pilot
Radar altimeters are used on aircraft to measure the height above the surface. They have been in use for decades onboard large airliners...| Engineering Pilot
No matter if we look at an aerobatic trainer, a jet fighter or a transport category airliner, they all execute rolling maneuvers on a...| Engineering Pilot
Climbing with One Engine Inoperative (OEI) is certainly not an everyday situation. When the need for such a maneuver arises, adherence to procedures is critical as the margins might be quite limited in some cases. Most OEI-discussions focus on climb gradients as they are obviously of great interest. In order to achieve the advertised gradients, it is of paramount importance to fly the correct speeds. In this article we look at the different regulatory requirements governing these speeds for the| Engineering Pilot
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This article discusses the idea that AOA can be derived from pitch and FPV. Significant limitations of this concept are shown.| Engineering Pilot
This article deals with some lesser known features of TCAS using a real-world example.| Engineering Pilot
A description of the new ACAS X system and comparison with TCAS II.| Engineering Pilot
