September 17, 2012. Eastern OptX at Autotestcon 2012 announced two new radar altimeter test sets that can be used in the lab or on the flight line. The E-6071 and E-6061 test altitude range accuracy ...

Norwegian investigators have disclosed that they are probing a low approach involving a Wideroe De Havilland Dash 8-100 at the northern Svolvaer airport last month. The aircraft dipped 700ft below the ...

How many times have you heard this during an instructional flight? Let’s say you were told to fly at an indicated altitude of 1,900 msl and because you got a little distracted, you’re now at 2,100.

French investigation authority BEA believes the prevalence of ILS approaches has obscured an underlying vulnerability of aircraft to the risk of terrain collision arising from incorrect altimeter ...

As NASA's MESSENGER mission draws to a close, an on-board science instrument that mapped the surface of Mercury is helping the navigation team with the spacecraft's low-altitude passes. MESSENGER ...

Over three days of sometimes contentious hearings this week, the National Transportation Safety Board interrogated Federal Aviation Administration and Army officials about a list of things that went ...