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Surveillance & ATC


Aerodrome surface wind reports: a summary for pilots
Assessing wind conditions is daily business for pilots. Most of the time, the wind values are easily within limits, but sometimes they get close to the maximum permissible. It is on those occasions that we need to have a clear understanding of the aeronautical wind reports. In this article, we will look at the aerodrome surface wind and how it is reported.
Andreas
Oct 16


Weather radar evolution: from tilt management to GNSS interference
This article covers weather radar beam physics and system malfunctions.
Andreas
Aug 17


TCAS deep dive: DMOD, tau-cap and NAF-range
This article deals with some lesser known features of TCAS using a real-world example.
Andreas
Mar 23


ACAS X update: A small, big change
A description of the new ACAS X system and comparison with TCAS II.
Andreas
Jun 23, 2023


Beyond airspace alerts and NOTAMs: Long-term GNSS interference mitigations
The ever-increasing impact of GNSS interference on aviation needs to be addressed also from a technical perspective. This is today's topic.
Andreas
May 2, 2023


RVSM performance monitoring - Why, Where and How
Almost 40 years ago, the initial discussions at ICAO level took place to implement Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) in some...
Andreas
Jul 2, 2021


It is about time…
If you are involved in commercial air transport, it might be a good idea to get used to the terms RBT, RTA, CTA and TBO...
Andreas
Jan 5, 2020
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