The FAA estimates US operators may need to replace or upgrade 58,600 radio altimeters at a cost of about $4.5B to avoid ...
Pressure altitude is defined as an aircraft's height above a theoretical standard datum plane, determined by setting the altimeter to a standard pressure of 29.92 inHg. It is a crucial metric pilots ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule requiring operators to upgrade radio altimeters again as the ...
That timeline is probably relatively aggressive considering how slow the aviation industry normally moves... but man, it is scary to think that there are 1000 planes just flying around with faulty ...