Marc Joel Atrero

The today and tomorrow of flightdeck vision The head-up display (HUD) entered service on military aircraft as a means of simplifying pilot operations. The potential on civil aircraft soon became obvious and systems were developed for, and entered service on business jets and transport aircraft. Continued development has seen HUDs fielded specifically for GA aircraft,

The space race to own sky-high internet Inflight internet connectivity is big money for the aerospace industry. Just to enter the game, building and lofting a satellite costs a cool half a billion US dollars. Meanwhile, the London School of Economics estimates that annual airline industry efficiency savings from widespread adoption of inflight Internet will

A wild ride with a chute to boot Sim training is pointless.” That’s what I was thinking before my session in the Cirrus simulator. Though, to be fair, I should expand on that thought a little. What I was really thinking was: “Sim training is pointless – BUT, I can film the experience and it

New SIM technology supports new training methods Is aviation training keeping up and delivering training outcomes that align with new simulation technology and learning methods? In Australia, many companies and learning institutions such as Boeing Training, airlines, general aviation flight schools, universities, and the Australian military are embracing the new sim technology and the training

Bittersweet resolve in wake of tough decisions June was a bittersweet month for our race team. The racing action in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship resumed, but only after there had been an announcement from Red Bull that the series would not continue beyond 2019. Not only did they announce the discontinuation, they

Gear for Australian aviators FRAT – Flight Risk Assessment Tool ‘Press-on-it is’ is the condition afflicting pilots when they continue with a flight, even when their gut tells them it probably isn’t a good idea. It’s usually weather-related accompanying a perceived pressure to get to a destination, usually at the insistence of passengers. What’s app?