Since its inception the FAA Weather Camera Program has provided Alaska pilots with a valuable tool, helping us make critical go/no go decisions. Today, FAA is looking to squeeze more information out of the system by estimating visibility from the images. To conduct a demonstration project, they are looking for 40 weather camera users—pilots, dispatchers ...
NASA is developing technology initially created for fighter aircraft into a tool to help general aviation aircraft to avoid collisions with terrain. While many of us fly today with features in our GPS that will alert us to the proximity of terrain, the basic response is, “pull up—pull up.” If, however you are in a ...