News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary ACAS II is a well established safety net to prevent mid-air and near-mid-air collisions. In the latest ACAS Bulletin, Stanislaw Drozdowski provides details of recent and planned changes to ACAS II procedures and equipment. The Bulletin also provides descriptions of recent events illustrating the effectiveness of ACAS,… Continue reading ACAS News
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Whatever happened to (the benefits of) Mode S Enhanced Surveillance (EHS)?
Though there are few who will not be familiar with the term Mode S Enhanced Surveillance, let me quickly recap. Mode S is a legacy, ground based surveillance system which has a rudimentary data link capability. It is this latter that was being pushed in the 90s as a solution to all ills of air… Continue reading Whatever happened to (the benefits of) Mode S Enhanced Surveillance (EHS)?