If you’re controlling your drone manually with a remote controller, it’s not truly autonomous. And autonomy is what defines a real drone. To unlock true autonomy, you’ll need to pre-program...
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Cleared for Modernization: The Top Avionics Upgrade for Fixing America’s Broken ATC
As commercial air traffic surges back to pre-pandemic levels—and in many regions, surpasses them—aviation’s longstanding Achilles’ heel has returned to center stage: a strained, outdated Air...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Congress on July 23 that it will cost $31.5 billion to fully modernize the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system, a sweeping upgrade the Department...
Europe’s Air Traffic System Could Soon Face Chaos of Its Own
Europe’s fragmented air traffic control (ATC) system has long been a source of inefficiency, delays, and frustration. Unlike the U.S., which operates under a unified FAA-controlled airspace, Europe...
In this video presentation, I examine the crisis bedeviling the U.S. Air Traffic Control (ATC) system. Click here to view my video: https://shorturl.at/2bHSD Below is an edited transcript of my...
America’s ATC Meltdown: Why The Skies Are Short-Staffed and The Remedies That Are Needed
For over a decade, the U.S. has been facing a persistent and growing shortage of air traffic controllers. The problem has ballooned into a full-blown crisis, straining airport operations, triggering...