The head of the Dutch Safety Authority has announced that last week’s Turkish Airlines plane crash in Amsterdam may have been caused by a faulty altimeter. Dutch authorities have made an announcement ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to require airlines and other operators to upgrade radio altimeters again to head off fresh interference threats ...
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Why Altimeters Are Crucial for Safe Flying
How many times have you heard this during an instructional flight? Let’s say you were told to fly at an indicated altitude of 1,900 msl and because you got a little distracted, you’re now at 2,100.
French investigation authority BEA believes the prevalence of ILS approaches has obscured an underlying vulnerability of aircraft to the risk of terrain collision arising from incorrect altimeter ...
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