America has a Sanctioned GPS Problem

It is not just the kids who are jamming GPS signals. - Thank you Tobias! But the US Gov't is at it as well. Well that makes me comfortable... Abstract from IEEE Spectrum January 2021, See URL "Early one morning last May, a commercial airliner was approaching El Paso International Airport, in West Texas, when a warning popped up in the cockpit: “GPS Position Lost.” The pilot contacted the airline’s operations center and received a report that the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range,… (spectrum.ieee.org) Plus d'info...

Software Patches - Perfume for a Pig?

I am curious to hear what members think of this article. I have written commercial firmware and software for non-aviation controller applications and I know that a LOT can be done to make the user think the performance has been enhanced by a patch. Sometimes a patch fixes a "bug" (in this case a bug is piece of erroneous code) and that is a good thing. But sometimes a patch compensates for a hardware design flaw. This article makes me think that Boeing is up to the latter. Comments? (www.zdnet.com) Plus d'info...

Interesting Contrail - Or is it the Government??

This cloud formation looks odd indeed! I can see why people freaked out. (petapixel.com) Plus d'info...

What is Boeing going to do to get me back on one of their planes?

I know this is a very old article but it is 2022 and the problem continues a decade later. So here I am sitting on the ground, in a very hot plane while the A/C Left Pack is being repaired. We were sooo close to takeoff when we just stopped. After 20 mins the Captain came on to inform us that the Left Pack has indicated a fault and we must return to the gate for repairs. Maybe 2 hours. Really Boeing?!?! Is this your best? Ok, it is ONLY Airbus for me in the short term. (www.slashgear.com) Plus d'info...