Instrument flight inherently relies on trust in systems, but the aviation infrastructure is designed with the expectation of equipment failures (ground-based navigation aids, airborne equipment), and ...
The FAA's Minimum Operational Network (MON) is a critical backup system, primarily using VOR and ILS facilities, designed to ensure aircraft can navigate and land safely during a GPS signal outage.
Multimode recievers (MMRs), the high-integrity, multifunction navigation units installed on many air transport-class airplanes today, are expanding their scope. Driving this expansion are military ...