Autopilots Industry News & Blogs

Industry News & Blogs

Lockheed Martin Acquires Procerus Technologies
www.spacewar.com | Jan 19, 2012
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2012 - Lockheed Martin has announced the acquisition of Procerus Technologies, a company specializing in autopilot and other avionics for micro unmanned aerial systems. The terms of the agreement were not

Airlines Not Only Ones Addicted to Autopilot
www.flightglobal.com | Sep 15, 2011
September started with an AP story that revealed the cost of airline cockpit automation , atrophied stick and rudder skills. As one might expect, there’s been a lot of comment on both sides of the argument.

Automation in the sky dulls airline-pilot skill - LA Daily News
www.dailynews.com | Aug 31, 2011
WASHINGTON -- Pilots "automation addiction" has eroded their flying skills to the point that they sometimes don t know how to recover from stalls and other mid-flight problems, say pilots and safety officials.

Is autopilot making airline pilots too 'dumb' to fly? - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com | Aug 31, 2011
Read 'Is autopilot making airline pilots too 'dumb' to fly?' on Yahoo! News. Pilots' "automation addiction" has apparently increased the risks of flying, reports the AP — but the problem is flummoxing authorities

Are airline pilots forgetting how to fly? - Business - msnbc.com
www.msnbc.msn.com | Aug 30, 2011
Are airline pilots forgetting how to fly? As planes become ever more reliant on automation to navigate crowded skies, safety officials worry there will be more deadly accidents traced to pilots who have lost their hands-on instincts in the air.

With increasing automation, are airline pilots forgetting how to fly? - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com
www.pjstar.com | Aug 30, 2011
pjstar.com - Are airline pilots forgetting how to fly? As planes become ever more reliant on automation to navigate crowded skies, safety officials worry there will be more deadly accidents traced to pilots who have lost their hands-on instincts in the air.   Hundreds of people have died over

Cool City Building Low-cost Helicopter Autopilots: AINonline
www.ainonline.com | Mar 29, 2011
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New Year New Attitude for Cirrus
www.aviationweek.com | Jan 6, 2011
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Aviation Consumer Reviews Avidyne's DFC 90 Digital Autopilot
www.avweb.com | Aug 22, 2010
Avidyne has a slide-in replacement for the STEC-55X autopilots common to Cirrus SR20s and SR22s. Aviation Consumer s Jeff Van West took it up for a flight to the claims of improved performance and new safety features.

NewsNew Anschuetz Autopilot Series NP 5000
www.marinelink.com | Apr 8, 2010
The German-based navigation company Raytheon Anschütz announced the upcoming release of their new NautoPilot 5000 adaptive autopilot series, Maritime News