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Universal Avionics' ClearVision Interactive-FMS (i-FMS) is software designed
to enhance the human-machine interface between pilots and their avionics by,
among other things, leveraging the latest developments in head-up displays
and head-wearable displays. Read more beginning on page 58.

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The View from Washington by Ric Peri
The sky is falling!

52 	 2029: An avionics odyssey by Dale Smith

22 	 Flight Control Systems by Dave Higdon
	 Convenience, safety and a handy,

58 	 Wearable Magic by Joseph E. (Jeb) Burnside
Universal Avionics' new interactive flight management
	

automated second hand

30 	 Member Profile by Christine Knauer
	 uAvionix innovates across markets
34 	 BendixKing by Dale Smith
Taking aim at general aviation avionics market
	
40 	 Urban air mobility by Lindsey McFarren
How do we get there from here?
	
44 	 Conversation With... by Patricia Luebke
Paul Harrington of Western Aircraft
	
46 	 Avidyne teaches legacy cockpits
	
new tricks by Scott M. Spangler
	 Software speaks legacy system's language
50 	 EASA publishes VTOL airworthiness
	
standards by Lindsey McFarren

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system and its wearable HUD combine to push the
human-machine interface to its next level

62 	 You can see the light by Dave Higdon
Even in the dark or the clag
	
68 	 Theory & Practice by Thomas Inman
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70 	 An overview of the Cape Town Convention
	
by Lindsey McFarren
74 	 The Marketer's Tip Sheet by Patricia Luebke
Beyond booth training: Teaching a newbie the ropes
	
	

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Jobs, equipment, calibration services

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