Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.
Jessica has worked in television production and management consulting. While not yet a licensed pilot, Ms. Salerno has received flight instruction and has soloed.
Honeywell is developing a Multi-Function Display (MFD) for general aviation that will incorporate GPS and WAAS capability as well as a new software-based VHF communication and navigation radio. The KSN 770 system will feature a state-of-the-art graphical interface that was originally designed for Honeywell's large integrated business aircraft cockpits. The system is called INAV GA.
Professional Pilot's Career Guide, second edition, by Robert P. Mark, is just out from The McGraw-Hill Cos.' Profes-sional book division. The new version contains detailed coverage of pilot ratings and practical test standards, plus goal-achieving tips on job hunting, networking and information on the regional and major airlines. The book also contains 200 common interview questions and the 10 most frequent interview mistakes, in-depth pilot interviews and essential Internet resources. Price: $24.95 The McGraw-Hill Cos.
Garmin has enabled its popular GTX 330 and GTX 33 transponders with 1090 MHz Extended Squitter (ES) transmission capabilities, thereby advancing Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) avionics in the general aviation market. The addition of 1090 MHz ES to Garmin's Mode S transponders will allow general aviation aircraft to automatically transmit position, velocity and heading information.
