Yes, folks, it's that time of year again! The Airways Museum, Essendon Airport, is having its annual Open Day on Sat 14 Nov.
Full details are available at
Airways Museum / Civil Aviation Historical Society
The program includes a presentation by Adjunct Professor Brian O'Keeffe AO on
The Genesis of FANS.
Professor O'Keeffe, known as the 'Father of FANS' has a long and distinguished career in navaid development. He presented the first paper proposing an ILS replacement to ICAO in 1967, which led to the development of MLS. He was later instrumental in developing the concept for the Future Air Navigation System (FANS) - known to us today operationally as the Global Positioning System (GPS), Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) and Controller-Pilot Datalink Communications (CPDLC).
In 2004 Professor O'Keeffe recieved ICAO's highest award, the Edward Warner award, for his work on air navigation systems.
The Airservices Australia/Aeropearl Flight Inspection aircraft will also be open for inspection on the day.