Marijan Jozic has been involved in avionics engineering and maintenance for over 40 years. He has held a variety of roles, from Test Equipment Calibration and Maintenance Engineer, Systems Engineer, to Product and Program Manager.

Who else could be most qualified to write a book about the golden years of aviation than Marijan Jozic? From the bowels of electromechanical instrumentation to the latest flight management computers, from the 'steam gauges' to LCD and Head Up displays, Marijan has seen, designed and managed their implementation. Thus then, who best to lead you in a journey through those golden years." - Randolph Johnstone PhD, Former Boeing Associate Technical Fellow Taxonomy

• Chapter 1 Torchbearer 1Chapter 2 The Beginning 5 Little Boxes 6Engineering 8DADCs 12Chapter 3 ASDAR: A Weather Eye in the Sky 15 System Architecture 17KNMI 18ASDAR Implementation 19DCF77 22ASDAR Spin-Off 23Acknowledgments xviiContentsxChapter 4 TCAS Pete 25The TCAS Era 26Project Phases 26Lebanon 31Columbia 31The TCAS Seed 32Chapter 5 The Last 747 Classic 35Company Specifications 37P/Ns 37Martinair Modifications 38A Celebrated Mistake 41Final Modifications 42Chapter 6 RVSM: Really Very Smart Move 45Seattle Meeting 46Copenhagen Conference 48RVSM Project Plan 49St. Petersburg Conference 50Qualifying Aircraft 51End of the Story 52Chapter 7 SATCOM: Hello, Can You Hear Me? 55The SATCOM Project 57Contents xi Troubleshooting 59Mr. SATCOM 63Final SATCOM Thoughts 64Chapter 8MLS: The Last Days of the Microwave Landing System 67ILS 67Doppler vs. TRSB 69GPS 72Final Chapter of MLS 74Chapter 9 LTN-92: Carousel of Glass 83Canadian Marconi 84 EGPWC Installation 889/11 90Phase Out 94Chapter 10 My Dream Team 97TCAS Team 98SATCOM 99AMP 101Modification Team 102Boeing Partners 102Dream Team 106ContentsxiiChapter 11 AMP: Avionics Master Plan 109EGPWS Modification 110Planning 112Preparation Phase 114Implementation 117Chapter 12 Stay Focused! 121Focus HQ 122Project Team 125Focus Modifications 126End of Focus 131Chapter 13 Fight on the Flight 133Transaero 135Windfall 139Le Mans VIP 140Suitcase Surveillance 142Chapter 14 Conferences 145Plane Talk 147MMC 151AMC Prague 153FOM 155Contents xiiiChapter 15 Avionics Shop 159Obsolescence 160Avionics Shop 161Nonconformities 163WHY Setup 164Capability Development 1661. Method 1682. Material 1683. Machine 1704. Man 171Chapter 16 DORA: Development of Repair Avionics 175Sisyphus 178Manuals 178Material 179Man 180Machine 181Purchasing 182CE Marking 183Dedicated Area 184ATEC6 185DORA 186Chapter 17 AKCD: Aviation Knowledge and Career Day 189AKCD Steering Committee 190Contents xiv AKDC Speakers 192Organizing AKCD 194Spin Off 195Chapter 18 The Human Face of Six Sigma 199Six Sigma 199The Avionics Shop 201The Toyota Example 205The Human Factor 206Lean Six Sigma 207Black Belt with a Human Face 210Chapter 19 Human Factors 215Coffee, Coffee, Everywhere 216Dirty Dozen 221Importance of Human Factors 223Toyota Recalls 224Schipol Shuttle Bus 225Chapter 20 Repairs Not Defined 229CRT Display 231Ducommun Dimmer 232PCU Keyboard Repair 234Contents xvChapter 21 787 Entered the Aerospace 239SCEA 240New 787 Technology 241Anecdotes 243HF Transmitter 245Chapter 22 Reorganization (Again) 249FRIFRA Jobs 249Avionics Reorganization 251You're Fired 251Repairs Development 254New Beginning 255Chapter 23 Global Operation 257Morocco 258Asia 259Kenya 260Indonesia 261Chapter 24 COVID-19 265Exposure Risk 266Grounded 267Contents xviChapter 25 Trust that an Ending Is Followed by a New Beginning 271Three Knows 273About the Author 277