What if a technology designed to save lives quietly became a tool to collect money? Louisiana has just taken a stand—and the rest of the aviation world should be paying attention. For years, ADS-B has been promoted as one of the biggest advances in aviation safety. It allows aircraft to broadcast their precise position, altitude, speed, and direction, giving pilots and air traffic controllers far better situational awareness. It is a safety tool—not a luxury. Now, there is some encouraging news from the United States. Louisiana has officially become the third U.S. state to ban the use of ADS-B flight data for billing aircraft owners. The move follows similar legislation in North Dakota and Montana. The concern is simple: ADS-B was introduced to improve safety, but in some places the same data has started being used to generate landing or airport fees. Many pilots and aviation organizations, including the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), have argued that this creates the w...
The headline of this article tells a lot about what it will be about. This is my story and I am Himanshu Tomar. Why does it matter that someone read my personal story? I am just writing down my mind here. This is the shape of the shapeless and endless thoughts that keeps running through my mind all day. I wanted to pursue master of computer application when I was 23. I did a one-year certificate course from NIIT when I was in college and that is when I got the idea that I should pursue my career in this field. I wanted to take admission in JNU, Jawaharlal University, but the seats were limited and the competition was tough, which I was not able to clear. I went to my dad's friend to have some career suggestions, and he diverted me to pursue MBA. Now, at the age of 44 I feel that it was the worst suggestion of my life, and more than that it was the worst decision of my life. Always and ever I had felt that I am a technical person. I am good in messing with machines and not in manag...