Comment Re:at least is not tcas off (Score 1) 96
Ultimately, this appears to be an issue with data atomicity. If the function is dependent upon receiving both lat and lon information, then from an architecture standpoint, the containerization of that data should be structured to be atomic if possible. However, the he network design may be using ARINC-429 words which are only large enough to contain lat or lon data, but not both. A possible fix would be to use a larger network data object (NDO) that contains both pieces of data if the network supports it. Otherwise, the design would need to be improved to mitigate or improve the handling of situations where only 1 piece of lat/lon data is available.
Considering that ADS-B is not yet mandatory in most air space, and the feature is being added to more or and more new aircraft designs, it is possible that this type of bug could affect other makes and models of aircraft if the designers aren't careful in how the lat/lon data is handled.
Considering that ADS-B is not yet mandatory in most air space, and the feature is being added to more or and more new aircraft designs, it is possible that this type of bug could affect other makes and models of aircraft if the designers aren't careful in how the lat/lon data is handled.