GPS tests are needed for the military The distortion of the signals put civil aircraft at risk AOPA’s complaint is aided by Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation The AOPA article, reproduced below, has been posted verbatim,…
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Key Lawmakers Unveil Bill To Protect FAA from Shutdowns DeFazio and Larsen devise Legislation for FAA funding during Shutdown Automatic Draws from Airport and Airway Trust Fund Aviation Trade Associations Coalition supports U.S. House Transportation and…
Long time FAA controller career created network within the ATC system Devised the tactics to keep the ATC system working during PATCO Greatest achievement = FAMILY Rest in Peace Raymond John Van Vuren, Jr., age 86,…
SHUTDOWN not impacting SAFETY now Regulation imposes on Operators HIGHEST SAFETY duty Safety Systems work now and capture errors Professionalism of FAA workers deals with stress pre- and post-SHUTDOWN Without regard to one’s politics, the…
FAA slimming down ‘Notices to Airmen Publication’ NOTAM too cluttered AOPA and others recommend LESS at NTAP review Reading paper replaced by WAZE-like technology? The FAA has started to streamline one of its core…
DCA Airplane Noise Assessment Project Excellent Suggestions FAA existing standards do not measure well Concentrated RNAV noise Other thoughts The FAA NextGen Metroplex implementation programs have met with unexpected opposition. The FAA ATO management saw…
FAA to begin oversight of LaGuardia flight patterns for noise abatement FAA Starting Outreach for Metroplex Project in Florida Past Communications less than perfect FAA initiates TNNIS review at LGA Regional Administrator leads the South-Central Florida…
LESS ISN’T MORE FOR GPS AND FLIGHT SAFETY Rune Duke,AOPA, examines the conundrum How to balance DoD need with safety Filling out GPS Anomaly Reporting Form will help design solution. It’s a paradox of the next…