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Lawmakers Target Long-Term FAA Bill
After an agonizing two-week partial shutdown of the FAA, lawmakers are now turning their attention to negotiations on a long-term reauthorization bill. On Aug. 5, Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, pressed for a long-term bill, saying “it’s vital” that the House and Senate act to avoid another extension. (www.aviationweek.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Don't get me wrong - controllers are a good thing. Even with them there are near misses. Without would be a nightmare given current tech. Even Using RA's is a violent maneuver. I'm sure in the future it tech can do much of the work we are just not there yet. Also, key personell that create flow control - edict times - opening and closing of approach and departure corridors closed - pilots like us don't see the big picture. We need that flight control center in DC. Weather dissemination - try to run ohare without a tower! It's the building of airports at the cost of billions for no reason like the middamerica airport. EAS, and I'm not sure what ramp checks if any have actually saved lives. I'm sure they found violations. But this is the same agency that said the air Alaska flight that went into the drink off the west coast due to a jackscrew was pilot error for a non thorough walk around - on an object 2 stories up UNDER the skin. The NTSB suggested it and the FAA ate it up because their number one job of the FAA is to protect airlines best interest - not our safety. But that is the enforcement division - controllers are very Important. I fly to controlled and non controlled airports and it's a cluster when it's busy - I don't want to see a day where heavy jets start hot dogging cutting off others or trying to coordinate arrivals spaced 3 miles apart all day long around the clock? Yeah we need controllers from ground to center
I never made it up that way much. I'm outa here; looks like it's fixin to storm some. Later
Yes some I flew their Gulfstream one a little and flew a king air for them some. I worked for them out of Woodward but my home field was 93F.
I can relate to that. I could stand on our back porch and watch artillery shells impact out on the range. I learned to drive on that road that bordered that portion of the range. Did you fly out of Duncan? I remember dad taking me by the Airport over there one night and seeing their plane that was based there; some type turboprop at that time, best I remember. That was in the early 60's sometime or other.
I always use Elgin to get around the Restricted area, and flew for Haliburton in the 70s Remember when you are changing planes ten times to get home that the Hub and Spoke system was an FAA invention. PS I loved Herb,saw him in Houston a couple of years ago, but remember he got a lot of backing from H L Hunt.
Well, the Hub and spoke is the thing. 1-200 mile control zone for any of them is not uncommon. Instead of an easy hop from KMEM to GSO&back here while back, I got swapped to ATL thanks to a schedule change by the almighty DAL and on a 757 rather than the CRJ I was planning on. Talk about a pucker left on that left seat. I do remember Greater Southwest; wasn't sure of the exact location. The Wright Amendment was actually put in place right before SWA started, cause they were trying to close Love and Herb pitched a fit, but dealt with it anyway. I think it expires next year or end of this one. Word I hear is that when it does that there will be a pretty good size realignment within SWA once they are unfettered.
You mention KWWR. I take it you are from out in that part of the world. I was raised down at Elgin, just North of Lawton;Army Brat. Dad at Sill for 10 years.
You mention KWWR. I take it you are from out in that part of the world. I was raised down at Elgin, just North of Lawton;Army Brat. Dad at Sill for 10 years.