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Flights Delayed After Fire at Chicago-Area FAA Facility
Fire at a Federal Aviation Administration in suburban Chicago is causing delays this morning at O'Hare International and Midway International airports (www.nbcchicago.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/27/travel/chicago-ohare-midway-flights-stopped/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
The LOA (Letters Of Agreement) business is all smoke and mirrors to keep the higher ups happy. In reality, the controllers don't have radar maps, radar coverage, or frequency coverage to take over the airspace they are assigned. At ZLA, it was actually SCT (Southern California TRACON) that had the fire danger and ZLA took over the airspace. Once again, the controllers don't have maps to cover the low altitude fixes around the major airports. Plus, the controllers don't train to take over the airspace. Been there done that at ZLA.
two separate incidents.. the one with SCT was when ZLA took over the airspace, correct. but there was another incident where ZLA had to evacuate out in Palmdale, and ZAB and ZOA handled some of ZLAs airspace.
I know that they do not train for that, but the contingency was there and utilized at that time.
I know that they do not train for that, but the contingency was there and utilized at that time.
Today was CAVU in the midwest, why aren't the comm'l planes being allowed to fly VFR until they can get in a controlled space...mebe with a 20 mile separation and GPS? Boo FAA for not thinking faster on all this.
Quote: "Fly VFR"?? <sigh>
For the benefit of the non-pilots in the audience, firstly ALL above FL 180 (or, 18,000 feet) must be on an IFR flight plan.
Secondly, it is within the airlines' flight operations procedures and regulations (as monitored by the FAA) to operate ALL revenue flights on an IFR flight plan.
For the benefit of the non-pilots in the audience, firstly ALL above FL 180 (or, 18,000 feet) must be on an IFR flight plan.
Secondly, it is within the airlines' flight operations procedures and regulations (as monitored by the FAA) to operate ALL revenue flights on an IFR flight plan.
You could actually do VFR above 18000 in uncontrolled airspace offshore... IFR above FL180 only applies to the contiguous states...
I'm just stating the obvious, you troll that thumbed it down!!! Get a life!!!