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New Ground Based Electronic Lasso to Pull Planes to the Runway
"This new system delivers a cost-effective solution to increase airport capacity, decrease air traffic noise and reduce weather-related delays." I am all for a precision approach, but doesn't this take too much plain old piloting away from the people in the cockpit? What happens if the military switches off the GPS birds, or a sloar event turns them off for us? I always liked the red and green boxes on the runway to let you know if you are on the correct slope. (www.gpsworld.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
When you reflect on course of developments in technology for aviation especially the drones, you ponder on the future of pilots- would they become redundant?
If Houston is so focused on safety then perhaps they can use their innovative streak to do something about those damn carts zipping through the terminals! I don't know how many times I've had to jump for my life from the maniac drivers dodging though the foot traffic.
FAA is not the authority running the airport. You'll have to talk to them. or the carrier who is leasing that section of the terminal. A picture of the offending go cart driver would probably go a long way.
I don't see how this differs from a WAAS enabled GPS approach.
None of this takes away from VASI, PAPIs etc on the approach. The purpose of this refined system is to allow better flight paths for larger jets, reducing travel time, reducing fuel used and allowing more planes into airports in a given period of time. For those worried about the pilot being redundant... I know that some DC-10, 747s etc, could fly 0-0 approaches (CAT III) in the early 80s without the pilot touching the controls. This is about changing the source of navigation guidance, not about doing in the pilots.
I'am another one of those pilots that always like to see the red and green light at the end of runway, as i glide down slope.