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FAA to Decommission Decades-Old System that Keeps Pilots Up to Date on Hazardous Weather
The Federal Aviation Authority is discontinuing a nonstop broadcast service that’s been keeping pilots aware of dangerous weather during flights since the early 1980s as part of the agency’s efforts to update and streamline its services (www.nextgov.com) More...And for all those pilots who don't want or can't afford an ipad and subscription service...taking away info about weather is never safer. Also not every airplane has streaming data over with ADS-B.
What will the ATC controllers do in the spare time now?