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FAA Errors in the May 20, 2011 Crewmember Qualifications SNPRM |
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This blog post catalogs errors in the forthcoming FAA Supplemental Notice of Prorposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) scheduled for Federal Register publication on May 20, 2011.
This post will be updated as errors are discovered.
Note: The SNPRM is a huge document. The prepublication draft runs to 671 double spaced 8.5 x 11 inch pages. It is not surprising that the document contains errors.
There are four types of errors; typographical, linkage, cognative and factual. I make no claim to accuracy or thoroughness. I may miss some errors and I may perhaps misread something and note it as an error even though it is not. Remember, this is a blog not a law review article.
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Controller Errors and Media Follies |
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Let's be clear, air traffic controllers ought to stay awake during their duty period and when they are working traffic they should assure that minimum separation is maintained.
The media has recently reported on several incidents of controllers sleeping on the job. Always this has been accompanied by everything from low key suggestions that safety was compromised to near hysterical proclamations about the near death of all aboard. The most egregious case I saw was on CNN where a purported expert, a former controller, attempted to link the scattered incidents of controllers napping on the job to labor unions and a supposed pro union bias by Randy Babbit, the FAA administrator. Where do they get these clowns?
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One Down, One to Go |
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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has recommended the elimination of the first officer (the pilot who is second in command and often called a co-pilot) from commercial airline cockpits. This is not entirely unforeseen. In a blog post from October of last year I predicted that the airliners would in the future be flown by only one pilot and that person will be an out of work actor and not an actual pilot. Eliminating the first officer is the obvious first step in that direction. It is hard to know if Mr. O'Leary is serious or simply seeking publicity. The British Airline Pilots Association has responded treating the comment as a serious threat to aviation safety. |
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Updates - DC Area NOTAMS |
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Pilots are reminded that NOTAMS effective September 1, 2010 modify operating procedures within the DC Area Flight Restricted Zone (DC FRZ) and Special Flight Rules Area. (DC SFRA). Click on the NOTAM number for details: |
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Line Up and Wait |
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"Line Up and Wait" will replace "position and hold" effective October 1, 2010. We reported on June 10th, 2010 that the FAA had just issued pilot guidance containing information that would soon be out of date. "Line Up and Wait" is one of two major recent changes to Pilot/Controller phraseology. First hinted at by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman in a speech given December 1, 2009, the change to "Line Up and Wait" will bring U.S. practice in compliance with international standard phraseology. |
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