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Hey all - I'm mostly a lurker but felt compelled to comment on this.
Time Magazine recently had an incredibly asinine piece on "What's causing flight delays." In it the writer blames the old ATC system, but barely gives word to busy hub airports, overscheduled/canceled flights, and a host of other LOCAL AIRPORT and AIRLINE problems that are really to blame. And of course adding a one line jab about GA. Plus - the animation showing a plane being bounced around the sky like a pinball is hilarious, and just plane incorrect. http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...653304,00.html I wrote a rebuttal on my blog: Would love any comments/corrections or opinions http://www.futuregringo.com/index.ph...travel-delays/ Summary: Instead of whining about zig zag patterns in the sky we should invest the money in people, resources (such as ground radar,) and improvements in the LOCAL airport environments at our largest hubs. The TOWER is where air traffic controllers are overworked, overtaxed, and because of this have increased chances of errors. Why are people being told, or sold, a false worry about the LEAST problematic and least dangerous part of our ATC system? |
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