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AOPA ePilot Volume 7, Issue 24 June 17, 2005
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BOYER NAMED TO COUNCIL THAT WILL HELP DEFINE NEW ATC SYSTEM
AOPA President Phil Boyer was appointed June 13 to the executive
committee of the council that will work with the federal
government to define a new air traffic control system.


Oooo-ooo. My initial fear is justified. A *new* system. When Ford
tried
to build a *new* car, they produced the Edsel.

Which (IIRC) was very advanced for it's time but badly marketed and oddly
styled for it's day.


Like many *new computer systems*, it was overhyped, too expensive, had
worse-than-predicted maintenance requirements, and the support network was
ill-equipped to actually support it. It did have its innovations but in the
final analysis it was just another car, and yes it *was* oddly styled for
its day.