Thanks for forwarding Rainman's comments. I agree that there are many
challenges ahead to answer the commission's concerns.
For those who are interested, the commission's final report (along with
a number of other related documents) is available on the commission's
web site. It is at:
http://www.faa.gov/ncarc/index.htm
Enjoy!
Best regards,
Neil Krey
neilkrey_at_mail.airmail.net
http://users.why.net/neilkrey/
>Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 08:47:09 -0800
>From: "Guy M. Smith" <guy.smith_at_nwa.com>
>To: crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
>Subject: NCARC review of FAA and Air Traffic Control
>Reply-To: crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
>
>I am attaching a letter that I copied from another list server -- the
>Bluecoat Mailing-list, a group of pilots and engineers that discuss
some
>very interesting topics, primarily automation. This letter talks about
a
>CNN report on a recently released NCARC (Natl. Civil Aviation Review
>Commission) review of the FAA and Air Traffic concerns for the future.
I
>did not get to see the CNN report, but I do know that this is an issue
>that must be tackled in the next few years. There is a wealth of Human
>Factors issues involved. Rainman calls upon the private sector,
>particularly airlines, universities, manufacturers, and industry to
help
>solve this problem. I wonder if any of us have some ideas that could
>help.
>
>I am consulting with an FAA research project at the Human Factors Lab
at
>the University of Minnesota that is exploring issues pertaining to
"free
>flight." I think that free flight in the enroute phase is a real
answer
>to the airspace congestion problem enroute. But is it going to have
any
>real effect on terminal congestion, the real bottleneck of the system?
>We need other ideas. Most of all, we need to push for safety as well
as
>convenience. Initiatives like ILS PRM (Precision Runway Monitoring)
are
>ways to increase the arrival rate in IMC, but is squeezing more
>airplanes into already congested airspace the only solution left? Any
>other ideas?
>Regards, Guy
>--
>Guy M. Smith
>Manager, Human Factors Practices
>Northwest Airlines N7205
>5101 Northwest Dr.
>St. Paul, MN 55111-3034
>Phone 612-727-4255
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