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FAA Using Webcams to Aid Alaskan Pilots

Posted by chrisd on from the no-faa-wishlists dept.

Isthistakenyet? writes "CNN is running a story about a series of FAA webcams designed to give fliers in Alaska pictures of current weather conditions around the state. I can even get current conditions near where I used to live - check out the 'Clear Day Image' :)" Hopefully the slashdotting won't keep a legit pilot from checking conditions.

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  1. ? is where does the responsibility lie? by puto · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Does the responsibility lie with the poster who submitted the story?

    With the editor who let it pass?

    Or the readers who know they will kill the box?

    So I am saying we are all responsible for killing some box that is out there to help pilots. Not a Kewl view of the Alaskan landscape.

    A little social responsibility is needed. You CAN be your brothers keeper by proxy.

    Puto

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    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
  2. click the damn link by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's just a webserver. It's not the control tower at the airport. And as I pointed out below, it's only arrogance that makes us think a slashdotting is different from a link appearing on the New York Times website or salon.com. And there is no information on the webserver that a pilot wouldn't be able to learn by looking out the window or making a phone call. Don't act like planes are going to start blowing to pieces and careening out of control all over Alaska if the server goes down for a couple hours.