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Windows Upgrade, FAA Error Cause LAX Shutdown
fname writes "The recent shutdown of LAX due to an FAA radio outage was apparently caused by a Windows 2000 integration flaw, possibility related to an old Windows 95 bug. An article at the LA Times claims that the outage was caused by human error, as the system will automatically shut down after 49.7 days (related to this Windows 95 flaw?), and a technician didn't reboot the system monthly as he should have. This happened after an upgrade from Unix to Windows. I don't think blame should be assigned to the technician who missed the task; rather, it seems a gross oversight for the FAA to guarantee that such a critical system will crash after only one missed maintenance task. Who's really at fault?"
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FAA systems are taken offline all the time - the trick is to make the downtime as short as possible.
A win2k reboot would take what, 2 minutes max? It would only need to be weekly too. So, probably pick Tuesday at about 2:30am local time (which I believe is one of the least busy times for flying) and you're all set.
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Which begs the question...
No. It RAISES the question. Learn what "beg" means.