The radar technology used by air traffic controls is from the 50's. No GPS... Planes are still tracked by little "physical" slips of paper. The entire system has been in need of an overhaul since the 70's. Planes still use land based radio towers - waste tons of fuel due to indirect routes. The FAA is incapable of fixing this decrepit system.
Please share with me your on-time stats. I know there few mid air collisions but there are pilots in those planes to stop them from crashing.
"without halting the entire system" - maybe you missed the point of the article.
Yea, these are the guys (the feds) I want building cars, taking over health care...thanks god they are not building the planes. I'm just trying to think one government run organization that works as well as any private one. Any idea?
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The radar technology used by air traffic controls is from the 50's. No GPS... Planes are still tracked by little "physical" slips of paper. The entire system has been in need of an overhaul since the 70's. Planes still use land based radio towers - waste tons of fuel due to indirect routes. The FAA is incapable of fixing this decrepit system. Please share with me your on-time stats. I know there few mid air collisions but there are pilots in those planes to stop them from crashing. "without halting the entire system" - maybe you missed the point of the article.
Yea, these are the guys (the feds) I want building cars, taking over health care...thanks god they are not building the planes. I'm just trying to think one government run organization that works as well as any private one. Any idea?