Originally Posted by
dbenj
The point is not FR24. The point is there are inexpensive, readily available means to use ADS-B data to improve controller SA in low visibility conditions. But rather than use these tools, the lives of hundreds of people are put at risk while the FAA awaits a solution costing tens of millions of dollars.
Is it a perfect solution? No. Is it better than being blind? Absolutely.
You are wrong. There are procedures that are safe when used in low visibility procedures. Those were not followed, leading to an unsafe situation. But there is currently no approved/validated ADS-B solution available for controllers
AFAIK. Getting one approved will take a long time and cost a lot of money. Giving the controller an iPad with FR24 might have helped in this case, but there is plenty of threads on here were ads-b/fr24 data is not reliable/correct, and if the controllers had used the data in those cases it could have ended up worse. Until it is proven to be accurate and safe, ABS-B should not be used. I have a company iPad with GPS, Jepps app shows my position perfectly on the taxi diagram, great for SA, but my company specifically prohibits me from using that feature, because the GPS in an iPad is not approved by the FAA for navigation, and on the NEOs it will sometimes suddenly lose the plot. Me crossing the wrong runway because I am trusting a not proven device does not make things safer.