New Model;
FAST basicly isn't being used in the US. We looked at it a while back and did a lot trials with it. We decided that it wasn't doing any better than the controller, and for it to work all the time and do it really well was going to cost a LOT of money for a pay back of only one or two aircraft an hour at best. It was dropped so that money could be better spent elsewhere. These days there isn't even money around for the GOOD and NEEDED programs <sigh>. It is looking rather grim here aviation wise. I keep hoping that things will turn the corner, but between chapter 11 companies keeping prices artificially low, not enough new runways, soaring fuel prices and our problem with our govt. spending more than we have and sending a LOT of it overseas, we aren't going to see any help in the next few years I am afraid.
regards
Scott