FAA to test out to see if that new-fangled thang Continuous Descent Approach will work.
"The FAA's co-lead on the project, Doug Marek, compares it to sliding down a banister instead of taking the stairs."
Sea-Tac airliner tests could yield quieter, more efficient landings | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times
and just when you think its "great", they add this...
"Federal law requires completion of a formal environmental assessment of the impact of the changed flight paths on people underneath. That will be done after the flight trials are completed."
So much for the afterglow...
(please let me know if this should be under Friday Jokes)