FlightPathOBN
11th Jun 2012, 20:28
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." :oh:
Sea-Tac airliner tests could yield quieter, more efficient landings | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018404046_satnavigation11.html)
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...:eek:
(please let me know if this should be under Friday Jokes)
"The FAA's co-lead on the project, Doug Marek, compares it to sliding down a banister instead of taking the stairs." :oh:
Sea-Tac airliner tests could yield quieter, more efficient landings | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018404046_satnavigation11.html)
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...:eek:
(please let me know if this should be under Friday Jokes)