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Showing posts with label air traffic controllers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label air traffic controllers. Show all posts
23 July 2007
19 April 2007
NYC Traffic
It's hard to believe that over 20 minutes is wasted by Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) because of a traffic jam in the sky. You would think that on a 5 hour flight that they would know that you were coming. Beautiful weather and a head wind should not cause this problem.
BUT, a little birdie told me that these folks controlling us have no concept of true airspeed and it's relationship with indicated airspeed and altitude. (ie. A jet at 30,000ft flying, 250 knots is actually flying faster across the ground (no wind) than a jet flying the same speed at 24,000ft).
No wonder things get bottled up when planes descend into a busy airport.
That is our gov't in action...
BUT, a little birdie told me that these folks controlling us have no concept of true airspeed and it's relationship with indicated airspeed and altitude. (ie. A jet at 30,000ft flying, 250 knots is actually flying faster across the ground (no wind) than a jet flying the same speed at 24,000ft).
No wonder things get bottled up when planes descend into a busy airport.
That is our gov't in action...
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