HYPOTHESIS
COULD THE FAA HAVE PREVENTED THE HORRIBLE CRASH
IN PHOENIX ON MAY 31, 2013
I had written in an earlier column there was a midair NW of DVT between 2 flight school
planes. Could this accident have been prevented, here is one way it could have been.
There are 2 ADS-B’s, one IN and one OUT. If you have an IPad, Aviation App and ADS- B In unit you are able to see traffic on the IPad. However there is a caveat to this in that a plane must be flying with ADS- B Out in your vicinity to awaken the ground stations to allow you to see traffic on your IPad.
The FAA is requiring that all planes be equipped with ADS-B Out by 2020. The FAA could turn on all ADS-B Out stations 24/7 today so that all planes that now have ADS-B In could see traffic, but the FAA refuses to do so. If the FAA had ADS-B Out on, and one or both of these planes were flying with an IPad and ADS-B In, there was a chance that this horrific accident could have been prevented.
It concerns me that FAA is still not concerned with safety.
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