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  Incorporate National Weather Service and the FAA

  The FAA pays substantially for weather services, including a "contract" which has National Weather Service technicians maintaining FAA-owned weather observation equipment. Most NWS equipment and most of the field offices are at Airports. For good reason, that's where weather observation is most critical. Save the taxpayers millions by folding the NWS into the FAA so the FAA doesn't have to keep subsidizing the NWS "under ...more »

  The FAA pays substantially for weather services, including a "contract" which has National Weather Service technicians maintaining FAA-owned weather observation equipment. Most NWS equipment and most of the field offices are at Airports. For good reason, that's where weather observation is most critical. Save the taxpayers millions by folding the NWS into the FAA so the FAA doesn't have to keep subsidizing the NWS "under the table."

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  Improve FAA Victor airways system

  Commercial flights generally flight the victor federal airways. The airways have bends in them from time to time which required course corrections by the pilots. For example, a flight from LA to Boston may have 3-4 course corrections to stay on the Victor federal airways vice a direct point to point routing. This course correction requires extra fuel, time, and cost to the operators. The idea (which is not original ...more »

  Commercial flights generally flight the victor federal airways. The airways have bends in them from time to time which required course corrections by the pilots. For example, a flight from LA to Boston may have 3-4 course corrections to stay on the Victor federal airways vice a direct point to point routing.

  This course correction requires extra fuel, time, and cost to the operators.

  The idea (which is not original but is taking decades to implement) is to straighten out the victor federal airways to allow for point to point flights.

  To accomplish that the navagation system needs to upgraded. There needs to be a date written that after that the NDB, and legacy systems will be turned off for cost savings to support the new systems. Most likely a version of GPS.

  Might as well get rid of most verbal communication and replace with digital TEXT. The messages can be sent efficiently, with greater comprehension, retention, and better use of limited bandwidth.

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  Consolidate IT Services

  The DOT/FAA recently held a conference in Orlando, Florida. Everyone had a great time, a week away from any real work, but you had to wonder why there were so many FAA workers there (gov & contractor)? What is the number of Feds in the FAA 50,000? How many Feds and contractors supporting IT, seems like probably at least twice that. About time to consolidate IT services at the FAA, and put more controllers in the towers. ...more »

  The DOT/FAA recently held a conference in Orlando, Florida. Everyone had a great time, a week away from any real work, but you had to wonder why there were so many FAA workers there (gov & contractor)? What is the number of Feds in the FAA 50,000? How many Feds and contractors supporting IT, seems like probably at least twice that. About time to consolidate IT services at the FAA, and put more controllers in the towers.

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  Go Green with Federal Aviation Administration Policy Updates

  The Federal Aviation Administration could save time and money by emailing their Air Traffic Organization Policy updates instead of mailing them each time.

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  Pilot Medical Certificates

  Almost all pilots are required to pass an FAA required medical examination before they fly. Almost all pilots. Certain pilots (balloon pilots, glider pilots, and light sport pilots) are exempt from this rule. Light sport pilots are considered medically qualified to fly if they have a driver's license issued by a US state. Studies conducted since these rules came into effect have repeatedly shown no statistically significant ...more »

  Almost all pilots are required to pass an FAA required medical examination before they fly. Almost all pilots. Certain pilots (balloon pilots, glider pilots, and light sport pilots) are exempt from this rule. Light sport pilots are considered medically qualified to fly if they have a driver's license issued by a US state. Studies conducted since these rules came into effect have repeatedly shown no statistically significant difference in the accident rates for these types of pilots than for those with FAA medical certificates where medical qualification was a factor in the accident or incident. I suggest that all pilots who do not fly for compensation or hire be medically allowed to fly under the same self-certification rules as light sport pilots. This will save the government money by not having to employ as many document compliance clerks in the aeromedical department. It will also save hundreds of thousands of pilots the onerous expense of having to visit an FAA designated medical examiner and paying them hundreds of dollars each year for a medical exam that, in the final analysis, does not increase aviation safety one iota. At least one member of the public has petitioned the FAA for this rule change, but Aeromedical is reluctant to implement it, probably because that department would lose employees and, thus, prestige. That is a sorry reason to require people to do something (and pay for it) that doesn't help.

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