air traffic controller
air traffic controller
FAA Probes Airliner Near-Miss: Blamed on Poor Judgment | Giga Gears
In aviation, there’s a theory called Big Sky — the idea that there’s just so much sky out there, it’s unlikely for two planes to ever hit each other. Before radar and GPS, it was an accepted way for pilots to avoid midair collisions. As it turns out, it’s a little less accepted when you’re running air traffic control.
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Near Misses: Frequent Incidents of Close Calls between Planes
So, as it turns out, airplanes are nearly crashing mid-air far more regularly than anyone initially thought. After a slew of almost-crashes over the past few months, The New York Times decided to take a deep dive into the issue. In fact, there have been at least 46 close calls involving commercial airlines in the last…