AVIATION
SAFETY ASKS, "WILL THE FAA'S PROPOSED CHANGES HELP PREVENT ANOTHER
MIDAIR IN THE HUDSON RIVER CORRIDOR?"
The FAA reacted quickly
to the August 8 midair collision between a Piper Lance and a tour
helicopter over New York City's Hudson River, proposing a series of
operational and ATC changes designed to facilitate separation of
fixed-wing and rotorcraft traffic. But will the FAA's proposals help? In
the inaugural episode of a new podcast series here on AVweb,
Aviation Safety magazine's Editor-in-Chief Jeb Burnside discusses
these and other questions with Newark, N.J. tower controller Eddie
Kragh and with Jeff Smith, chairman of the Eastern Region
Helicopter Council.
Click here to listen. (37.7 MB,
27:27)
For more on the subject, be sure to check out the current issue of
Aviation Safety magazine. (AVweb readers can get a special
rate on their subscription here.)
