So happy to see that Juane Browne is getting some exposure. Dude is incredible at doing crash investigation breakdowns.
Do we seriously not have any vast expenses of airspace that this type of testing could take place in? Alaska or the ocean, for instance? I get that white sands is desolate from a population POV, but it certainly isn’t from an air traffic POV. Planes getting lost due to bad/imprecise navigation is the literal reason that GPS went from being a military asset to a public service.
I understand that, but that doesn’t necessarily convert to high airspace utilization. If they threw out a notam first, it’d likely be much easier to keep a chunk of Alaskan airspace clear than New Mexico.
So happy to see that Juane Browne is getting some exposure. Dude is incredible at doing crash investigation breakdowns.
Do we seriously not have any vast expenses of airspace that this type of testing could take place in? Alaska or the ocean, for instance? I get that white sands is desolate from a population POV, but it certainly isn’t from an air traffic POV. Planes getting lost due to bad/imprecise navigation is the literal reason that GPS went from being a military asset to a public service.
The US is TINY where else would we put it?
edit Ok fine! I GUESS we can make space inside Puerto Rico!
Alaska relies on small planes more than any other state. We have more private pilots per capita than any other state.
I understand that, but that doesn’t necessarily convert to high airspace utilization. If they threw out a notam first, it’d likely be much easier to keep a chunk of Alaskan airspace clear than New Mexico.