Jay Rosen: Air Traffic Controller

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https://apnews.com/article/flight-delays-us-faa-updates-5805d15f520de8eadf52abb7b170487f

 

 

Edited January 11, 2023 by \GoBillsInDallas/

[nkreed]

No reason yet, but FAA recently tweeted that air traffic is gradually resuming.

 

 

 

 

[sherpa]

The system that failed was the NOTAM processing and distribution system.

Funny, but they changed the meaning of NOTAM from "Notice to Airmen,"  which it was forever, to "Notice to Air Missions," simply to get the sexist connotation out of the original name.

What a useless exercise.

 

NOTAMS are things you screen before flight that tell you of known situations on your route or destination/alternate airports. Not really that important in the grand scheme, and this information, if relevant to yu can be passed along verbally during normal radio "stuff."

 

Funny to hear the reporting on this this morning.

CNBC butchered it completely. NBC not much better.

 

Anyway, when we continue to staff positions in thee areas, Sect. of Transportation et., with political friends and patrons who have absolutely no idea what any of this means let alone fix it, this is what you get.

[eSJayDee]

Knowing the FAA, the problem was probably a jammed punchcard in their computer or perhaps a burned out vacuum tube.

[BuffaloBill]

1 hour ago, eSJayDee said:

Knowing the FAA, the problem was probably a jammed punchcard in their computer or perhaps a burned out vacuum tube.

 

 

Gerbil not running fast enough to generate power.

[JÂy RÛßeÒ]

I can neither confirm nor deny the possibility that I may or may not have been involved.

[coloradobillsfan]

2 hours ago, eSJayDee said:

Knowing the FAA, the problem was probably a jammed punchcard in their computer or perhaps a burned out vacuum tube.

How they can not have redundancy for such a critical system is beyond me.

[sherpa]

11 minutes ago, coloradobillsfan said:

How they can not have redundancy for such a critical system is beyond me.

 

They spent the redundancy money to change the name, because Notice to Airmen was sexist.

[ExiledInIllinois]

 

[Just Jack]

8 hours ago, eSJayDee said:

Knowing the FAA, the problem was probably a jammed punchcard in their computer or perhaps a burned out vacuum tube.

 

Vacuum Tubes, Inc. (vacuumtubesinc.com)

[Behindenemylines]

On 1/11/2023 at 1:24 PM, coloradobillsfan said:

How they can not have redundancy for such a critical system is beyond me.

They do:  ticker tape and Morse code however they can’t find the ticker tape and they used all the known Morse code devices filming Independence Day and Will Smith Bi$ch Slapped them when they went to his house to get them back