So we don't have computers anticipating the movements of airplanes, and giving warning signals if necessary?
Friday night’s near-disaster at JFK airport
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#22Is there any aggregation of near misses? How often do things like this happen?
Not quite an answer to the exact question, but the FAA does publish hot spots (overview: https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/hotspots, full list: https://aeronav.faa.gov/afd/29Dec2022/All_Hotspot.PDF).
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#24So we don't have computers anticipating the movements of airplanes, and giving warning signals if necessary?
We do but not to the extent that laypeople would think rational. Taxi instructions are verbal affairs. Hugely problematic in very busy airports. I will say that I am not sure how much automation would have helped. It does appear that this pilot had really lost situational awareness.
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#25Are we're relying on pilots who are holding many many things in their heads to follow only the verbal directions of air traffic control? Two alternatives that I would think would be fairly easy to implement. 1) Google maps style directions input by air traffic control showing as well as telling the pilot what runway/path to runway to take. 2) Coloured lighting directing the pilot to the right runway via the correct p…
My understanding is that there is a shit ton that is and always has been happening in this area. Air safety is the leading sector in standards for safety training. We are relying on checklists, procedures, surveillance tech, simulation training, certification, re-certification etc. etc. No other industry has put in as much thought into these problems. Except for maybe the military. Source: I had the opportunity to me…
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#26So we don't have computers anticipating the movements of airplanes, and giving warning signals if necessary?
Ish. See ADS-B (https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/adsb) and TCAS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_collision_avoidance_sy...). It's mostly helpful in the air, not on the ground.
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#27So we don't have computers anticipating the movements of airplanes, and giving warning signals if necessary?
Stupid question but can't they use a system of traffic lights before crossing a runway?
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#28Is there any aggregation of near misses? How often do things like this happen?
https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/ And it’s related reports
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#29This is an incredible write-up. Kudos to the journalist who wrote this piece. I wish more current events were chronicled this way.
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#30So we don't have computers anticipating the movements of airplanes, and giving warning signals if necessary?
There is a sort of such system[0], but as others have said it’s not without limitations, especially at a large and extremely busy airport such as JFK.