Two more shows added Dec 26 and 27!
Would love to go to the 27th show but didn't sign up for the New Years shows pre-sale because I am not available then and cannot sign up for the pre-sale anymore. Oh well, will try my luck with the general sale.
Does anyone actually know anything about this new Mobile Clearance stuff announcedat EAA? Says they've been testing it in Houston since May but doesn't specify which Houston facilities.
I get the concept. Seems like CPDLC from enroute or PDC from tower... but tracons don't have access to any of that technology or internet at the position. How are they answering web based clearances? And I for one am skeptical of people canceling IFR via the app. Is there some sort of confirmation that it goes through and ATC acknowledges it? Seems like more technology to draw pur attention away from the actual operation.
Saw this in another subreddit.... apparently the FAA wants to cut staffing numbers again.
"The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it was sharply reducing its target for air traffic control staffing as it vowed to modernize scheduling and increase the time employees spend managing traffic.
The FAA said its new target is 12,563 certified controllers, down from 14,633. A National Academies of Sciences report last year said overtime costs for air traffic controllers, have jumped by more than 300% since 2013 to over $200 million, citing a misallocated workforce and inefficient scheduling."
Guess now we know what we have to do to earn our 2.8% raise
Official FAA press release is out now too:
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-releases-bold-new-air-traffic-controller-hiring-plan