Re: FCC vs FAA Story

[Joel Jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>]

On 6/6/22 07:55, John R. Levine wrote:
> Five years ago everyone knew that C band was coming.  A reasonable 
> response would have been for the FAA to work with the FCC to figure 
> out which altimeters might be affected (old cruddy ones, we now know), 
> and come up with a plan and schedule to replace them. If the telcos 
> had to pay some of the costs, they would have grumbled but done it.  
> If the replacement schedule weren't done by now, they could live with 
> that, too, so long as there were a clear date when it'd be done.
>
> Instead the FAA stuck their fingers in their ears and said no, nothing 
> can ever change, we can't hear you.  Are you surprised the telecom 
> industry is fed up?

The US phased out leaded gas for everything but planes by 1996, and you 
still can't get an STC stating you can use an alternative fuel for some 
engines 24 years later.

> Regards,
> John Levine, johnl () taugh com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for 
> Dummies",
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