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FAA says 173 air traffic control towers will close on April 7
CNN.com - The federal government will close 173 air traffic control towers at small- and medium-size airports on April 7 because of forced spending cuts, the Federal Aviation Administration told tower operators Tuesday. It will close another 16 towers on September 30, the end of the fiscal year. (www.cnn.com) 기타...
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So which is it, 150 or 173. See Below. Anything this administration or it's minions say should be taken with a grain of salt, since everythi8ng is political, regardless of how it affects the voting public. I truly see signs of the intent to extract all possible damage to the public to further the agenda that maximizes the damage to any opposing view. I'm sad to say that I have been accused of politicizing this forum, but I am proud to say that I will not drink the KoolAid.
I fear the damage to the public is strictly collateral, and hardball politics has morphed to an analogue of religious jihad. The voters don't matter. Take Brad Littlejohn's examples, aviation safety does not seem to rate highly as an inclusion/exclusion criteria. It doesn't appear much forethought went into the list on the surface. What comes to mind are hostages to someone's agenda that has little to do with the overall FAA mission.
Bentwing60, Jim Jones is rolling over in his grave at your lack of faith to drink his Kool-aid.
Bentwing60, Jim Jones is rolling over in his grave at your lack of faith to drink his Kool-aid.
I just said "over 150" because they probably won't close all 173.
Not contesting the #, it's the concept.
They won't, at least I can not see that they will. There are too many that are important, and the tale of the tape is "FAA says keeping any of the towers open would require showing it's in national interest."
For example, SMO and HHR are on that list. Looking at any TAC, you'll notice that those towers are essential with coordination through the Mini-route overflying LAX. There wouldn't be any other way to transition the LAX Class B without going through the already packed SFRA without that route. Having SCT control that route and coordinate with LAX Tower is out of the question; they are already busy enough handling/merging the 4 arrival streams!
SQL is also on that list. They are essential for the Highway 101 transition through the SFO Class B, and transitioning over KSFO!
Fields like that shouldn't close. Interestingly enough, KMHR is not on the list, and it is a contract tower. I wouldn't expect it to be on as the UPS facility for Sacramento is located there.. yet somewhere like SBD (San Bernardino Int'l) is NOT on that list, and it is a contract tower. No major field ops really happens there except for training for the US Forest Service.. No cargo there (it goes to nearby ONT), so it's weird that it didn't make the list while other important fields did.
I'd expect this list to be modified, or at least dwindled down.
For example, SMO and HHR are on that list. Looking at any TAC, you'll notice that those towers are essential with coordination through the Mini-route overflying LAX. There wouldn't be any other way to transition the LAX Class B without going through the already packed SFRA without that route. Having SCT control that route and coordinate with LAX Tower is out of the question; they are already busy enough handling/merging the 4 arrival streams!
SQL is also on that list. They are essential for the Highway 101 transition through the SFO Class B, and transitioning over KSFO!
Fields like that shouldn't close. Interestingly enough, KMHR is not on the list, and it is a contract tower. I wouldn't expect it to be on as the UPS facility for Sacramento is located there.. yet somewhere like SBD (San Bernardino Int'l) is NOT on that list, and it is a contract tower. No major field ops really happens there except for training for the US Forest Service.. No cargo there (it goes to nearby ONT), so it's weird that it didn't make the list while other important fields did.
I'd expect this list to be modified, or at least dwindled down.
I suspect that several senators and representatives will decide that it is in the "national interest" to keep some of their "honey hole" towers open.
Very well said.
