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5G now means some flights won’t be able to land when pilots can’t see the runway
Verizon and AT&T are hoping new swaths of C-band cellular radio spectrum will help make the 5G hype closer to reality, but the big mid-band 5G rollout may have a side effect. Airplanes rely on radio altimeters to tell how high they are above the ground to safely land when pilots can’t see, and the FAA is now instructing 6,834 of them to not do that at certain airports because of 5G interference. (www.theverge.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
greater control with those who refuse to turn off their cell phones or put them in airplane mode
Where are our Intellectual leaders ?
This is the downside of Capitalism--
To allow telephone companies to adversely affect Aviation Safety, all for making a buck.
Greed is such an ugly thing.
This is the downside of Capitalism--
To allow telephone companies to adversely affect Aviation Safety, all for making a buck.
Greed is such an ugly thing.
The phone operators were simply buying band access.
It's the government whose eyes glazed over at $80 Billion in fees collected.
It's the government whose eyes glazed over at $80 Billion in fees collected.
The FAA's 12/7/2021 statement on 5G:
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-statement-5g
The two ADs:
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2021-12/FRC_Document_AD-2021-01169-T-D.pdf
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2021-12/FRC_Document_AD-2021-01170-R-D.pdf
The FAA's SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFORMATION BULLETIN
https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgSAIB.nsf/dc7bd4f27e5f107486257221005f069d/27ffcbb45e6157e9862587810044ad19/$FILE/AIR-21-18.pdf
Best
J Buck
FAA Aviation Safety Inspector (Ret.)
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-statement-5g
The two ADs:
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2021-12/FRC_Document_AD-2021-01169-T-D.pdf
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2021-12/FRC_Document_AD-2021-01170-R-D.pdf
The FAA's SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFORMATION BULLETIN
https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgSAIB.nsf/dc7bd4f27e5f107486257221005f069d/27ffcbb45e6157e9862587810044ad19/$FILE/AIR-21-18.pdf
Best
J Buck
FAA Aviation Safety Inspector (Ret.)
When first and second accident happens due to this radio interference then safety may take first place in behalf of communications lobby profit over 5G...inst it easier to change 5G frequency, band etc...if not so implement 6G? Satellite like Starlink!
Is this an actual problem or a “possible” problem? How many aircraft would this affect? I feel this a bi of click bait at the moment. The article clarifies towards the end:
Verizon and AT&T did agree to push back the launch of C-band by one month (to January 2022), and also offered to dial back the power of 5G towers for six months past that to address concerns. Carriers and their lobbying group, the CTIA, have suggested that there isn’t a valid reason to fear interference, but the FAA has so far not been convinced. Nor was an aviation lobbying group, the Aerospace Industries Association, which sent a letter to the FCC on Monday suggesting that AT&T and Verizon’s proposed power limits don’t go far enough for safety. The FCC, not the FAA, is the entity that regulates wireless interference.
While C-band 5G and these radio altimeters don’t actually operate in the same band, the bands are close enough that the fear exists.
Verizon and AT&T did agree to push back the launch of C-band by one month (to January 2022), and also offered to dial back the power of 5G towers for six months past that to address concerns. Carriers and their lobbying group, the CTIA, have suggested that there isn’t a valid reason to fear interference, but the FAA has so far not been convinced. Nor was an aviation lobbying group, the Aerospace Industries Association, which sent a letter to the FCC on Monday suggesting that AT&T and Verizon’s proposed power limits don’t go far enough for safety. The FCC, not the FAA, is the entity that regulates wireless interference.
While C-band 5G and these radio altimeters don’t actually operate in the same band, the bands are close enough that the fear exists.