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61–932CC
1999
AVIATION OPERATIONS DURING SEVERE OR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS
(106–29)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
AVIATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
JULY 22, 1999
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
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JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
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DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
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JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
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SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee, Chairman
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York, Vice Chairman
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DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
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BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(Ex Officio)
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
PAT DANNER, Missouri
BOB FILNER, California
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Boyer, Phil, President, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Brown, Steven J., Associate Administrator for Air Traffic Service, Federal Aviation Administration
Caisse, Steve, President, Airline Dispatchers Federation
Detore, Richard, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Aerospace Group
Frenzel, Robert H., Senior Vice President for Aviation Safety and Operations, Air Transport Association of America
Hall, Jim, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, accompanied by Bernard Loeb, Director, Office of Aviation Safety
Jones, John E., Jr., Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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McCarthy, Captain Paul, Executive Air Safety Chairman, Air Line Pilots Association, International
Smith, Calvin M., Jr., Liaison to the Aviaiton Directorate, National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Traficant, Hon. James A., Jr., a Representative in Congress from Ohio
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois
Sweeney, John E., of New York
Thune, John, of New York
Traficant, Hon. James A., Jr., of Ohio
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Boyer, Phil
Brown, Steven J
Caisse, Steve
Detore, Richard
Frenzel, Robert H
Hall, Jim
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Jones, John E., Jr
McCarthy, Captain Paul
Smith, Calvin M., Jr
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Brown, Steven J., Associate Administrator for Air Traffic Service, Federal Aviation Administration, documents that define the location of sensors:
Report and analysis on the LLWAS performance and the meteorological data
Summarization of events that took place after the accident
Diagram of the runways and the six LLWAS sensors located at the Little Rock Arkansas airport
Diagram of the triangularization of the LLWAS sensors at Little Rock Arkansas airport
Caisse, Steve, President, Airline Dispatchers Federation:
'Changes in Free Flight Phase 1 Action Plan will Deprive Airlines of Safety Critical Weather Information', report
SPANS: Single Point NAS Status information
Communications
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Single Level of Safety
FAA Oversight of Aircraft Dispatchers
Graphical Weather Information in the Cockpit
ADF Proposals 'In Pursuit of Safer Skies'
Hall, Jim, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, letter to Hon. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, May 4, 1999
ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
National Association of Air Traffic Specialists (NAATS), Walter W. Pike, President, statement
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, additional information about radar
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, memo, 'Shuster Blasts Lack of Safety Equipment at Little Rock Airport'
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