Musk says DOGE will make ‘rapid safety upgrades’ to air traffic control system
Musk says DOGE will make ‘rapid safety upgrades’ to air traffic control system
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Rapid and safe don't go together
That’s not true. I can think of a quick change that will greatly improve air safety: ground every single plane, effective immediately.
Would it affect my upcoming vacation? Yes. But would it work? Yes.
Itd also prevent people from leaving the country and being trapped.
Funny enough, you know what the most urgent state code is in the aviation manufacturing? AOC it stands for Aircraft On Ground. Meaning that it's not making money, and that gets a faster turn around than even Service Difficulty Reports when a potential flaw is discovered.
Getting a bus pass doesn't make you a better driver.
I mean, yes, but I don’t see the relevancy
You dont make flying planes safer by not flying them the same way you dont become a safer driver because you dont drive.
Makes sense but unlike with driving, you can literally shutdown controlled airspace. So imagine if cars all had identifiers that could be tracked remotely (like ADS-B) and you could shutdown all driving in a given city - including busses. That would drop the accidents down to 0.
While a really stupid idea that would piss everyone off, it would allow the government time to get their shit together and preventing people from dying on airports and in the air.
Have you considered working for the government?
No. I am very good at being sarcastic for pedantic reasons. Now, coming up with a suitable solution is hard
The solution is easy. Before the recent crash and all the Boeing stuff, what was the last major civilian aviation mishap? Simply crack the fuck down on manufacturers (Boeing mainly), and set minimum separation requirements in stone. The DC crash was a direct result of lawmakers increasing DC traffic because they were upset they had to wait to fly. Aircraft should never be within 500 feet of each other in any dimension, 1k if you can afford it.
Shooting Elon is rapid
Theres an old saying you cant have everything Rapid safe and cheap.
You just need to pick 2.
Good thing they saved us a bunch of money by shutting everything down then. They can spend the pentagons sushi budget on quickly training some safe operators.
They're not touching the Pentagon, my dude.