NATCA's Response to Media/Investigation Re: Hudson Mid-air

Raydon · Posted: 08-14-2009, 11:00 PM

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NATCA STATEMENT ON FAA ANNOUNCEMENT

NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION (NATCA)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2009

WASHINGTON – NATCA released the following statement in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement regarding investigations into the Aug. 8 Hudson River mid-air collision.

“We support that any such allegation is fully investigated before there is a rush to judgment about the behavior of any controller.”

-my personal response and not to reflect the opinion of any organization including the website-

Show some love everyone

Cirrus12 · Posted: 08-14-2009, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Raydon

Show some love everyone

All I've heard about it so far is that it's happened. Anyone care to share details?

Raydon · Posted: 08-14-2009, 11:46 PM

-My personal opinion-

There's been a lot of shitty reporting and journalism in response to this event. I'm not going to link but if you do a search for any news/reports from the "greater" media on the matter, their speculative blasphemies are less than enjoyable.

Rosstafari · Posted: 08-15-2009, 12:33 AM

My personal opinion reflects this website, the FAA, the NAACP, and America as a whole. Just so you know.

Raydon · Posted: 08-15-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rosstafari

My personal opinion reflects this website, the FAA, the NAACP, and America as a whole. Just so you know.

I don't quite fully understand your insinuation.

Are you saying I'm over-stipulating?

Cirrus12 · Posted: 08-15-2009, 10:45 AM

So, I read a couple of articles and I'm alittle confused. I've flown up and down the hudson a couple of times in a Skyhawk. The last time I was there, and both times before that, it was all VFR and visual seperation. There's a frequency that's for Hudson river traffic and there's another one for people going up the east river. Everyone's on that, I've talked to tour planes and helicopters before, but not ATC.

mjohn47 · Posted: 08-15-2009, 11:06 AM

eh i've only done it once but there's a way you can get traffic advisories from Newark if you up the altitude. It's just advisories and like you said it's all VFR. Oh - and your photo beats mine... by a ton.

otterstrom · Posted: 08-15-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Cirrus12

So, I read a couple of articles and I'm alittle confused. I've flown up and down the hudson a couple of times in a Skyhawk. The last time I was there, and both times before that, it was all VFR and visual seperation. There's a frequency that's for Hudson river traffic and there's another one for people going up the east river. Everyone's on that, I've talked to tour planes and helicopters before, but not ATC.

its still that way. the media thinks that the guy talking on his cell phone could have prevented the collision. its all see and be seen out there, as you know. cool pic.

Cirrus12 · Posted: 08-15-2009, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by otterstrom

its still that way. the media thinks that the guy talking on his cell phone could have prevented the collision. its all see and be seen out there, as you know. cool pic.

I really hate freedom of the press. I understand the intention and everything that it stands for...but look what it's become. Slander and fear mongering all in the interest of raitings.

Cirrus12 · Posted: 08-15-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mjohn47

eh i've only done it once but there's a way you can get traffic advisories from Newark if you up the altitude. It's just advisories and like you said it's all VFR. Oh - and your photo beats mine... by a ton.

My father is a photographer. He came along one time.

NY VFR Cooridor slideshow by Gar62 - Photobucket

NATCA's Response to Media/Investigation Re: Hudson Mid-air

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