Friends of Air Safety
Airports without a tower are identified by the FAA as:
"Non-Towered Airports " - factual but a negative.
We support a better term that is instructive and both factual and positive:
" PILOT CONTROL AIRPORTS " " PCAs "
PCSeaplane Water Landing Sites
Factual in that all airborne arriving, departing and taxing aircraft in addition to ADS-B are i.a.w. the FAA FARS ROW and local procedures are announcing their positions and intentions.
PCAs use the FAA ROW rules and ADS-B In and Out for cooperative pilot air traffic management.
PILOT CONTROL AIRPORTS is positive terminology.
We look forward to your assessment of this recommended better terminology ?
Which is the safer and more accurate term that describes aircraft movements at airportS: without a tower or when the tower is closed?
We FASTA US/FL look forward to your response.
Neil Cosentino USAF ret.
AIAA member
FASTA - US/FL - RAM ICASS & NIFS Safety Issues - Terminology
Tampa C/M 813-784-4669 Friends
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Cornelius "Neil" Cosentino
director
Future Air & Surface Transportation Alliance FASTA
Tampa FL
(813)784-4669
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