National Airspace System : observations on the wide area augmentation system

Dillingham, Gerald L.

doi:10.21949/1403859

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National Airspace System : observations on the wide area augmentation system

1997-10-01
By Dillingham, Gerald L.

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English

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Creators:

Dillingham, Gerald L.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Aviation Administration
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Publication/ Report Number:

GAO/T-RCED-98-12
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1403859
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
TRIS Online Accession Number:

00761135
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Government Accountability Office
NTL Classification:

NTL-AVIATION-Air Traffic Control ; NTL-AVIATION-Airports and Facilities ; NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Economics and Finance ; NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Planning and Policy ; NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Safety/Airworthiness
Abstract:

This congressional testimony by Gerald L. Dillingham, Associate Director, ; Transportation Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division ; discusses the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Wide Area Augmentation ; System (WAAS) program. FAA is planning a transition from a ground-based civil ; air navigation system to a satellite-based system. Specifically, the testimony ; discusses: (1) the likelihood of WAAS' satisfying key performance requirements ; within current program cost and schedule estimates; (2) the importance of ; avoiding delays in FAA's timetable for shutting down (decommissioning) ; ground-based navigation aids; and (3) the potential impact of cost increases ; and decommissioning delays on the benefit-cost analysis for the WAAS program.
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:320c4d5ac4e92d0e5021f0cff7bb9438821c97b582c4ae4f939450c4d10e9b6e

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English

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