Bond takes a dim view of FAA's VOR/DME, ILS plans
Former FAA Administrator Langhorne Bond says an FAA draft plan to retain a skeleton system of VOR/DMEs and ILSs only at major airports is an "ATA- sanctioned scheme" and a "severe threat" to air safety. "Amazingly," the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is going along, he says, even though...
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