1. Sea Legs.
- Author
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Garvey, William
- Subjects
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AIR traffic control , *AERONAUTICAL radio stations , *OIL well drilling rigs - Abstract
The author reflects on the expansion of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) satellite-based Next Generation air traffic management systems. He mentions the delivery of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast radio stations in the Gulf of Mexico and mentions that gas and petroleum rigs are serviced by multiple daily helicopter flights in the Gulf. He states the Helicopter Association International, Gulf operators and oil companies convinced the FAA to give the area precedence.
- Published
- 2012