Aviation Weather Services A Call For Federal Leadership and Action (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 5: Regional Requirements
Chapter 5: Regional Requirements
Pages 48-51
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Some geographic regions of the United States have environmental conditions and user needs that vary significantly from national norms in the geographic density of weather observing sites, topography, availability of surface transportation, and other factors that accentuate the impact of adverse weather on aviation. Accurate forecasts are difficult to generate in areas where the density of observational data is very low or where complex topography generates localized, small-scale weather phenomena.
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The persistence of these factors indicates that, at least in Alaska, some of the accident risk faced by general aviation aircraft in mountainous regions is the direct result of (1) the ineffectiveness of the current regulatory system in countering economic factors that induce air carriers and air taxis to conduct VFR operations without complete weather information and in questionable weather condi
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Recommendation: The FAA, on behalf of the federal government, should take the lead in finding the means to meet special regional needs for aviation weather services. In regions that have special needs, the FAA should establish a team that includes other responsible federal arid state government agencies, the local aviation industry, airport operators, pilots, professional organizations, and local communities to identify, assess, and properly respond to these needs.
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The FAA should also initiate appropriate statutory anti regulatory variances to accommodate the agreed-upon plan of action. Recommendation: State governments should play a role irz responding to special regional needs for aviation weather services that is second only to that of the federal government.
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