X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 08:34:56 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m24.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTP id 1057066 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:03:01 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.5; envelope-from=PJHWFD@aol.com Received: from PJHWFD@aol.com by imo-m24.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.156.54e59c20 (4312) for ; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:02:11 -0400 (EDT) From: PJHWFD@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <156.54e59c20.3008f1b3@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:02:11 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] 22 ASR-11 radar upgrades without TIS X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1121425330" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5119 -------------------------------1121425330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/14/2005 10:35:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rob@logan.com writes: "I understand they are upgraded to ASR-11 radars, with the FAA not allocating any budget money for including TIS in the mix as part of the upgrade. " http://www.avionicswest.com/archive/330MFD.htm#2005 http://www.pennavionics.com/TIS_ISSUES.html It's really disappointing that this government industry partnership only goes one way. Why would industry produce and pilots buy these boxes it the FAA shrinks its services? TIS is great but not very useful if the coverage is so spotty that you can seldom depend on it. These are the people who are going to give us free flight? Peter Hebert pjhwfd@aol.com leg2 N23PH -------------------------------1121425330 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 7/14/2005 10:35:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rob@log= an.com writes:

"I understand they are upgraded to ASR-11 rada= rs, with the FAA not
allocating
any budget money for including=20= TIS in the mix as part of the upgrade. "

http://www.avionicswest.com/= archive/330MFD.htm#2005
http://www.pennavionics.com/TIS_ISSUES.html

It's really disappointing that this government industry partnership onl= y goes one way. Why would industry produce and pilots buy these boxes it the= FAA shrinks its services? TIS is great but not very useful if the coverage=20= is so spotty that you can seldom depend on it. These are the people who are=20= going to give us free flight?

Peter Hebert
pjhwfd@aol.com
leg2 N23PH

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