tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392032643617168604.post4628237570263151975..comments2023-09-24T00:30:47.844-07:00Comments on Encore: Small Towers not closing after allRich Bakkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18030177532620482322noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392032643617168604.post-16269159426642021022013-05-21T17:14:21.833-07:002013-05-21T17:14:21.833-07:00Once the ATC system is updated to its new model, t...Once the ATC system is updated to its new model, this might all be moot. But in the meantime...why not err on the side of safety?Rich Bakkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030177532620482322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392032643617168604.post-25423318408399716052013-05-20T07:52:01.624-07:002013-05-20T07:52:01.624-07:00I'd go with the issues, I would bet we're ...I'd go with the issues, I would bet we're spending five times as much on the tower as any accidents would cost. Especially after the private sector got through with the process of finding ways to avoid the accidents more cheaply via GPS or whatever.Noumenonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597461989960782762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392032643617168604.post-40823176618380351522013-05-18T07:34:24.541-07:002013-05-18T07:34:24.541-07:00I'd rather err on the side of a tower being op...I'd rather err on the side of a tower being open than planes having issues landingRich Bakkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030177532620482322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392032643617168604.post-12465530239272077312013-05-17T05:06:32.275-07:002013-05-17T05:06:32.275-07:00Of course, the towers may not have needed to be op...Of course, the towers may not have needed to be open in the first place... <a href="http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2013/04/government-prioritization-fail-adding-staff-when-it-is-least-essential.html" rel="nofollow">Coyoteblog</a>Noumenonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597461989960782762noreply@blogger.com