Flight Service Station System Modernization: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 7699 ... October 3, 1977 |
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Page 21 - Baker, your prepared statement will be made a part of the record. [Statement referred to follows:] STATEMENT OF JOHN L. BAKER, PRESIDENT, AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION Mr.
Page 30 - In view of the foregoing, we recommend : (1) The FAA use its authority under the Airport and Airway Development Act to make grants to states, and other eligible bodies for the purchase of approved manual or automatic weather observing equipment. (2) The NWS be staffed to cooperate fully with any purchaser of weather observing equipment in providing training and certification of observers as required. (3) That the FAA field test simple cloud height and visibility measuring devices — such as automatic...
Page 42 - Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee. I deeply appreciate this opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the Department of Transportation-s (DOT) pipeline safety program, and the various authorization bills under consideration.
Page 25 - STATEMENT OF JOHN L. BAKER, PRESIDENT AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION (AOPA...
Page 28 - In the US. weather has been cited as a cause or primary factor in four of every ten fatal accidents and two of every ten nonfatal accidents in general aviation for a number of years. The aviation accident rate could be substantially improved if accurate and timely weather information were more readily available for both preflight planning and inflight decisions.
Page 42 - I want to thank you very much for your testimony. The subcommittee will stand in recess subject to the call of the Chair.
Page 42 - Lawrence C. Gushing, the President of the National Association of Air Traffic Specialists.
Page 10 - Without objection, we will include those as part of the record. [The following was received for the record:] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, DC, April 18, 1979.
Page 16 - REMEMBER... A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
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