Ive spent many hours in a hotel listening to the briefer from 1-800-VFR-not-recommended drone on about places I couldnt visualize while simultaneously trying to grasp the big picture. There has to be a better way, and the answer is simply not to get rid of the FA.
The article advocates for replacing the current, hard-to-visualize Flight Advisory (FA) weather product with a more graphic, visual system, similar to Nav Canada's Graphic Area Forecast.
There is a debate on how to manage drones; while some suggest collaboration between traditional pilots and drone owners, the editor emphasizes the need for regulations due to public ignorance and safety issues.
When instructed to "resume departure" after a vector, pilots should continue on the published route from the point of interception, proceeding towards the next assigned fix, without reversing course to an earlier point unless explicitly cleared to do so.
I read with some dismay, Jordan Miller’s article “FA Swan Song” in the July issue.
I’ve spent many hours in a hotel listening to the briefer from “1-800-VFR-not-recommended” drone on about places I couldn’t visualize while simultaneously trying to grasp the big picture. There has to be a better way, and the answer is simply not to get rid of the FA.
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