The FAA updated an advisory circular to emphasize pilots’ responsibility to see and avoid other aircraft in order to prevent mid-air collisions. To help make its point more forcefully, the agency cited a particularly notable 2019 mid-air crash in Alaska.
The FAA said the new AC, which supersedes one released in 2016, and follows numerous fatal accidents in which aircraft collided in flight, is meant to help pilots increase their effectiveness in spotting traffic and responding properly.
