The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) insists that its decision earlier this month to lower the altitude for allowable approaches using the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) from 250 ft. to only 200 ft. above an airport's surface was done in full consideration of the safety concerns. But a knowledgeable observer of FAA's actions through the years, who wants to remain anonymous, believes the agency waived its own safety standards in lowering the WAAS minimum. FAA has a lot invested so…
New WAAS Approach Minimum Strictly a Safety Matter, FAA Says
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