Andrew Schrauben

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• July 2, 2008, on Runway Incursions:

  Very clever idea, and I bet we'll see more GA innovations driving airline operational concepts in the future. Some feedback for what it's worth:
  
  -- Are you proposing a short-term fix before NextGen becomes reality, or a long-term solution that's part of (or in place of) NextGen? See section 2.6 of the FAA's conops (PDF file)
  
  -- In your "what could go wrong" list, I suggest adding:
  ---- "controller misinterprets pilot's replies" (contributed to Tenerife)
  ---- "controller forgets about an instruction" (happened at LAX, USAir 1493)
  ---- "controller gets confused about where the aircraft is" (contributed to incursions at Detroit, NW1482 and Lexington, Delta 5191)
  
  -- Regarding Trenton's comment, after landing I think most jet engines need some cooldown time before shutting down, so it might be more economical to self-taxi to the gate. Plus,

  philg@mit.edu