NTSB Issues Recommendation A-13-026 to FAA for Mountain Pass Weather Cameras
The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to install and maintain aviation weather cameras in high-risk continental U.S. mountain passes.
Safety recommendation
The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to install and maintain aviation weather cameras in high-risk continental U.S. mountain passes.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Recommendation A-13-026, designated under NTSB number WPR12MA034, addressed directly to the Federal Aviation Administration. This directive urges the agency to install and maintain aviation weather cameras in mountain passes located within the continental United States. The recommendation specifies that these installations should target areas identified by FAA research as being high risk. Furthermore, the NSB calls for the establishment of public access to the real-time imagery provided by these aviation weather cameras to enhance situational awareness.