A-95-123
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Evaluate, by 12/31/97, the costs and benefits (including the safety benefits of converting commercial visual flight rules operations to instrument flight rules operations) of the following three alternatives, then take appropriate action based on the evaluation of the three alternatives: (1) continuing the current limitation of 14 CFR Part 135.225 with no expansion of weather reporting facilities at the village airport served by commuter airlines in Alaska; (2) continuing the current limitations of 14 CFR Part 135.225 and installing automated or manual weather reporting facilities at these village airport; and (3) amending 14 CFR Part 135.225 to allow the execution of instrument approaches at these village airports with less extensive weather info, or with weather info obtained from a less official source, than the regulation currently requires.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The FAA is asked to evaluate, by 12/31/97, the costs and benefits of three options regarding weather reporting facilities and instrument approach rules for village airports served by commuter airlines in Alaska, then act based on that evaluation. The options include: maintaining current limitations without expanding weather facilities, maintaining limitations but installing automated or manual weather reporting, or amending Part 135.225 to allow instrument approaches with less extensive or less official weather information.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Jul 25, 2001 |
| NTSB number | 80696 |
| Addressees | FAA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).