Thu, Aug 26, 2004
Showing Off Advantages For Rural Communities
Aircraft from around Florida will
participate in a Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS)
demonstration October 28th, an event that will kickoff the
Community Air Service Initiative (CASI). The aircraft will fly to
various initial destinations and then all converge at Sebring
airport for a High Volume Operation technology demonstration.
Various SATS technologies will be on display at Sebring which will
also be hosting the US Sport Aviation EXPO.
The demonstration will show participants the advantages of a
Small Aircraft Transportation System for rural communities and the
resulting economic development opportunities. Ray Wabler, the
demonstration coordinator, says "SATS airports will be the off
ramps from the super aerial inter-nation expressway. Similar to the
economic growth of cities located near the ramps off of interstate
highways, future economic development will be in cities that have
SATS airports."
The SATS program is a NASA/FAA/industry initiative in response
to the demand for expanded intermodal transportation as projected
in the next ten years. The nation needs an alternative
transportation system to relieve the safety and congestion problems
on our highways and in the air. With small airports already in
place across the country (in almost every locality) a small
aircraft transportation system that is both a safe and affordable
alternative to current transportation systems would provide the
optimal solution. A solution that offers significant economic
growth to any community that elects to take advantage of this
opportunity.
The Southeast SATSLab Consortium (SESLC) is initiating the
Community Air Service Initiative (CASI) to assist Southeast states
in becoming the first to seize this opportunity.
SATS research is focusing on four operating capabilities that
will help permit people and goods to travel faster and farther,
anywhere and any time. These technologies would allow:
- higher volume operations at airports that don’t have
control towers or terminal radar
- pilots to land safely in low visibility conditions at minimally
equipped airports
- increased single-pilot performance
- SATS aircraft to integrate seamlessly into the complex national
airspace
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