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Lake Charles bound plane lands in Carlyss by mistake. Colgan Air.
CARLYSS, LA (KPLC) - It happened again. Passengers aboard a Continental Express plane bound for Lake Charles were delayed after the plan landed outside of Carlyss by mistake Wednesday night. (www.kplctv.com) さらに...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
@ J.A. Cochran: Agreed, the media hoopla with the sleeping controllers (as with most aviation incidents) was very silly. The FAA uses the term "non-towered" instead of uncontrolled and of the 20,000 airports in the U.S., only about 500 have control towers and even fewer operate 24/7. The rest of the time there is a CTAF (common radio frequency) where all pilots report their position. Instrument approaches are available 24/7 and most are designed to be flown without a controller monitoring them. There are also automated systems for reporting the weather and turning on runway lights. Landing at a non-towered airport is an absolute non-issue if the pilot is doing his/her job. I have done it many times, during the day at night and during instrument conditions.
@J.A.Cochran: Tower time is FAA as far as contoller scheduling as any other job. Airline schedules are up to the airlines and subject to change. Times are well known to all pilots, published on a regular basis and there are standard procedures for landing at an uncontrolled airport, whether in a Cessna 150 or a 747
Thanks Wayne for the feedback. With that information (commercial landing at an uncontrolled airport) it seems the hoopla a few months ago about sleeping air traffic controllers by the media and FAA seems a little silly or phony to me now. If they’re going to be outrage about that then they should take issue with the practice that allows controllers to close a tower before the final schedule flight has arrived. Just my two cent from a non-aviator.
@J A Cochran: Very common, primarily on regional carriers at lower traffic density airports. Has been that way since the early 80's after the PATCO strike and Regan fired all the controllers. FAA after rehires and training stayed down on people
My only connection with the aviation world comes from being a consumer. As a passenger I had what is now an unrealistic expectation of what occurs when I fly on a commercial airline. I expected even the least experience pilot to follow basic procedures, and more so have may flight guided by air traffic controllers from departure to arrival. I am shock to read that a commercial flight can land at an airport with an unmanned tower. Is this rare or a common practice throughout the country?
I can't wait to hear a detailed report about this. Especially how many hours of flight and hours of rest these guys have had recently.