“Safety remains my and the subcommittee’s top priority. While sleep apnea has never been identified as a primary cause or contributing factor of an aviation accident, health issues can arise unexpectedly which is why I have always supported reasonable, effective, and proactive efforts to improve aviation safety.” Source: House Transportation Committee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), on passage of H.R. 3578 to ensure the FAA conducts an open rulemaking process before making changes to medical certification requirements for pilots with sleep disorders.
A STA is the desired time that an aircraft should cross a certain point (landing or metering fix). It takes other traffic and airspace configuration into account.
Most of the information contained here relates to the Golden Age of Aviation. This was the period from the end of World War I to the beginning of World War II.
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