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ASDE-X should warn the controller, not sure if it's installed at that airport
by __m 3y ago
ASDE-X should warn the controller, not sure if it's installed at that airport
- asystole 3y agoI'm in the realm of pure speculation here, but does ASDE-X to some extent rely on a/c having mode B transponders, which I've seen people saying the coastguard Dash-8s didn't have? If this is the textbook runway incursion it appears to be then it does seem incredible it wasn't caught by runway safety systems.
- Nextgrid 3y agoI wonder if another system can use lasers/light beams to detect obstructions on the runway? Rather than relying on vehicles actively reporting their positions (which can malfunction, and as far as I know only aircraft are equipped - cars/trucks/snow clearing vehicles don't have it), it would instead just check whether there's anything on the runway and alert the controller (and ideally any approaching planes via the ILS antennas) that the runway is obstructed?