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Three new receivers will be installed near the Howard Beach subway/Airtrain station which will give controllers a better view of the action on runways and taxiways to help prevent ground collisions. The new ASDE-X system combines data from radar and transponders to determine positions of vehicles driving around the airport as well as aircraft up to five miles away.
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Good idea, but why would they go out of their way to say it will near the AirTrain in HoBe? Are they trying to make it a target or something?
The local papers are all about NIMBYism. If they haven't already, I'm sure area residents will flip out over this, demand hearings/investigations/closing of the airport/hangings, claiming the radio waves will make their kids retarded.
...and yet the ASDE-X software still won't work. Funny how it all works out (lose-lose for all).Quote:
Originally Posted by GothamSpotter