FCC Should Have Listened to Aerospace Engineers About Ligado, Agency's Carr Told
Relying on RF engineers for assessments that could affect aircraft performance and operators is "neither realistic nor appropriate," and due deference must be given to aerospace engineers, aerospace industry representatives told FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr per a docket 11-109 ex…
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parte posting Monday. The FCC in its Ligado approval should have consulted with aerospace engineers, said Aerospace Industries Association, Air Line Pilots Association International, Aviation Spectrum Resources, Collins Aerospace, Helicopter Association International, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Geospatial Executives Organization representatives. The aerospace interests also cited what they see as the many potential dangers to their operations from Ligado's proposed system. The FCC didn't comment.