. delta 94, cancel takeoff times. tonight, close calls. it would have been catastrophic had a collision taken place. bird strikes. it s really hard to know how long we were going to survive trying to breathe in that. dangerous turbulence. this felt like a roller coaster. it is one of the days you count your blessings. unruly passengers. system meltdowns. we have been delayed three times. there are no more flights today that would get us there on time. america s aviation industry facing headwinds and life and death questions about the safety of passengers and the future of flying. cnn takes you into the air. on the runway and inside the tower to get the answers. flight risk, a cnn prime time special starts right now. good evening. i m kate baldwin. the faa is holding a safety summit to figure out what s happening in america s skies and tonight we re getting answers with a visual in depth look at some of the biggest concerns. we have simulations and fir
airports nationwide. even new radar that can track planes and other vehicles on the ground. we are navigating to a landing at dulles international airport, one of the d.c. area s busiest with four runways. three of them are parallel to each other. even though we re landing in clear weather, bill dialed in a radio beacon to point us at the proper runway. i m approaching the airport here, in the interest of time we edited out some of the turns from air traffic control to line us one with the runway. airport in sight. 262, 040 clip. i have been cleared for the approach. contact double star 34.42. over to tower. and now i ve been cleared to land. let it come down. let it come down. there you go. nice. that s the picture. see, it is lower than you think. it really is, right? we re rolling.