[inaudible] very good, and why always read back instructions. why is this so? goodbye says a critical when it comes to runway incursions? first off, confirmed that it was her. to confirm you have the correct runway. those are the big ones right there. confirmation and communication are key. two for takeoff, 35, the sky this executive airport lacks some of the technology that the faa is deploying and busier airports nationwide. warning lights embedded in the pavement of taxiways and runways, even you radar that contract cam track planes and other vehicles on the ground. back to 50%. we are navigating in one of the d. c. here is busiest with four runways. we are parallel to each other. even though we are landing in clear weather, we dialed in a beacon used for poor visibility landings to point as to the proper runway. i am approaching the airport here and in the interest of time we have edited
that on the ground is just as important as the command in the air. you can turn right at yankee 6 or 7. confirmation. reporter: bill points out the ipad app to track where we are on the ground. how important to be aware where you are in the airport and especially a busy airport like dulles. looking at where we are with the airplanes coming in and out of the terminal there, and both directions there at the time and at an airport like this, they are aligned at multiple airports, but it is more precarious with an airport with the crisscrossing runways. exactly. and when the things make the news like runway incursions, you have to be extra vigilant when you are flying. in an airport environment like this, you have to be very vigilant and everybody has their
taxiing at some of the busiest airports in the world, delivering millions of passengers precisely and safely can be a delicate dance. one mistake can bring it all to a halt. runway incursions have been around since we have had more than one runway. reporter: former ntsb bill english recalls the tanner reef disaster when two boeing 747s slammed into each other, and more than 300 people died. bill and i met at pilot school, and we were taught about runway incursions almost immediately in the training. at the seat of his diamond twin engine trainer, we went over what goes into the runway incursion, and what is keeping the pilots from making mistakes
and having things turn deadly. there are protections built in to prevent things to go catastrophic. the markers are to prevent taxi runways. the hold is to remind a pilot not to enter the runway, and the holy grail for traffic control. all short, sky venture, 362. all pulled back. why is that critical when it comes to runway incursions? well, first off, that it is heard and that you have to correct runway are big ones. communication is key. sky venture reporter: and this is what the faa is employing at larger airports, and lights employed and even new radar to track the planes on the ground. power back to 50%.
with planes almost smashing into each other on runways. another dangerous situation leaving passengers on the edge of their seats. some of them hitting the top of the plane but that s another issue. the problem is so bad that the faa held its first emergency safety summit in 14 years to address it. fear not, our secretary of incompetence is on the case. by pretending to be a pilot. we have seen an uptick in runway incursions and close calls. something that we are not going to allow it to turn into something worse before we come together. we will never take for granted the extraordinary safety record of u.s. aviation and we are going to continue doing everything we can to be ensure the u.s. is a gold standard when it comes to aviation safety. judge jeanine: republicans are ripping joe biden for pushing a guy to run the federal