rollercoaster. unruly passengers [bleep] get off system meltdowns we have been delayed three times, there are no more flights leaving 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 primetime special starts right now. good evening, i m kate baldwin. the faa is holding a safety summit to figure out what is happening in americas skies. and tonight we are getting answers with a visual in-depth look at some of the biggest concerns. we have simulations and firsthand accounts. pete muntean, cnn transportation correspondent, and certified pilot even takes us up in a plane. and captain sully sullenberger takes us inside of a flight simulator. first, let s start with all of these near collisions. we are seeing far too many close calls o
[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
overseas carriers the decision is made late. many have suspend flights to th us. call it what you like somebody should have told them long time ago that this would compromise the safety of operations of the aircraft in metropolitan areas. they have no clear least fiv models for use. 2 percent of the us commercial fleet is cleared for most low visibility landings. in a statement they cautioned that even with this approval flights could still be affected. performer regulator in the uk s
experienced pilot of long-standing? did you feel that these were potentially able to cause a plane to come down or to cause some kind of computer malfunction? there had been reports over the years, not a lot but some, of interference with in flight systems. the problem is, it could hardly ever be directly attributable to a specific cause. so i think out of an abundance of caution for many years there was a blanket ban, largely because no one had ever tested all the possible electronic devices. but the airlines now are doing this certifying their airlines are tolerant. of whatever inference there might be. on very low visibility landings, the crew may still require everyone to turn off their electronic devices when the airplane is close to the ground and under electronic control until landing. and that s only about 1% of
plane to come down or to cause some kind of computer malfunction? there had been reports over the years, not a lot but some, of interference with in flight systems. the problem is, it could hardly ever be directly attributable to a specific cause. so i think out of an abundance of caution for many years there was a blanket ban, largely because no one had ever tested all the possible electronic devices. but the airlines now are doing this certifying their airlines are tolerant. of whatever inference there might be. on very low visibility landings, the crew may still require everyone to turn off their electronic devices when the airplane is close to the ground and under electronic control until landing. and that s only about 1% of flights. but if the crew asks you to turn them off, it s important that you do so. captain sullenberger, it s been brilliant to meet you. thank you again for your incredible service that day, five years ago. on behalf of all the passengers that you saved, a