FAA mandates 5G-tolerant altimeters, warns of ‘catastrophic incident’

It never should have become aviation’s problem. They knew about this years ago. To think the FCC allowed this to continue is criminal!

The spectrum never should have been auctioned off to the cellular industry. The FCC is ultimately the responsible party, as those frequencies weren’t originally intended for use by communications companies until the government sold them.

the FAA, the fantasy aviation administrators, are now trying to get ahead of a safety topic that they ought to have been speaking of when 5G first was proposed, like glideslopes operate very close to 5G, and 5G should be put on hold until the telephone companies solve the problem and not contribute to airline crashes in instrument landings. If the voice companies had been told no 5G activation until this overlap gets solved, the problem would have been addressed, and none of us would have to hear FAA blather on uselessly,

It would seem they are putting "cat videos on your cellphone" ahead of aviation safety.

Just keep people safe in the skies that we all fly in!!
That’s the most important thing of all!!

I read somewhere, but can't confirm the validity, that part of the problem is "sloppy" reception in some older radio-driven avionics systems that allow excessive bleed over from nearby frequencies. Older electronics have had that problem for decades. Maybe electronics on aircraft should have tighter precision standards. Especially since "they" keep wanting to have airplanes more and more automated.

Is that why there's a ground stop in place this morning on domestic flights until 0900?

I agree with Sweeper239--FOLLOW THE MONEY, DUMMIES!

Why has Congress given the broadband industry everything it wants (e.g., unrestricted 5G)?

BECAUSE the broadband industry, as a whole, has given our greedy FEDERAL politicians HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS over the past 5 or 6 Administrations. Shame on the industry, shame on the greedy politicians, but most of all, SHAME ON YOU AND ME for letting them both get away with it!

Bottom line, the predicted "catastrophic incident" will happen .... and the media will whine and bitch about it for about 2 days, never investing a dime of reporter's time into doing a deep dive into what was the REAL CAUSE of those 300+ fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, kids, etc. lives lost.