As many of you know, AirSafe.com is a big proponent of allowing the public to have free and open access to aviation safety data. The FAA has proposed regulatory changes that would restrict some bird strike data from public access. The stated reason is that by keeping the data out of public view, that it would be easier to get airports, airlines, and others to volunteer more data.
While that may seem to be a good reason to the FAA, in my opinion this would be a bad policy change. In the coming public comment period, which ends next month AirSafe.com will have quite a bit more to say on the subject. In the meantime, check out the following resources in recent Twitter updates from AirSafe.com:
In 2007 NASA tried to hide safety data as well. Visit http://tinyurl.com/cqgtgb to see my opinion and a podcast on that issue.
How important is a missing piece of bird strike data? Visit http://tinyurl.com/ckw9w5 and see just one example.
The FAA shouldn't keep bird strike information a secret. I'll say more later, but until then check out http://birds.airsafe.org.
If you use Twitter, please go to http://www.twitter.com/airsafe and start following AirSafe.com.
Not a Twitter user yet? This is a good time to check it out. Join Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/airsafe and see if this technology can work for you.
27 March 2009
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