Question of the Week: Experimental Access to Major Airports

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Key Takeaways:

  • Last week's poll on mandatory electronic emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) showed 42% of respondents believe the decision should be up to the pilot.
  • This week's question asks if certain aircraft types, such as experimental or homebuilt planes, should be restricted at airports in densely populated areas following a recent incident in Nevada.
  • The article also invites readers to submit suggestions for future "Question of the Week" topics.
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This Week’s Question |Previous Week’s Answers

PREVIOUS RESULTS ***

Last week, we asked whether electronic emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) should be required equipment in the cockpit.

The largest segment of respondents to our unscientific poll said it should be up to the pilot, accounting for 42% of readers who answered. The rest of your responses were pretty evenly distributed among the other choices.

For a complete (real-time) breakdown of reader responses, click here.
(You may be asked to register and answer if you haven’t already participated in this poll.)

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION ***

A recent incident in Nevada has some calling for a ban on experimental and/or homebuilt airplanes at major airports in densely populated areas. We want to hear what you think.

Should certain types of aircraft be restricted at airports in densely populated areas?
(Click to answer.)


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