If you'd like to hear more about Newt Gingrich's plan to "reform" air-traffic control from someone who really knows the subject, I heartily recommend
this entry from Don Brown's generally admirable
Get the Flick site. Brown is a retired air-traffic controller with a knack for explaining technical matters clearly - and with an attitude, which makes reading his accounts fun. I think he is closer to Andrew Sullivan's original
mockery of Newt than to my more
respectful reference. In any case, definitely worth considering if you care about the topic.
Read the complete post at http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/03/more_on_newt_and_airplanes.php
Posted
5 Mar 2009 15:09
by
James Fallows