Dec 09, 2021 11:21:00

5G may prevent safe landing and may delay or reduce flights

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that signals from the C-band 5G service, which will be deployed from January 5, 2022, may interfere with equipment and prevent safe landing of aircraft. This also takes into account the possibility of flight delays and reduced flights.

FAA Statement on 5G | Federal Aviation Administration
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-statement-5g

FAA Sets 5G Flight Restrictions to Avoid Possible Hazards From New Wireless Service --WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/faa-sets-5g-flight-restrictions-to-avoid-possible-hazards-from-new-wireless-service-11638916886

According to FAA, it is the automatic landing system on airplanes and helicopters that may become unusable under the influence of 5G. If you have to rely on an automatic landing system due to poor visibility, you may not be able to use the original route or you may be forced to divert to a place other than your destination.

To deal with this situation, the FAA has instructed pilots not to use automatic landing systems at certain airports that are subject to 5G interference. There is no problem if the aircraft is equipped with a system that is not affected by radio waves, or if the airport is not affected by radio waves, but the FAA has not disclosed which airports are subject to flight restrictions. It is estimated that more than 8,000 aircraft will be affected by this issue.

In the United States, major telecommunications carriers

Verizon and AT & T have been promoting 5G, but due to concerns about FAA, the service development has been postponed for one month. He proposed additional protection, such as limiting the output of certain 5G base stations, but the FAA, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) , and the aerospace industry association (AIA) , an industry group, are convinced. Instead, he said, 'It is not enough to ensure the safety of flight.'

Verizon said, 'FAA will understand through further analysis that C-band services do not pose a risk to aviation safety,' AT & T said, 'Aviation safety is our number one concern. With the use of C-band. , Safety is not compromised. ' 'We are working closely with the FCC and telecommunications companies and are moving towards a secure implementation of 5G,' the FAA said.