NTSB Safety Recommendations A-08-14 and -15

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendations A-08-14 and -15

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         NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

March 31, 2008

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Safety Recommendations A-08-14 and -15

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The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the
Soaring Society of America:

Using the circumstances of the August 28, 2006, midair
collision near Smith, Nevada, inform your members, glider
clubs, chapters, and glider fixed-base operators of the
circumstances of this accident and, through your
publications, Web site, and conferences, as appropriate, use
the information to encourage voluntary transponder
installations and emphasize the importance of their use, as
required by 14 Code of Federal Regulations 91.215(c). (A-08-
14)

Encourage your members, glider clubs, chapters, and glider
fixed-base operators to develop working groups with local
air traffic control (ATC) facilities to develop and
distribute detailed guidance and information related to air
traffic routes, ATC radio communications, transponder use,
and other pertinent information to improve the safety of
glider and aircraft operations in their area. (A-08-15)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2008/A08_14_15.pdf

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