[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11655]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                FAA PROPOSAL TO UPDATE FLIGHT SIMULATORS

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Federal Aviation 
Administration's proposal to update flight simulators to more 
accurately warn of emergency situations. Though these situations are 
rare, when they occur, the result is catastrophic.
  In my own western New York community, Continental Flight 3407 
tragically crashed in February of 2009, killing all on board, because 
the pilots did not know how to compensate for loss of speed caused by 
ice on the plane's wings, which caused an aerodynamic stall.
  Among the provisions included in aviation safety reforms passed by 
Congress in the wake of the Flight 3407 crash are requirements that 
pilots undergo additional ground and flight training in order to 
prepare for catastrophic events.
  I urge the FAA to act quickly to approve and implement these new 
simulators to comply with the law and give pilots the best possible 
training for the safety of the flying public.

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