115 Former FAA Deputy Administrator on NextGen and General Aviation - Interview Mike Whitaker
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🗓️ 25 July 2019
⏱️ 39 minutes
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115 Former FAA Deputy Administrator on NextGen and General Aviation - Interview Mike Whitaker
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115 Max talks with Mike Whitaker, former FAA Deputy Administrator and Chief NextGen officer about NextGen and General Aviation. Mike talks about factors that led to the decline of GA after the 1970s, and his optimism for further growth due to demand for more pilots, the Part 23 rewrite, and new technologies like electric aircraft. He also talks about NextGen, ADS-B, and his prop strike.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, these positions are presidential appointments. |
| 0:05.0 | I was contacted because of my career in the airline industry, not because of a particular political activity. |
| 0:13.0 | They were looking for someone who had some deep business experience. |
| 0:17.0 | And the focus really was on next gen and the upgrade of the air traffic control system. So they wanted somebody with a business business experience. And the focus really was on next gen and the upgrade of the air traffic |
| 0:21.8 | control system. So they wanted somebody with a business background that could bring some |
| 0:26.2 | business principles to that really important project. You just heard Mike Whitaker, |
| 0:36.2 | former FAA deputy administrator, talking about that job, and at a moment, |
| 0:39.9 | we'll be talking with him about his activity as a private pilot and his thoughts on next gen and the future of general aviation. |
| 0:46.0 | Hello again and welcome to aviation news talk, a weekly show with relevant news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. |
| 0:52.6 | I'm Max Ruscott. By the way, if you have thought about maybe someday buying a Cirrus SRSR 20, SR2, or even |
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| 1:15.1 | Now, last week in episode 114, we talked about get there itis accidents. |
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| 1:33.9 | And when you do, we'll read your name on a future show. Now here's our conversation with Mike Whitaker. |
| 1:39.9 | And now let me tell you a little bit about Mike Whitaker. Mike has a long history of working |
| 1:43.9 | in the aviation industry, and he also has a special interest in general aviation, which we'll be talking about today. |
| 1:49.3 | When he became a lawyer, he opened a private practice representing GA manufacturers. |
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