altimeters are not readily available. Manufacturers are working to change this, of course, but the FAA’s rigorous certification process will take years. Filters have been identified as one option, but their effectiveness will vary, depending on the type of radio altimeter and the type of aircraft operation. In any case, retrofitting radio altimeters with out-of-band filters by Dec. 5 is a practical impossibility and does not offer a comprehensive solution to mitigate the risks. And more to the point: why should I, an HAA operator, pay for a new piece of technical equipment so that another corporation in another industry can profit? So what can we, the helicopter operators and helicopter support


industry, do in the face of this looming bureaucratic mess? I urge everyone reading this to visit rotor.org/radalt, where you can sign up for HAI Legislative Alerts and learn more about our industry’s efforts to talk sense to those that work in the FAA and FCC. Inflation, regulation, COVID, climate change: these are the threats we hear about daily. Like all of you, the introduction of 5G mobile networks was nowhere on my radar scope—but it is now! The thought of shooting a nighttime approach to a dark field in the wooded hills, with my radio altimeter going off unexpectedly, is not the level of safety I want for me or my passengers. Visit rotor.org/radalt TODAY. Solving this issue is too important to leave in the hands of others.


For the helicopter industry, the 5G rollout could severely disrupt our operations. Visit rotor.org/radalt to sign up for HAI Legislative Alerts and to learn more.


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