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Highways. i think this is the really critical thing, more importantly, safety is important at the intersection of these roads of transportation. we need positive train control because train separation and collision avoidance, ensures enforcement and that the temporary speed restrictions that are necessary for making wide turns and sharp turns and more importantly our train system -- as small as 30 miles per hour, thats a requirement. this is what president trump is calling for in that infrastruc...

Board, collision avoidance equipment that should have been sounding alarms or doing something? >> there are a fabric of sensors that a sur sfas ship will use in order to naf vaet in open water to preserve and protect the safety of the ship. yes, there are radar systems on board. the investigators will make sure they were operating properly. theres also the human eyeball. youll have lookouts posted fore and aft on the ship also looking out. its nighttime. things dont always look the same at night...

Faced a huge thunderhead and needed to get around it is up to the crew and is at the captain and pilots discretion to take whatever evasive action is necessary to avoid it and they have onboard collision avoidance for other traffic as well. i think when we think about this unlistened flight what, we need to think about is the efficacy of the regulators in the region and whether the airline itself was cutting some corners. those are important questions, but not primary causes of the accident nece...

Patty has that. >> it was almost a tragedy. an alaska airline jet carrying 148 people was about to land in the anchor age international airport. they were ordered to do a go around. the plane veered right. the prop jet was taking off and came within a quarter mile at the same height. the boeing 737 collision avoidance sensor went off. they are trying to find out what went wrong. this comes of another near mess on houston. >> the jets came a mile from taking off in george buchlt international air...

>> reporter: they missed each other by just 400 feet. the faa has since ordered changes to the runway layout. >> the air traffic controller is talking nonstop. youre having to do a choreographed dance with all of these airplanes coming and going into the airports. >> april 25th, northeast of kona hawaii. u.s. airways 757. flying 33,000 feet, 600 miles per hour when the collision avoidance alarms went off. the united plane dove 600 feet to avoid a head on. the ntsb says controllers mistakenly put...

Error, through a pilot making a mistake, but remember, theres avionics on board, particularly one called tcas, collision avoidance assistance. >> reporter: the faa has taken steps to prevent occurrences in the future but didnt say what the steps are. the faa also telling us an instructor was there at the moment of this incident ready to step in if necessary. however, the faa saying that this trainee was able to correct the problem immediately. we want to point out one other thing, wolf. ever sin...

Theyre unacceptable. theyre worked on. but there is a backup system and people are safe. >> reporter: this is what can happen when planes get too close. in 1991, this usair 737 at l.a.x. landed on top of a skywest commuter plane preparing for takeoff. 34 people died. accidents like this are incredibly rare because of collision avoidance systems now mandated in planes. >> these mistakes can occur through a controller making an error, through a pilot making a mistake. but remember, there is avioni...

Would be properly equipped to handle separation of these guys so aircraft can avoid each other. its a big concern when you have a big search area. its narrowed down what aircraft and theyre looking out over a certain area. so theyll probably consider having an aircraft watch for collision avoidance. >> whats the next step here? do, if they do think it came from 370, do they map the ocean floor of that area? what do they do? >> roger that. theyll take some side scans. theyve got a great case exam...

In quotes, know that? >> they couldnt know it positively. they are extrapolating from data they have and altitude radar data is not as good as directional. where you are on earth as opposed to how high. >> john would it help you avoid detection if you were to fly at 5,000 feet? >> remember, we have to -- come reported as many as three countries maybe more to get all three countries violating the airspace of numerous jurisdictions to get that far undetected? its almost impossible i would believe....

Could have covered 4- 6 hours of fuel. >> why would the pilot turn off the transresponder? >> during flight there shouldnt be any reason to unless something was happening. you dont know of any illustration that pilots turn off. >> no, we want to be on radar because we want earthquake separation from air traffic control and other track besides having our collision avoidance and we want help from air traffic control to alert us to other traffic in our area. >> is there a way. you think that there ...