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As we continue our in-depth coverage of the problems the aviation industry is facing right now, we thought that wed give you a unique look at what goes on inside a cockpit. private pilot and aviation analyst miles obrien shows us the interaction between a pilot and a controller. >> wow. what a nice day for flying. just some puffy cotton ball clouds. little bit gusty but good day to be in the air. its quarter of 10:00. this is my airplane. its a cirrus sr-22. it is a lot smaller than a commercial...

Billion. >> and our own jeanne meserve joins us from the aviation summit in washington. and i understand you have demonstration to show us. >> right. were in the simulator. in is a mock-up of a 7 37 cog pa cockpit. were going to show you how communications will change with nextgen. with me is a pilot and retired controller. how will this change the pilots job communicationswise? >> what you are about to hear is the sovoice rendition of an air traffic control clear today. >> ft. lauderdale one, s...

With adsb and get other data that some havent had before, like realtime weather information. >> its essentially sharing the same picture that the controller has with whats in the cockpit. >> reporter: controllers say the system will also give them better awareness of whats happening in flight and on the ground. >> its a very intricate tapestry of different pieces of information. what nextgen seeks to do is cohesively integrate all the information to make the system smoother. >> reporter: because...

>> the new rules as they stand, do you think that will adequately address the fatigue problem? >> it is a good start. we applaud the administrator and secretary of transportation for adding staffing on to the midnight shift. but really we were looking at a whole change on addressing fatigue in our work environment. >> like what else? >> were looking at sleep deprivation problems that we have, sleep apnea, it is a high stress occupation. the bottom line is perfection. anything less than perfectio...

The fired controller, ken martin, to get comment from him regarding her other charges but we have been unable to contact him. he would welcome his appearance on our program to answer the charges. up nex, hes one of the most independent voices in congress, and hes making the first moves to run for president. my exclusive interview with ron paul. and gloria borger is here. shes look into whats going on with the republicans who would be president. >> yeah, you and i are going to be talking about ...

Major royal event like william and kates big day becomes a labor of love for a small army of planners. in more than two decades working for the royal household, sir malcolm ross has become responsible for organizing events including charles and camillas wedding. a man who knows exactly how much work is involved behind the scenes. >> watching from the wings, sir malcolm ross has seen it all before. the former controller of the lord chamberlains office understands the pressures and pitfalls that c...

Problem. we have a very dynamic job, high stress job that causes fatigue. >> all right. so the faa now says that it is going to change the rules, it is going to have two air traffic controllers on at all times, that they are going to have more time between those shifts and theyre going to have more steady shifts. but there have been groups in the past that have recommended to the faa that air traffic controllers should be allowed to sleep on the job, and at one point the faa said, look, were rea...

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Bluff. the faa fires a third traffic air controller in seattle, washington, the controller fell asleep on the job twice. the electric chevrolet volt and nissan leaf both earned top scores in crash tests by the insurance highway of safety. one reason, the batteries of both plug-ins are very heavy, giving these small cars the weight of a much larger mid-size sedan. china, forecast to overtake the u.s. as the largest economy much sooner than they thought. according to the international moneta...

The other in miami, and there have been similar problems in washington, d.c., lubbock, texas and reno, nevada and cleveland, ohio controller was caught watching a dvd on duty earlier this month. so we were wondering, what does it take to be an air traffic controller? what kind of training do you need for an important job where lives are on the line? martin savidge is is at controller college in florida. hi, martin. >> reporter: hey, carol. when you think of daytona beach you might think of sprin...