I lost my wife and son on Flight 5342.

I Think I Can’t

This is the fourth post in a series on the two-decade resistance to ADS-B In, the technology the NTSB says would have prevented the Flight 5342 collision (part one: The Original Sin). In The Original Sin, I mentioned the FAA’s first notice of proposed rulemaking on ADS-

The ADS-B In Resistance Playbook

This is the third post in a series on the two-decade resistance to ADS-B In, the technology the NTSB says would have prevented the Flight 5342 collision (part one: The Original Sin). An FAA requirement to equip aircraft with a collision avoidance technology like ADS-B In comes

Guardians of the Henhouse

This is the second post in a series on the two-decade resistance to ADS-B In, the technology the NTSB says would have prevented the Flight 5342 collision (part one: The Original Sin). Most people have a fairly simple view of how aviation safety policies are set. I certainly

The Original Sin

Through the hours of NTSB family briefings in the days following the Flight 5342 collision, one thing jumped out at me more than anything else: the way aircraft are kept apart in busy airspace — including over our nation’s capital — is rudimentary. In the National Capital Region, fixed-wing aircraft

Homecoming

This is the ninth post in a series about my experience in the immediate aftermath of the Flight 5342 tragedy (part one: The Night It Happened). Revisiting this period is helpful to me, but reading about it may not be helpful to you. Feel free to skip this one if

Found

This is the eighth post in a series about my experience in the immediate aftermath of the Flight 5342 tragedy (part one: The Night It Happened). Revisiting this period is helpful to me, but reading about it may not be helpful to you. Feel free to skip this one if

Visiting the Crash Site

This is the seventh post in a series about my experience in the immediate aftermath of the Flight 5342 tragedy (part one: The Night It Happened). Revisiting this period is helpful to me, but reading about it may not be helpful to you. Feel free to skip this one if

What American Airlines Should Have Told Me

This is the sixth post in a series about my experience in the immediate aftermath of the Flight 5342 tragedy (part one: The Night It Happened). Revisiting this period is helpful to me, but reading about it may not be helpful to you. Feel free to skip this one if

Finding Competence and Compassion (Part 2)

This is the fifth post in a series about my experience in the immediate aftermath of the Flight 5342 tragedy (part one: The Night It Happened). Revisiting this period is helpful to me, but reading about it may not be helpful to you. Feel free to skip this one if

Finding Competence and Compassion (Part 1)

This is the fourth post in a series about my experience in the immediate aftermath of the Flight 5342 tragedy (part one: The Night It Happened). Revisiting this period is helpful to me, but reading about it may not be helpful to you. Feel free to skip this one if

Finding Connection

This is the third post in a series about my experience in the immediate aftermath of the collision (part one: The Night It Happened). Revisiting this period is helpful to me, but reading about it may not be helpful to you. Feel free to skip this one if you might

The Day After

This is the second post in a series about my experience in the immediate aftermath of the Flight 5342 tragedy (part one: The Night It Happened). Revisiting this period is helpful to me, but reading about it may not be helpful to you. Feel free to skip this one if