derbies -> debris Oleksiy's attention was drawn to that airport because of the tragic fatality. He noticed the tower was not mapped, so he mapped it.
Cheers, Jo 2018-04-11 8:17 GMT+02:00 Milo van der Linden <[email protected]>: > Dear Armstrong, please be aware that Oleksiy is no native english speaker. > In his culture and language that is probably not what he is saying. > > Kind regards, > > Milo van der Linden > > On April 11, 2018 3:21:17 AM GMT+02:00, "Jack Armstrong [email protected]" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Are you saying you think an aviation accident could have been avoided if OSM >> data was better? I've been an air traffic controller for 38 years. Aviation >> hazards, such as towers at airports, are well charted on navigational charts >> and airport diagrams which pilots are required to use. A pilot would never >> use OSM as a means of avoiding ground hazards at an airport. Besides, this >> particular accident happened at 10:00 A.M. local time, meaning it was >> daylight. The vast majority of aviation accidents are the result of pilot >> error. If a helicopter pilot allows his rotor blades to collide with a >> clearly visible object, that is negligence on the captain's part. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: Oleksiy Muzalyev <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Apr 10, 2018 3:44 PM >>> To: Talk Openstreetmap <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [OSM-talk] today's tragic helicopter accident in Bavaria >>> >>> Good evening, >>> >>> There was an helicopter accident at the airport Flugplatz >>> Haßfurt-Schweinfurt. One man from the ground staff was killed by derbies >>> when helicopter's propeller blades touched the control tower. >>> >>> On the news video [1] and on the aerial image of the airport [2] it is >>> clearly visible that the tower building is not in the same row with >>> other buildings, it is a bit outstanding. >>> >>> This tower was not mapped neither on the Google maps, nor on the OSM. I >>> mapped it by now on the OSM: >>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/50.01720/10.52705 with the tag: >>> tower:type=aircraft_control, which has got a nice map icon. >>> >>> In general, towers, not only aircraft_control, but also communication, >>> and others, are well visible even from far away, and could serve as good >>> landmarks. That is why it makes sense to map towers. >>> >>> [1] >>> https://rtlnext.rtl.de/cms/bundeswehr-hubschrauber-rammt-tower-flughafenmitarbeiter-von-truemmern-erschlagen-4148088.html >>> >>> [2] >>> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugplatz_Ha%C3%9Ffurt-Schweinfurt#/media/File:Flugplatz_Ha%C3%9Ffurt_Schweinfurt.jpg >>> >>> With best regards, >>> >>> Oleksiy >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> talk mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> >> > -- > Verstuurd vanaf mijn mobiel. Fouten voorbehouden. > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > >
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