"I can think of many times when - if my aircraft had been equipped with ALG - we could have easily landed safely, but instead we had to go around or divert to another airport. ALG is an excellent concept. I think every aircraft ought to have it."
- Captain Barry Schiff, senior pilot and author

 

 

"ALG is a technology whose time has come. It's something that I thing the airlines need to look at, and it's something that the military needs to look at right now…This is a technology that allows you to know you're going to get home. It'll bring you down in all kinds of weather and it'll bring you down to zero-zero. It's right up there among the most significant things to come to aviation."
- 4-Star Air Force General Tom Richards (ret.), former FAA administrator, experienced pilot, and consultant to major aviation and defense industries

 

"Attempting to land an airliner in reduced visibility is one of the greatest causes of death in aviation. I can think of several airplane crashes in recent years that, had ALG been operational, it's quite possible that the planes would have landed safely and hundred of people would still be alive today. ALG is a potential lifesaver…and certainly a significant moneysaver in terms of on-time performance."
- Don Llorente, NTSB accident investigator

 

"There are really two issues at work here: one, the cost of carrying extra fuel in case the plane is diverted or delayed. The second issue is the very real cost of diversions, delays and cancellations. ALG will allow pilots and dispatchers to decrease their reliance on extra fuel, knowing they'll be able to land even in poor visibility. And the resulting decrease in diversions and delays will greatly enhance the airlines' image, and thereby the revenue, of carriers who use ALG."
- Jochen Haber, fuel cost analyst for ten major international airlines


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