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Dusty Johnson: “We should do more investment in these simulators because…”

Featuring: Dusty Johnson, Republican | U.S. House, South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District

Congressional Discussion on FAA Training and Infrastructure with Mr. Johnson, Mr. Daniels, Mr. Rinaldi, and Mr. Calio

Published March 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:53

The enhancement of those simulators, and many of them are outdated or just a laptop alone, those are an impediment to our progress. And then the actual talking to live air traffic is next. Okay, so that. So We should do more investment in these simulators because that will...reduce the choke point. Congressman, it's been agreed upon by the agency and NACA that it reduces the time by 27%. Okay, so then, Mr. Rinaldi, same general topic to you. (02:53–03:00)

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Asserts that investing in simulators will reduce training choke points for air traffic controllers.

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