James Oberstar: “I agree, Doppler radar is critically important. It has been cited by the NTSB as a factor, or absence of it as a factor…”

“I agree, Doppler radar is critically important. It has been cited by the NTSB as a factor, or absence of it as a factor in not only the Raleigh crash but in other situations. The unfortunate thing is that the location of the Doppler weather radar in New York is the issue, not the radar itself. I have followed this issue for many years with great dismay. There was a proposal to put the Doppler radar in a location in one part of one of the boroughs of New York City, whose name I do not recall, and there was an uproar by the citizens of that area, and the junior Senator from New York came to their defense and said, now, let us hold this off, let us not put it there now, let us find another place to locate it. The provision in this bill directs a feasibility study of locating the terminal Doppler weather radar on an offshore platform before selecting some other site. I do not see this as a delay to installation of the radar. This is going to be a very quick study.”