The Role of STOL in the Northeast Corridor

Well proven, existing STOL technology today stands ready to serve increasingly urgent needs in the Northeast Corridor economically and profitably. There are no technical obstacles. A modernized regulatory framework appears to be the next requirement for progress. Federal authorities, however, are necessarily dependent upon a modicum of industry consensus and guidance. This has to date been conspicuously missing. The accompanying case studies and commentary are presented to help give industry personnel a better understanding of aspects on which unified action appears desirable.