The new rule would mandate new equipment to warn pilots when they get too close to the ground and require pilots to stay at least a half-mile from clouds in daytime, one mile away at night and to get new training on how to escape from clouds if they accidentally fly into them.
Additionally, the FAA is urging air ambulance operators to install miniature versions of the flight data recorders airliners have.
Read the USA Today report on medical transportation.
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