If you see a huge Boeing 777 skimming low over the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca or over the wheat fields of Eastern Washington this week, don’t be alarmed that you’re about to witness a plane crash.
Boeing is testing upgraded components in its ground proximity warning system and it needs to try out those new features under actual conditions.
The system is designed to warn pilots that they’re flying dangerously close to the ground. The ground proximity systems were created to make pilots who were either distracted with other issues or who lost awareness of …