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Throughout the process, Slover met resistance
and had to address many "better" ideas,
including plans to migrate these legacy systems
to a native IP interface, pay a provider to
deliver the conversion as part of a service, and
address minimal support for an FAA owned
conversion appliance. In the end, Slover's work
is culminating with more than three thousand
CASS devices being installed in the NAS
delivering approximately twenty thousand
services safely and transitioning the FAA from a
TDM to an IP telecommunications network.
In addition to VOR, AWOS, ASOS, Slover's
dedication and steadfastness were instrumental
to the Runway Visual Range (RVR) system,
the Instrument Landing System (ILS),
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR),
the Integrated Terminal Weather System
(ITWS), the Low-Level Wind Shear Alert
System (LLWAS), the Digital Altimeter Setting
Indicator system (DASI), the Surface Weather
System (SWS), the Stand Alone Weather
System (SAWS), and ground to ground voice
communication. These systems are critical
for a safe NAS. Mark Slover is the epitome of
commitment to safety.
Congratulations to the 2026
Region X Commitment to Safety
Award recipient: Mark Slover!
By Lisen Minetti
(FAA Technical Center
for Advanced Aerospace, ETC)
