Ethics in Aviation 1.4

           After cranking up the Aircraft and doing preflight checks you want to jump on the runway and into the sky taking on the freedom of the sky. This is how easy Hollywood makes aviation out to be. Of course we know this to be different. After making all the calls, filing plans, and checking weather we deal with control entities for the airports. When dealing with the runway and air space we always go through the Tower control (Airport Operations). In my UAS job we tend to switch from ground to tower while sitting at the line up and wait command. After take of we will keep in contact will that airfields tower until we leave that airspace. In my case its the Delta airspace. Tower is a vital component for our airfield. If tower wasn’t a regular part of our military airfield there would be a large number of incidents and major congestion on the run way. Tower control is a major player in keeping safe space and organization on and around the airspace. Whi...

  According to Vissers report on impacts of air port operations, unwanted sound also known as noise is the main topic of interest (Impact). While in advanced individual training for the military we would start out training listing the risk involved in our operations. Every class, although different in topic, had one thing in common. Wild life impacts of Uav operations. Being located in Arizona I was lucky enough to see this trining come in use. We had incidents with rattle snakes and even coyotes on the air field. When reading the report of disturbing noise to mankind my mind automatically thought of adverse wildlife effects of aircraft. A simple procedure we had in place was to  leave the airfield and climb to altitude to reduce noise interference with wild life. For the smaller UAV this wasn’t an option. Most of the time they had  limits on where they could fly. In order to reduce interruptions of mating season of endangered wild life they would only be allowed to fly i...

            While panning through aviation history I came across an event that became more frequent through the years. Highjacking poses a constant threat in aviation. In 1972 around ten hijackings took place in the U.S alone. Toward the end of the year the FAA imposed an anti-hijacking rule that would inspect all carry on luggage and implement the use of medal detectors and pat downs (Timeline of FAA). Fast forward 29 years to November of 2001. Just two months after the tragic events of 9/11. George W. Bush signed a law that gave us the Transportation Security Administration ( Timeline of FAA).  Although we sometimes see airport security as a tedious and inconvenient task, commercial airports need top tier security to eliminate the risk of these hostile take overs that result in the loss of lives.      I am sold out to the idea of protecting the lives of all passengers. We’ve seen the devastation that the lack of security measures ...

       What are Human factors in aviation?  In my own terms when mankind uses the knowledge gained from all ages of flying and they apply those skills into systems and procedures in aviation we have human factors. This is a very wide topic to cover that not only involves us getting things right, but also risk factors, and behaviors that can cause issues in aviation (PHAK Chapter two).       As many of us do, I have seen how human factors play a role in the operations of our aircraft. When relating to a teams performance level you must first look at the individual. Factors such as the Macho mentality, invulnerability, and anti-authority can be major hinderances in all aspects of aviation (PHAK chapter 2). I have seen first hand, in our maintenance department, an individual have all three of these factors showing in his work. The individual was very knowledgeable in their field, but they had become arrogant believing some rules didn't apply to them(...

Just last year was a difficult time for commercial airlines. When covid hit the number of passengers dropped and some airlines paused flights all together. Late last year things started opening back up. Now we have a new issue on top of what already exist in general aviation. People forgot how to act in public. Using the sixth sign of terrorism, Suspicious people, we can see how TSA aims to remedy the issue (TSA Information Publication A-001, Version 2 July 2017).  With health concerns and emotions raging many parts of the TSA layers are in over time. imagine being 30,000ft in the air and a fight breaks out over trivial matters. While in itself it might not constitute a real threat, it may give place for a threat to occur. If the fight breaks out there could be another passenger waiting for an opportunity to strike. Even with no screened weapons almost any object can be used as a weapon. Just moment can pass and a hostage situation can take place. With 20 layers at work to prevent ...

     Among the many systems on an aircraft to offer it the ability to fly there is the carburetor system. Mainly used on smaller aircraft the carburetor is an integral peace of the whole fuel system (aircraft systems 05, 2016.YouTube). The carburetor is a mechanism used in many small engine vehicles. When it comes to an aircraft equipped with a carburetor a major downfall can happen. As picture depicts, Carbs are prone to icing when there is a mixture of cool temperature and humidity (PHAK 7-8). Icing can actually happen in decently high temperatures. If the aircraft in use is driven solely by a carburetor mixing the fuel and oxygen and icing occurs tragedy can happen. It can cause misfires all the way up to starving the engine of fuel thus resulting in engine failure.       The main two mitigation factors to use are 1. Using exhaust heat to keep the carb warm and 2. Simply upgrade to fuel injection systems (PHAK 7-8). When it comes to keeping the carb...