ASCI 202

The purpose of air traffic control is quite complex. They’re the person who works from the control tower, giving clearance for aircraft to take off and land safely in the airport. The air traffic controller works within a system, coordinating patterns to ensure aircraft keep a safe distance in the air and on the ground. The main goal of an air traffic controller is to ensure the safety of aircraft, pilots, flight attendants, and of course, the airline passengers. An air traffic controller will communicate with pilots throughout their entire flight, relaying information back and forth between incoming and outgoing flights. They use a large system of computers, radars, and visual references during this communication. They must provide pilots with an in-depth explanation about the weather and should be prepared for any necessary flight path changes. Ground control (sometimes known as ground movement control) is responsible for the airport "movement" areas, as well as areas not r...

The deicing and anti-icing operation must be suited for each airport, company and local setting. However airworthiness and operational regulations state that no one can take-off in an aircraft that has any contamination on critical surfaces. Even if the procedure of deicing the aircraft the varies, all critical surfaces shall be clean. Anti icing the aircraft sets its own requirements of fluid to be used. Mechanical ways cannot be seen as an anti-icing procedure, the surfaces shall be protected from refreezing. Only certified fluids and accepted procedures are to be used. The clean aircraft concept shall be set as the only way of operating. Regarding issues with water compliance, deicing and anti-icing chemicals management poses the highest threat to airport managers. Deicing and anti-icing practices are required by the FAA to ensure passengers and crew are safely operating. Unfortunately, performing these acts without discharge controls can greatly affect the ecosystem with devastatin...

On August 17, 1994, President Bill Clinton Signed into law product liability reform that will serve to reduce the liability that is faced by aviation manufacturers. This came forward in the form of the General Aviation Revitalization Act. The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, also known by its initials GARA, is Public Law 103-298, an Act of congress on Senate Bill S. 1458 (103rd Congress), amending the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. This Act intended to counteract the effects of prolonged product liability on general aviation aircraft manufactures by limiting the duration of the liability for the aircraft that its produce. The purpose of General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 reduced the quality of the aircraft products as well as the development of technologies within the general aviation field. The export of small aircraft has increased the liability and drastic reduction quantity of aircraft sold with the balance of trade for United States. This reduction of Liability...

       What is Human Factors? The term human factors has grown increasingly popular as the commercial aviation industry realize that human error, rather than mechanical failure, underlies most aviation accidents and incidents. Human factors science or technologies are multidisciplinary fields incorporating contributions from psychology, engineering, industrial design, statistics, operations research, and anthropomorphize. It is a term that covers the science of understanding the properties of human capability, the application of this understanding to the design, development, and deployment of systems and services, and the art of ensuring successful application of human factor principles into the maintenance working environment.                   Human factors, when applied to operations in an aviation environment are used to maximize the fit between systems and people and how they work together to improve overall saf...

                                     Aviation Security         Security is heavily scrutinized because of the following 9/11 incident, passengers submit to and additional number of security screening upon entering into a secure location. For Examples, including X-ray machines, walk-through metal detectors, wands and pat down searches. These checks are utilized to increase the probability of deterring a potential threat. It is imperative that a multi layered security system is utilized effectively to reduce the likelihood of a reoccurrence of 9/11.            The potential threats are not marked with neon signs indicating their intent, hence the significance of safety and security play a pivotal role. Airports are inundated with hundreds of thousands of people traveling and working within their confines at any given time. Security checks, passen...

                                               Aircraft Systems and Flight              The international Aircraft System Fire Protection was established as the international Halon Replacement working group in October 1993. This group originally developed minimum performance standards and test methodologies for non halon aircraft fire suppression agents/systems in cargo compartments, engine nacelles, hand held extinguishers, and lavatory trash receptacles. Fire protection should be one of the main priorities taken into consideration when dealing with aircraft construction, testing, and certification. There are vast number of potential hazards that can contribute to the development of a fire. Examples include regular combustibles, energized electrical equipment, flammable liquids etc. Ensuring all appropriate classes of extinguishers i...