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9.2 Weather Hazards

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 Weather Hazards: Icing Flight Safety is the most important necessity when it comes to aircraft design and operations. Flight safety though can be affected by several unfavorable meteorological conditions. There are several weather hazards that may impact aviation operations, however, the one which I feel poses the biggest threat to operations is icing. Icing occurs when precipitation aggregates on any part of the external structure of an aircraft. Ice may affect the function of the wings, propellers, control surface, and even pilot tubes, air intakes, and radio antennas. Aircraft encountering icing may experience an increase of aerodynamic weight and drag and a reduction in lift and thrust which may result in extremely dangerous flying. There are three types of icing, these include; rime, clear, and mixed. The most common type of icing is rime. This occurs when raindrops quickly freeze upon striking the aircraft. Rime ice usually stays on the leading edges of an aircraft. Clear ice,
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8.2 Air Traffic Control Entities

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Air Traffic Control Entities:   Air Traffic Control entities are services proved by air traffic controllers which are group-based, their job is to coordinate the movements of aircrafts as a way to maintain safe distances between them. Two types of air traffic control entities are ARTCC and FSS (Federal Aviation Administration, 2021). ARTCC, Air Route Traffic Control Centers which is sometimes referred to as the “centers” are essentially a facility which air traffic control specialists give out instructions for flight clearances (air traffic) and advice in terms of flight conditions to the pilot (Kern, 2020). The ARTCC is the main center of the ATC systems. These controllers receive control of flights entering their area of accountability from adjoining centers. The operations rooms within ARTCC comprise of about fifty to sixty consoles of large computer monitors which display aircraft data blocks. Each Air Route Traffic Control Centers contains personnel assigned to the Air Traffic Fl
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7.2 The Airport and The Environment

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  Noise Pollution There are several environmental factors in the aviation industry that can have quite an impact. Environmental factors are aspects, such as temperature, light, sound, pollutants, population density, and more, that can impede human health and wellness. Three specific and significant environmental categories are air pollution, noise pollution, and water pollution. Today, I will be focusing on noise pollution. Noise pollution is an invisible danger. Noise which is produced by aircrafts in flight is associated with numerous negative stresses facilitated health effects. Aviation can has come a long way in several qualities but particularly technology-wise. Turboprops that used to power aircrafts were loud and noisy, over time, this improved but there is no doubt they still continue to make a disturbance. There have been numerous studies done to show exactly how significant noise pollution is harmful. A specific study done by the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) s
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6.2 Legislative Acts

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  Aviation and Transportation Security Act On September 11, 2001, approximately nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes in a terrorist attack on the Twin Towers of the World Center. This was an extremely tragic event in the United States, following this attack, airport security improvement was a key feature of global anti-terrorism efforts. On November 18 and 19 2001, the United States Congress enacted an act called the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. The goal of this act was to standardize pre-flight passengers and cargo screening by decentralizing security services and screening personnel in airports. Prior to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, airport security guidelines and procedures were quite general and imprecise. Therefore, this act was truly essential to the aviation industry because it created what now we call the Federal Transportation Security Administration or TSA (National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, 2003).
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5.3 Team Based Human Factors Challenges

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 Team-Based Human Factors Human factors, relating to the aviation industry, are human conditions that contribute to accidents and incidents correlating to aircraft. Human factors can range from physical, emotional, and even mental elements in one's life. Because human factors are more probable, 60%-80%, to cause aviation accidents than that of any mechanical failure, it is important to understand exactly how that is and how that can be reduced (Aurino, 2010). There are several disciplines that make up human factors such as; educational, clinical, experimental, and organizational psychology, anthropometrics, computer, medical, and cognitive science, and safety engineering. By recognizing these disciples in understanding human factors, there is hope to take action before anything happens. (FAA, 2016).  Crew Resource Management or CRM, is a process that is used by the aircraft crew members to identify current and potential threats then develop plans in order to convey and execute th
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4.3 Aviation Security

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  Arely Zamudio Threats from Insiders: There have been numerous of enchantments to the security of aviation, especially after the 9/11 attack, however, there are still several security threats that the aviation industry is vulnerable to. One of these threats is called “insider threat”. The inside threat is primary the risk of airline employees having admission to sensitive and restricted information and areas. These employees have access to a large portion of areas in airports which offers them the opportunity to attack an aircraft by evident or concealed means. They can: share sensitive procedures, plant explosives or weapons on aircraft, and tamper with any security systems in aircraft (Black, 2010). Federal agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have implemented several procedures and requirements in order to decrease the likely hood of an inside threat. Employees in the aviation industry, specifically those wor
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3.2 Aircraft Systems and Flight

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An aircraft has several different systems that work both individually and together to help the aircraft do what it is supposed to do. However, sometimes those systems fail and the aircraft crew has to act accordingly to avoid a bigger issue. Today, I will be talking about the electrical system. The electrical system of an aircraft is the system that provides electrical power to different designs such as the aircraft lights, the flaps and landing gear, and the flight instruments. There are several ways an aircraft’s electrical system could malfunction, yet, I will be focusing on an alternator failure. An alternator generates electricity for the entire system through something called the alternator belt. The alternator is the primary means of powering the electrical system during normal operations. Some of the ways an alternator can fail are by fluid leaking into it, short or open circuits, and other dangerous conditions. When the alternator fails, the ammeter of the aircraft will indic
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