Ethics in The Aviation World

                                                                                 Air Traffic Control Entities                 The two different Air Traffic Control Entities I will discuss today is Flight Service Station (FSS) and Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCT). The main difference between the two is the tower itself is in charge of the landing and take off as well as the ground traffic. They give out clear instructions to the pilots in the air maintaining control of the traffic in and out of the air space. From the tower they watch outside and also use surface radar.       The Flight Service Station (FSS) is an air traffic facility that provides information and services to the pilots before, during and after the flights. The FSS can also give more detailed information regarding weather compared to ATCT. The difference between the two as far as location is the ATCT is physically there able to have eyes on the runways and weather with radars, where as FSS is in a remote area and canno

                                                                                                    Impact from Noise                    Although I am not worried about the noise from aircraft there are other people who are and I can't ignore problems that exist because they do not bother me. It is important to be sympathetic to other people and try to understand what someone else could be dealing with and when it comes to someone's health that is a very important topic. Not only can the noise be annoying to some people while in their homes but the long term and consistent exposure to high noise levels could lead to deterioration the auditory system, sleep disturbance and as well as hearing loss.                     The World Health Organization did a report in 2011, stating that majority of the health impacts due to noise comes from aircraft, roads and railways. As we get technologically advanced we start to grow as a nation. People like convivence and it is more convenient fo

                                                                                                              Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001      On September 11th 2001 the tragic events have changed the United States of America forever. It was also one of the most impactful event the Federal Aviation Administration had to deal. It significantly changed the view on safety especially in the aviation industry. For the first time in FAA history on the 11th all air traffic was halted due to the tragic events that happened. Since this event was so tragic and eye opening, President George Bush signed the Aviation and Security Act on November 19 2011 at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport establishing the Transportation Security Administration. With national security being looked at and worried about it is one of the most impactful decisions made within the aviation community because the screening protocols on luggage and passengers have a higher standard to prote

                                                               Human Factors Within Aircraft Maintenance                      When it comes to the aviation world in general it is very important for the individuals working in that industry to be able to overcome stress, complacency and fatigue. This is important because everybody in the aviation industry depends on each other in order to be safe and accomplish the goals that are set. By being able to be in control of these inevitable factors it will create a safe environment for everyone.   It is universally agreed that 80 percent of maintenance errors involve human factors (Binns, 2003).  When it comes a successful environment within the maintenance culture it is important for everyone to be cooperative and work together, respect one another and also have good communication. Human factors science or technologies are multidisciplinary fields incorporating contributions from psychology, engineering, industrial design, statistics, ope

                                                                                              Insider Threats                 For this weeks blog I wanted to go over the topic of insider threats within TSA. When I first enlisted into the military and went onto my first duty station in Montana, we were constantly making sure that there were no insider threats due to the nature of the mission. Now when I was longer I thought it was ridiculous, I thought to myself why would anyone want to be an insider threat? There were a lot of authenticating and trusting and verifying procedures. As I matured I realized that it is a possibility and that there have been a lot of cases of insider threat and its not just being paranoid.      Within TSA they have been proactive when it comes to recognizing insider threats.  As recently as 2019 terrorists have sought to leverage insiders to conduct attacks on the transportation system (TSA 19). TSA wants to create a security culture by taking responsibility

                                                                   Hydraulic System Failure       When I was flying with the 40th Helo squadron in Montana a common problem for the UH-1N helicopter was a hydraulic fluid leak. It would constantly reoccur and when the aircraft commander knew that was the problem I knew it was going to be long day. Sometimes we would have maintenance verify but if it was a time sensitive mission we usually had to grab all of our gear and run to the back up aircraft. When talking about hydraulics some aircraft use it for the wheel brakes, other aircraft use it for flight controls, landing gear, nosewheel steering and thrust reversers. As the aircraft depends more on the hydraulic system the more critical it is for the integrity of the system to have safer flights. These hydraulic failures can be subtle but they can also be immediate. Some examples of a subtle failure would be a slow leak and a more immediate failure could be a rupture in the hydraulic line