Ethics in The Aviation World

                                                                   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

             With the constant changing of the climate and the temperature dropping everyday, more so than others. I think it is a good idea to take advantage of this topic and talk about how air density affects aircraft performance. As I thought about the direction of where I wanted to go with this I found myself in what seemed like a never ending loop hole. So to keep my post on track I want to keep it as basic as possible without going into a what may seem a never ending loop. First we will talk about the standard reference to be able to compare results. Since the atmospheres pressure changes there is a standard atmosphere at sea level and it has a surface temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit, and a surface pressure of 29.92 inches of mercury or Hg (PAHK 2016). With that being said when air density decreases or higher density altitude, the performance of the aircraft is going to decrease. As air becomes less dense the impact of the performance is more significant. This is because th

                It is safe to say that everybody values things differently, but when it comes to how we treat other people and work together in a professional work environment it is something we all value very highly. When describing ethics it is generally a systematic moral principle that defines what is good for someone and the environment. This is important within the aviation world because it can affect the decisions and the work environment. If the team inside the tower don't get along or they are not ethical, then that can create unnecessary problems within the team itself but also the pilots and other passengers in those aircrafts.     When speaking on ethics and a good environment it reminds me of a flight I was on last year in Montana. What happened was we were doing a routine insertion and the co-pilot was asking the flight engineer to run the numbers for the landing. With this being a training flight the pilot brought a question to the co-pilot. He asked if he would sti