Nicholas White ASCI 202

 As aircraft are a common form of travel, there runs the issue of collisions or accidental miscalculations resulting in lost or unaccounted for aircrafts; as such there are checkpoints in place to assist pilots in their day-to-day flights, two important parts being the TRACONs and Specialists. Now what do they do, well to start with what they have in common: Deal and maintain safety with aircrafts Prevent collisions Provide speedy and orderly travel Ensure that the passenger's best interests are in mind Specialists will sometimes work in a TRACON But, they have so many more differences TRACON typically only deal with approaching and departing vehicles; whereas specialists will deal with aircraft through the flight Terminal controllers deal with all planes in the airspace TRACON sends the aircraft on course, rather than instruct them on any changes needed to be made TRACON is purely radar, whereas specialists can sometimes be at the airport directly or in close proximity. This artic...

  In your blog, provide an explanation of your chosen environmental impact with justification and supporting references. Next, you will identify a strategy that could be employed to mitigate your chosen environmental impact. The goal is to engage in a collaborative and constructive debate that promotes critical thought and reflection.  As aircraft become a prominent form of travel on Earth, humanity must deal with the issues that come forth, none much more prominent than Noise Pollution. As outlined by the AEF, " AEF receives more queries about aviation-related noise pollution than about any other issue. In 2016 we carried out a survey of our members, and noise emerged as the biggest single issue with 83% of respondents reporting noise problems during the day, and 73% reporting noise problems at night"  ( Understanding aircraft noise 2021). It is not hard to see why this would be the biggest issue; its effects are immediate and detrimental to residential or commercial zo...

  In your blog, explain and support your identified legislative act. Keep in mind that for this activity there are no right or wrong answers. The goal is to engage in a collaborative and constructive debate that promotes critical thought and reflection.  During FDR's presidential reign, he had put into place several items under the New Deal, a hotbed for debate over the efficacy and whether it helped or worsened the depression. However, one part I believe was helpful in the long run was the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938; and how it ensured safety by putting the responsibility of regulation onto the Independent Civil Aeronautics Authority; or the CAA as well as a 3-member Air Safety Board. The CAA's responsibility was, " to encourage, develop, and regulate air transportation, for the improvement of mail service, national defense, and foreign and domestic commerce. It had new powers of rate regulation and approving new airline routes"  ( Civil Aeronautics Act (1938) 20...

  In your blog, you will provide a working definition of human factors in aviation, with justification and supporting references. Next, you will apply your definition to identify and describe challenges associated with a team-based activity that occurs in aviation. You may choose any activity that you wish (e.g. crew resource management, aircraft servicing, fleet servicing). The goal is to engage in a collaborative and constructive debate that promotes critical thought and reflection.  As humanity continues to develop its industrial wings and ascend into the realms of space, localized flights such as aircraft continue to be improved on. A factor that many seem to forget is the Human Factor, and the large role it plays when dealing with issues. Taking the definitions of these words and applying them to aviation, we can come to a relatively decent definition Human - Pretty self-explanatory Factors - Something that is a part of something else; a subsection Aviation - Aircraft, Ae...

     With the increase in preventive measures, the world must address the issues of threats outside of materials and more into the realm of human choice. The threats of terrorism have been real ever since the September 11th hijacks and subsequent attacks, and aviation security has been cracking down on potential threats. Layers upon layers of security have been added throughout the years to prevent future attacks and allow passengers to remain safe and have a comfortable ride. For the purposes of this blog, we will be focusing on generalized Level 3 threats as outlined by the FAA, since they are the most recognized. These include things such as Weapon displayed/used Terrorist threats bomb threats; use of bombs hijacking or anything that is life-threatening in nature.     Now, as outlined by the TSA, they have 20 layers of security; as outlined as Intelligence Customs and Border Protection Joint Terrorism Task Force No-Fly List and Passenger Pre-Screening Crew Ve...

  In your blog, explain the failure, the impact of the failure, and then identify and support a mitigation strategy to address that failure. The goal is to engage in a collaborative and constructive debate that promotes critical thought and reflection In an aircraft's daily routines, there is always the chance for a sporadic failure, none anymore dangerous than the other. However, there is always the issue of an electrical shutdown, which is more of a problem than just not getting service. The issues that come with a failure are as follow; Loss of power generation capability Loss of components of systems powered by whatever has failed Loss of an individual system Potential loss if there is a fire of the busses, systems, components, or The Aircraft!  ( Aircraft Electrical Systems 2021) Now, what can we do about these failures? Well, the first step will always be prevention, and then solutions for when it does occur. Things we can do to prevent these failures are along the line...