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Wind Shear and Its Effects on Aviation

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 Wind Shear and Its Effects on Aviation     Weather is very problematic for the aviation industry. Has your flight ever been delayed due to weather? This happens to be a common issue for flying all around. Bad weather creates much higher risk for pilots to lose control of the plane and jeopardize the safety of everyone on board. There are many forms of bad weather such as thunderstorms, icing, hail, wind, wind shear, etc. All of them pose a threat of some degree to flying. However, wind shear poses one of the greatest threats to flying. Wind shear affects many flights every year and has been the cause of many serious accidents.      Wind shear is the sudden change of direction and/or velocity of wind during a small period of time. Wind shear can cause an almost immediate loss of speed and altitude which makes it extremely dangerous. Wind shear at lower levels is the most dangerous because when a plane experiences wind shear at a lower level it is more likely to crash. Wind shear is mos
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Air Traffic Control Entities

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Air traffic Control Entities       This weeks blog I will be discussing air traffic control entities. More specifically, I will be discussing ARTCC and ATC Clearance Delivery which are both parts of a large variety of safety entities that make up all of air traffic control entities. ARTCC stands for Air Route Traffic Control Center ( Air Traffic Control Center, n.d.) . Both of the air traffic control entities provide air safety and security in different forms. I will be discussing the similarities and differences between the two air traffic control entities.     ATC Clearance Delivery is an airtraffic controller whos purpose is to coordinate with other ATC facilities and allow pilots permission for flight or flight clearance. Clearance delivery is very important for aircraft safety mainly while in the air. When providing clearance the ATC deliverer will provide the pilot with the destination, altitude appropriate for departing from the airport, the appropriate altitude at a specific po
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Air Planes Air Pollution Output

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 Air Planes Air Pollution Output                Air planes contribute a significant amount of air pollution through emissions such as green house gases and carbon dioxide. Green house gasses have had a major impact on the world. Global warming is a huge example of how green house gases have negatively impacted the world. Air planes currently result in about 1.9 percent of the worlds green house gasses (as of 2016) and 2.5 percent of the worlds carbon dioxide emissions ( Climate change and flying: what share of global CO2 emissions come from aviation?, n.d.). They also account for 3.5 percent of global warming. Even though they only result in 2.5 percent of green house gasses, they contribute to a higher degree of warming because most of the gasses are emitted directly into the upper atmosphere. These numbers are far smaller than I originally expected, but they are not insignificant. If a reduction in these percentages is possible, it could help the environment significantly.       Airp
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Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010

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 Arline Safety Act of 2010     The Airline and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 was signed by President Obama. This law made it so that all airline pilots must have a minimum of 1500 hours of (previously 250 hours) flight in order to be certified for airline flight. The law also required FAA to ensure the training of pilots in stalls and upsets as well as provide corrective training to those pilots whom may need more practice ( Safety - Airline Safety -- Washington's Response, n.d. ). These laws were enacted in order to further emphasize safety in aviation     The importance of these laws are huge. It helps to ensure pilot certification and competence in the field. These laws were actually formed as a result of a specific plane crash that killed 50 people and was completely avoidable  ( Pilot error caused 2009 crash near Buffalo, NTSB rules, 2010) . In 2009 a pilot failed to correct a stall and crashed into a house killing a person inside as well as all 49 peop
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Human Factors In Aviation

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 Human Factors in Aviation     Human factors in aviation are any factors of a particular humans life that may effect there decision making ( Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (PHAK) 2019). Human factors can be experience, workload, education, age, mental health, and much more. For example, a pilot with 20 years of experience will be able to tell what weather an aircraft can withstand, but a pilot of only a few months may be scared off by harsh weather. This is why many pilots with experience have copilots of lesser experience in order for the copilot to gain experience whilst the person making the decisions is still highly qualified.     Aircraft maintenance is a team task that requires multiple people working together in order to complete. There are a few challenges the maintenance crew faces when working on aircraft. The first challenge is poor communication. Communication is an important aspect in any job, but in aviation it is crucial to develop good communication because
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Aviation Security: Locks

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 Aviation Security: Emerging Threats - Locks     Aviation security is separated into twenty levels that are all designed to maximize the safety of flying. One of the most important and significant parts to securing airports are the locks and personal allowed access to the locks. Locks are used in almost every aspect of airport security. They are used in planes, for aircraft hangars, airtraffic control towers, and so much more. More and more techniques are being used in order to illegally unlock locks. Locks in airports that may have been useful 10 years ago when the airport was built are very unlikely to be as useful now. The need for security in certain areas may have grown. The need for fewer people to be able to access certain areas may also have changed.     Some of the levels of security may be more effective at increasing lock security than others. The customs and border protection security can especially be useful in this aspect. The customs and border protection already have lo
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Engine Cooling Systems

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Engine Cooling Systems     Plane engines produce immense amounts of heat energy that is mostly removed through the exhaust system, but there is still a significant amount of heat that remains in the engine which will cause it to overheat. Engine overheating can cause sudden lose of power or even an explosion of the engine which has serious hazards. A temperature gage inside the airplane will tell you the engine temperature, and if it gets too high it is a warning sign that something bad may happen to the engine. Even if nothing is to occur on that specific flight engine damage may still occur if it is consistently being heated above the recommended levels.           Engines are cooled on the inside and the outside . All engines are internally cooled by the oil system which reduces friction on the inside  surface creating a cooler system. Most engines are air cooled engines meaning they are cooled through air. Air cooled engines are cooled through air coming from outside the plane and f
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