Traffic collision

discussed what constituted good writing, as well as what constituted bad writing. Over the course of the last three weeks, we have been assigned to read portions of Laska's Hidden America. After reading Underworld, Hecho en América, G-L-O-R-Y, and Traffic, I have concluded that Hidden America is stuck somewhere between being good and bad writing. Hidden America includes aspects of good writing as well as aspects of bad writing, constituting Laska's Hidden America as an average text in my…

This report is an analysis of crew fatigue and its adverse affects’ on the safety of a flight. The purpose of this report is to shed led light on the critical issue of pilot fatigue. In addition, to mitigate the number of incidents or accidents that come as a result of crew exhaustion. The aptness of each flight crew entangles both cargo and passengers operators alike, the Board members of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilots it regulates. A secondary audience would include the…

airspace classes and associated air traffic services Air services Australia and the Department of Defence provide those air traffic services. The Office of Airspace Regulation (OAR) also provides a regulatory function for the published air routes. The airspace branch is referred to as the Office of Airspace Regulation…

Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications: Hazardous or Helpful? Communication is the key to everything. Every facet of our lives is determinate on communication. No more is that true than in the world of aviation. The complex web of flights over the world dwarfs in comparison to the volume of communication that the aviation field uses. Communication between ground control, airplane to airplane, and maintenance hubs make up this network of information. The information that flows through the…

According to the Federal Aviation Administration website, American Airlines flight 965 from Miami International Airport to Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in Cali, Colombia started off as a routine flight for the 163 passengers and 8 crew aboard the Boeing 757 aircraft. The pilots originally had the flight management system (FMS) programmed in from Miami all the way to a landing on runway 1 at Cali. Cali, along with having lots of mountainous terrain around it also did not have…

Reliability Centered Maintenance started when a preventative maintenance plan were developed for the Boeing 747 airplane in the 1960’s by the maintenance steering group. In the RCM process in maintenance not only ‘what can be done’ is considered but also ‘why should it be done’. To facilitate the RCM process seven questions should be asked to complete the process. • What are the functions and performance standards of the asset in the operating environment? • How does the asset fail to perform…

4. Technical Accidents Over the years there have been several incidences that changed the face of aviation industry. I will talk about three incidents that gave rise to significant revisions in the aeronautical technology. 4.1. United Airlines Flight 811  Incident- United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a cargo door failure while flying from Hawaii to Auckland on February 24, 1989. After flying for about sixteen minutes and reaching an altitude of 22,000-23,000 feet, the forward cargo door…

Centralized Control / Decentralized Execution Centralized Control 1. Centralized control is authoritative airpower and should be consummate by an Airman at a commander level by keeping a concentration on the joint force commander’s (JFC’s) objectives to direct, incorporate, prioritize, plan, organize, and evaluate the utiliztion of air, space, and cyberspace assets in any eventuality across the range of operations. Centralized control authorizes the air component commander to respond to…

procedure or deviations are dictated by Air Traffic Control (ATC), safety, or mission constraints/ requirements… Turbojet, Propeller, and Tiltrotor Aircraft. All turbojet, propeller, and tiltrotor aircraft shall maintain at or above 1,500 ft AGL over populated areas and will use minimum thrust levels consistent with safe operations. Aircraft within 5 NM of an airfield may descend once they are established on final approach or are in an established traffic pattern” (96 TW/CC 2017). Currently,…

As a Journeyman my main focus was to build my skills into becoming a competent craftsman. I was skilled in removing, installing, preforming operational checks, and repairs on avionics systems and line replaceable units with minimal to no supervision. I could diagnose malfunctions using technical orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, integrated test systems and other test equipment. With my advance knowledge and capabilities I was able to maintain 24 hour alert readiness status on 10 assigned…