Ethics in Aviation

                                                                         Thunderstorms     In aviation there are many different weather hazards that can affect how you operate in an airspace. Probably the biggest hazard that can off-put your course are thunderstorms. Thunderstorms cause bad visibility, a total danger to your electrical systems if too close, and can shut down an entire airfield if close enough. Thunderstorms often cause many cells which make navigating through very challenging. " Thunderstorms arise when layers of warm, moist air rise in a large, swift updraft to cooler regions of the atmosphere . There the moisture contained in the updraft condenses to form towering cumulonimbus clouds and, eventually, precipitation." ( Britannica Source). While thunderstorms are most often for...

                                                                Air Traffic Control Entities     As many of us know ATC plays a huge role in aviation operations. While providing information, ATC also monitors weather, other air players, runway conditions, rerouting, and many other tasks. But how does one group handle all of this at once day in and day out? ATC is not a singular being, think of ATC more as a spider web of different departments. Some of these include the Air Traffic Control System Command Center,  Air route traffic control centers, Terminal radar approach control, Air traffic control tower, and the Flight service station. For this blog let's focus on just two, the Flight Service Station and the Air Traffic Control System Command Center. "The FSS provides information (weather, rout...

                                                                           Icing in aviation     During takeoff and landing there are many environmental factors pilots need to consider. Such as runway conditions, winds, weather, visibility, and so on. I believe one of the biggest environmental factors is ice. Ice has a plethora of impacts, such as subpar runway conditions, freezing rain, and effecting flight instruments. Now ice may not be the most "effective" environmental factor since icing conditions are basically non-existent in normal altitudes around the equator, but it is still serious nonetheless. I believe that ice on runways can be completely resolved in a very simple way. Now growing up in the no...