Micah's Blog

            A weather condition that presents a major hazard to aircraft is icing. Icing is the formation or collection of ice on the aircraft’s airfoil, wings, or manipulatable operations, like aileron or elevator movement. The atmospheric conditions that lead to icing are pockets or areas of moisture in freezing air. The water freezes once it encounters an object and begins to form ice buildup, usually along the leading edge of the aircraft’s wings. This is a major concern in colder months because of the constant freezing temperatures and can quickly lead to a heavier and uncontrollable aircraft. The water droplets can be in high level clouds and fog. These droplets can form layers of ice on the airplane, thereby increasing the weight of the plane and decreasing the amount of lift that can be generated (Trambley, 2021).              There are measure in place on aircrafts to help breakup the formation of ice and ensure ...

       The Control Tower at the airport may seem like there is only one job, launch, control, and land the aircrafts safely. In order for that to happen though, there are different cogs to the clock to make it work. While each entity in the tower is there for the same objective, they all have specific tasks to monitor and control in order for safe flight operations to occur. Two of those entities are the local control and Air Route Traffic Control Centers.      The local controllers are responsible for getting the aircraft in the air and landed safely. They ensure the spacing between aircrafts are sufficient. Spacing is especially important during the takeoff and landing portions of flight. Think of just about any commercial airport and you can literally watch the planes cycle through; one will take off then about 1 min later one will land, and repeat. That spacing allows for the safe movement of aircraft in case of an emergency, an efficient flow of a...

      Carbon emissions are a topic that is being focused on worldwide and I believe it is the greatest environmental impact facing airport managers right now. Through the normal day to day operations of an airport carbon dioxide (C0 2 ) is being released and further damaging the planet in a variety of ways. It is not only the exhaust released when aircraft burn their fuel, but also by running HVAC systems and vehicle traffic to name a few. The aviation industry was responsible for 2.4 percent of the total global CO 2 emissions in 2018 (Overton, 2019). Airport managers are essential to helping to reduce the carbon footprint that airports have, they have a duty to the aviation industry and to the communities they are apart of to help reduce emissions and create a healthier environment.                                                     ...