Intro to Aeronautical Science ASCI 202

In the United States the air traffic control team is made up of several subcategories and entities that all work towards the same goal. However, they both do very different tasks in order to accomplish this goal. The goal I am talking about is obviously managing and maintaining aviation safety in and out of the airport runway. Among these entities that I will be discussing in this blog are ground controller and center controller.   A ground controller is responsible for all ground traffic (HowStuffWorks, 2021). This includes aircraft taxiing from the gates to the takeoff runways and from landing runways to the gates (HowStuffWorks, 2021). The ground controller is directly responsible for moving the aircraft from point A to point B safely and without any accidents (HowStuffWorks, 2021). When the ground controller deems it safe for transport, he or she directs the pilot around the airport. The ground controller and pilot communicate via radio and gives them instructions, such as...

      Today, there are several issues associated with the operation of airports and the surrounding environment. Some of these include, GHG emissions Noise pollution Land utilization Waste Congestion      All of these major environmental issues are caused by airports however, the one that is most concerning is the GHG emissions. Expansion and growth of airports are widely encouraged today due to the economic and social benefits they would bring to the economy (Sameh, 2016). However, with these expansions comes the possibility of affecting the environment negatively. The growth of airports should be achieved without the cost of negative impacts on the environment.         Currently there are approximately 5,000 commercial airplanes in the sky over the United States alone (Smithsonian, 2012). The air traffic takes up approximately 2-3 percent of the CO2 emissions while road traffic takes up approximately 10 percent. This seems li...

     In my opinion the 1926 Air Commerce Act was one of the most important regulations that helped shape the aviation industry to what it is today. This act gave the government the responsibility to control and maintain air commerce.  The 1926 Air Commerce Act was introduced to develop the Aeronautics Branch of the Commerce Department, better known today as the Federal Aviation Administration. This act implemented other air safety regulations to increase safety and to grow the aviation business (FAA, 2016). They implemented ,  Air  traffic rules Licensing pilots  Certifying aircraft Operating and maintain aids to air navigation      This piece of legislation required that all aircraft must be inspected for airworthiness, and were required to have visible markings placed outside of the aircraft for identification purposes (AvStop, n.d.). Pilots were required to pass a test on aeronautical knowledge and were required to have a physical com...

    Human factors in aviation to me can best be described as the safety and efficiency humans are capable of while using equipment, systems, aircraft, and other people. The FAA defines human factors as the limitations that humans can do while carrying out their work (FAA, n.d.) Human factors or human error are terms that have grown in popularity in the aviation industry due to the number of accidents that have occurred (Boeing, 1999). According to the FAA, human error has been documented as a primary contributor to more than 70 percent of aircraft accidents (FAA, 2016). This means that today, rather than mechanical failure, human error is the predominant cause the most accidents and incidents in the aviation industry.      One team-based activity is the air traffic controllers. Air traffic controllers experience human factors every day. Some of these include, Health conditions Psychological conditions Societal issues Work condi...