Luke Dunn

There are many threats facing the aviation industry. After the attacks on 9/11, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been vigilantly monitoring and improving safety for travelers. These advancements to security screening and passenger monitoring like with the advanced baggage screening, CT scanning with 3D imaging, and full body passenger scanners brings new threats with it as well. The reliance on technology to aid in detection of nefarious activity could very well be the avenue used for said activity. Cyber Security is a rapidly growing form of attack that is relatively inexpensive to conduct (Tran, 2015). Cyber security threats at airports could cause loss of power, flight delays, and communication issues with grounds personnel and airborne aircraft. It could also cause issues with aircraft's communication, flight controls, and navigation controls (Tran, 2015). Image Retrieved from https://www.kaspersky.com/content/en-global/images/repository/isc/2017-images/What...

Word Count: 438 Oil is an extremely important component to mechanical engines, including those used in propeller driven general aviation. The oil is used for lubrication and cooling of the engine. For lubrication, oil is routed through a series of tubes and channels and coats the rockers, rods, cylinder walls, and other locations. Without this lubrication, components of the engine will have increased friction from metal on metal sliding which will rapidly increase temperature and cause catastrophic damage. The other part that oil plays internally is cooling. The oil is pumped from the sump, which looks like a pan bolted to the bottom end of the motor, to a the oil cooler if needed. The oil cooler works like a radiator and allows outside air to cool the oil as it passes though tiny tubes. This cooled oil is then sent through a filter into the engine to lubricate parts, as specified prior, and absorb some of the heat transfer from the engine itself (AOPA, 2014). This process is repeated ...

The Operating Environment and Aircraft Performance For this weeks blog I will discuss the environmental factor of light in night flying. We all know that it is harder to see in the dark than in the daylight. There are a few things that pilots should be aware of when flying during night hours. Although some pilots claim they prefer the night it is important to understand how the human eye works and develop some methods to aid in night flying. Without going into immense detail, the human eye has rods and cones that translate what we see. Each have their own function but understanding how to manipulate them can help the night time pilot. During day light hours, the eye can focus directly ahead and pinpoint the object to be seen. The peripheral vision is used to render the image outside of the target line of sight to gain the full perspective. At night, using this same technique can hinder a pilot due to focused night-blindness (FAA, n.d.). The rods absorb peripheral images and to counter ...

 There are many choices that we make throughout the course of every day. Whether you know or not, these choices can all be tied to ethics in some fashion. Though some actions seem small, the impact of these choices made could be someone's breaking point. It is never the wrong time to do the right thing. To be specific to my experiences in federal contract air traffic control facilities, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) along with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) developed a program/website to promote the exchange of communication between line workers and management for safety concerns. This program is called the Air Traffic Safety Action Program or ATSAP (FAA, n.d.). This method of communication allows pilots and air traffic controllers to report, or in some cases self-report, errors or safety concerns that have occurred without fear of reprisal. The FAA uses this data to gain a fuller scope of the aviation activities and relationships between pilot...