Steve Scott
Articles By Steve
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In at the Deep End and Off at the Bitter End
Braking Old Habit Patterns and Pulling a Stop to Runway Overruns Hardly a day goes by without an airliner or bizjet sliding off the end of a short or slippery […]
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Cabin Air Quality to Become New Frontier of ‘Air Safety’
Looking beyond the headline-grabbing issues of in-flight avian-flu transmission or biochemical attack, a group of researchers with funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are pursuing several more prosaic concerns […]
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FAA Sets Landing Safety Margin, But Carriers Must Set Procedures
Although the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring all turbojet operators to land with a 15 percent safety margin by Sept. 1, it will still partly be up to operators […]
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Weathercams Give Alaska Pilots Extra Data and Confidence
Prior to takeoff, pilots usually want the latest weather data so they can predict conditions along their intended routes. In Alaska, less data interpretation comes into play because pilots can […]
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Standardizing Data Is Issue As Bird Strike Problem Grows
As U.S. and Canadian officials continue working toward an integrated bird strike database, airlines and airports will soon have practical new alternatives for keeping birds and aircraft apart. The database […]
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NTSB Struggles In Trying To Quicken Investigations
While the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) admitted to Congress on May 24 that many of its investigations drag on for far too long, legislators are unlikely to offer extra […]
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ADS-B Difficulties in Alaska Expected To Be Short-Lived
Although a demonstration in Alaska of "automatic dependant surveillance-broadcast" (ADS-B) has hit a temporary snag, both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the local aviation community believe that the technology […]
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ATC Data Outages an Issue In Merger to FTI System
The Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) says that a new federal audit confirms its fears that the Federal Aviation Administration‘s (FAA) mishandled efforts so far to merge various air traffic […]
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FAA, Industry Prepare Standards For Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Although unmanned aircraft (UA) are still largely confined to experimental uses in unpopulated areas of the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is preparing for the day when UA […]
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FAA Wants to Limit Fatigue Damage On Aging Commercial Planes
While the Federal Aviation Administration‘s (FAA) April 18 proposal to mitigate widespread fatigue damage (WFD) in aging transport aircraft through operational limits is intended to make the aviation industry more […]
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