Steve Scott
Articles By Steve
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Runway Windshear Detection Moves to the Next Level
Hong Kong Int’l Airport (HKG) may be the first major airport in the world using an advanced form of radar technology to alert controllers and pilots to potentially dangerous windshears. […]
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With EPA Entering the Picture, Deicing Gets More Complex
Federal officials’ preparations for a new rulemaking on airport deicing is bound to take some aviation officials by surprise. On April 7, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent a rather […]
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If There’s Smoke, There’s Fire, But It’s Hard to Tell How Much
When it comes to initial signs of in-flight fire and smoke, the more pilots know and the sooner they know it, the better, experts on the subject tell Air Safety […]
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Efforts Renew to Understand Dangers of Mountain Flying
A research project in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains is attempting a major leap forward in unraveling the mysteries surrounding one the biggest atmospheric hazards in modern aviation — a wind […]
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New WAAS Approach Minimum Strictly a Safety Matter, FAA Says
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) insists that its decision earlier this month to lower the altitude for allowable approaches using the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) from 250 ft. to […]
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Safety Benefits Are Debated As Galileo Prepares to Join GPS
Figuring out whether the addition of a European global navigation satellite system (GNSS) in the next few years will enhance worldwide aviation safety depends on whom you ask. The officials […]
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When It’s Always Stormy Weather, More Predictability Would Help
Instead of having to deal with the usual imprecise weather predictions, a state-of-the-art forecasting technique can give pilots an extra hour of lead time on likely thunderstorm formation. Key to […]
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Disagreements Mount Over Safety Issues with VLJs
Although both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Air Transport Association (ATA) are raising certain safety concerns with very light jets (VLJs), some of the aircrafts’ manufacturers believe the […]
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At Lower Altitudes, The Picture Gets a Little Clearer
Regional airline pilots soon should be able to tap into a more detailed and real-time picture of weather problems than what they have now, even better than what pilots for […]
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Latest Runway Innovations Help Pilots Avoid Ground Collisions
Two new runway technologies still in the testing phases will help pilots avoid collisions with other aircraft and airport vehicles during both takeoffs and arrivals. On the arrival side, the […]
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