F.A.A. REPORTS 50% FAILURE RATE FOR FIRST AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS' By Richard Witkin, CLASS SINCE STRIKE The first class of 72 students being trained to replace striking air traffic Published: November 8, 1981 * Facebook * Twitter * Google+ * Email * Share * Print * Reprints * Mark Weaver, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration's training academy in Oklahoma City, said Friday that while the figure was "unusual," it had been matched once or twice in
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HUMAN FACTORS IN ATC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL “The U.S. air traffic controller workforce consists of approximately 15,000 dedicated and well-trained men and women working in air traffic control towers, terminal radar approach control centers, and en route control centers managing 30.2 million square miles of airspace (Federal Aviation Administration, 2013).” FATIGUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP The human body heavily relies on sleep to maintain a healthy, functioning life. . “Sleep
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THE HEADLESS HORSEMEN Kori Mac December 20, 2012 Most people that have had the opportunity to own a motorcycle or ride on the back of a one. I can attest to how exhilarating and free the feelings of being one, seamlessly with the motorcycle and nature can be; unfortunately there is a downside to being exposed to nature, without protection of metal and cushion in way a car commonly provides. There is an inevitable risk of serious injury in the event one mistake is made either
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unquestionably a main concern, thus adding extra pressure to the air traffic control system. Communicating with the air traffic control is the number one key to safety in aviation. They organize the air traffic so ensure that one aircraft is keeping a safe distance away from another. Without communications with ATC in the airspace, aircrafts would be all over the place and at any altitude they want. Before Archie League became the first air traffic controller in 1929, aircrafts would be coming in to land
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Name Professor’s name Course Date Abstract The paper seeks to look into some of the critical issues concerning safety measures in the commercial aviation industry. It focuses more on the concept of stress in Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) and how high stress levels can affect the performance of ATCs. Further emphasis is laid on the various measures that can be put into place to address some of the safety issues in commercial aviation industry through the risk management
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Telecommunication While traditional telecommunications networks have allowed us to cross barriers associated with time and distance, the new multimedia realm is allowing us to include vital physical cues in the information stream, introducing a physical reality into the world of electronic communications, goods, and services. Not surprisingly, some of the industries that are being most radically revolutionized are those that deal with the human senses, including entertainment, health care, education
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Title: Air Controller Discipline Probed by U.S. in Near Plane Crash Abstract: This article takes a look into the disciplinary problems at U.S. air traffic facilities. Summary: The author discusses the struggle of the Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to reprimand air traffic controllers. About forty percent of the controllers who have come under scrutiny for their poor judgment and lackadaisical performance of their job which have resulted in tragedy and/or near mishaps were allowed early
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Integration of NextGen Technologies Into The National Airspace System By A Research Paper Submitted to the Extended Campus in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Professional Aeronautics Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Extended Campus Dyess Resident Center February 20, 2010 ABSTRACT Researcher: Title: Integration of NextGen Technologies Into The National Airspace System Institution: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Degree: Professional
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in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean between Paris and Rio de Janeiro and recently on March 8, 2014, Malaysian Airlines 370 was lost somewhere in the Indian Ocean. Both the aeroplanes mysteriously got lost at sea without radio contact with the Air Traffic Control. In April 2011, the wreckage of the Air France flight was found deep in the ocean which raised several questions regarding the safety of aeroplanes and how they can be recovered quickly after they have crashed. Moreover, because of the immense
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MODULE 1 DISCUSSION What were the driving forces behind the creation of the FAA and ICAO? This question is pertaining to the airline versus FAA safety responsibilities. How do these organizations differ in the effort for safety? You must include the reasons for your answers. In fact, the rationale supporting your answers may be more important than the actual answers. The primary driving force behind the creation of the FAA and ICAO was the protection and safety of the public, people on
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