I’m grateful for the assistance and guidance of my two editors, Peter Bruce and John King, Greg Fordham, Principal of AirBiz, for making the initial introductions, Kerr Lammie and Martin Lephoron of AirBiz too for their suggestions, Mike Webber for his helpful comments on the cargo chapter and Paul Cheng from the Airport Authority of Hong Kong for his help on understanding the …
Chapter One summarizes research on the seismic performance of air traffic control (ATC) towers, discusses their shortcomings and puts forward recommendations for future studies. Chapter Two covers the construction of an airport for the capital of Germany that has an erratic history dating back to the early nineties. During the long planning period, the employment impacts of a major airport play…
The applications of the traditional asphalt pavement materials and technologies in road and airport engineering have been known for many years. However, some recent innovations in new materials and evaluation technologies have effectively provided the practical knowledge and experiences for the pavement engineers and researchers and will potentially result in much durable and safer highway and …
The Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook has been prepared in recognition of the importance of weight and balance technology in conducting safe and efficient flight. The objective of this handbook is twofold: to provide the airframe and powerplant mechanic (A&P) with the method of determining the empty weight and empty weight center of gravity (EWCG) of an aircraft and to furnish the flight cre…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published the Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Study Guide to communicate the knowledge areas you need to study to prepare to take the Remote Pilot Certificate with an sUAS rating airman knowledge test.
Without question, modern airports face many demands. They must promote safety above all else, but airports are increasingly considered to be drivers of local economies, promoters of “green†energy production and other environmental initiatives, and, at times, sites for the conservation of rare species (Blackwell et al. 2009, DeVault et al. 2012). The demands confron…
Plane Sense introduces aircraft owners and operators, or prospective aircraft owners and operators, to basic information about the requirements involved in acquiring, owning, operating, and maintaining a private aircraft.This handbook can be a valuable reference tool for anyone who would like to review the “nuts and bolts†of aircraft ownership. Aircraft owners and…
This book is intended for all those readers who are interested in the analysis and planning of airports. In particular, the book focuses on the most important aspects of analysis, such as congestion and delays of users, aircraft/flights or atm (air transport movements), passengers, air cargo shipments, demand, capacity, and the outcome from their dynamic interactions. With such scope, the book …