Ethics in Aviation

 Blog 4-3 Aviation Security September 25, 2021     Hello class, for this week's blog, I will be discussing the ever growing threat towards the cyber security of the aviation industry and the ways to mitigate this issue to provide security for both the passengers and the airlines.      In this rapidly advancing technological world, where most of what we do depend on the use of modern technology, there are always individuals with bad intent. The issues of cyber security have been the main attention in the aviation industry since the 21st century and have always been the main problem when discussing aviation security (arXiv, 2021). Although the threat of bringing a weapon on the aircraft is the biggest thing to worry about, the use of cyber attacks in the aviation industry is something to worry about. In 2018, about 400,000 customer's personal data was stolen over a 15 day period, this included names, addresses, and bank card numbers (CnSight, 2021). The use of cyber hacking also

 3.2 Aircraft Systems and Flight Sept 24, 2021                                                            Aircraft Systems and Flight: AC/DC Power Generation When thinking of how an aircraft flies, the first thing that comes to mind is thrust. The engine that propels the aircraft forward and wings to produce lift in order to take off. The second thing is how to control the various aircraft systems that are also essential to flight, this is where power generation comes in play. From starting an engine to turning off the engine, there will always be electrical power involved, the only thing is how to keep the generators running to produce electricity. The AC/DC Power generation for F15s are produced by both the left and right IDGs (one for each engine) and is a . Both these generators power various busses that then power the different systems in the aircraft. If, for example, the left generator stops working for some reason, the GCU (Generator Control Unit), in charge of the power genera

2.3 The Operating Environment and Aircraft Performance Sept 16 2021     The most important factors when discussing Aircraft Performance is the effect of air density, temperature, and the atmospheric pressure of the environment during the aircraft is in flight. The effects of temperature is directly correlated to pressure. As temperature decreases, pressure decreases while altitude increases. This drop in pressure decreases air density thus decreasing aircraft performance. The change in air density is important since it has an effect on multiple aircraft systems including the environmental system, lift, and combustion in the engine. Another issue when discussing about temperature is the humidity of the air. Humidity decreases the performance of aircrafts due to the fact that humid air is less oxygen dense compared to dry air. This also means that as humidity increases, air pressure and density of oxygen goes down, thus negatively affecting lift (climb performance), combustion for jet en

 Ethics in the Aviation World  Sept 11 2021          Ethics is the standards of what is right and wrong in our everyday actions. In layman's terms, ethics is doing something when no one else is watching. This applies to what we do in our daily lives whether it's picking up a piece of trash from the ground or in the aviation world, doing things by the book when working alone. Ethics is what judges us when making decisions and choices of what we do in life. The right or left when stuck in a fork, the right or wrong. In the aviation world, ethics is what makes sorties safe. Doing things the right way the first time is how everything should be. This ensures the safety of both the passengers, and the aircraft. Maintainers are expected to have an eye for the discrepancies they see and call out if they see a problem.           An example of improper maintenance is the ValuJet DC-9 flight 597 incident. On June 8 1995, the DC-9 was accelerating for takeoff and during this time, the righ