Temporary Control Tower Hour Adjustments

Temporary Control Tower Hour Adjustments

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To ensure the continued resiliency of the air traffic control system amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the FAA is planning to temporarily adjust the operating hours of approximately 100 control towers nationwide (PDF). Making these adjustments allows for continued safe operations throughout the national airspace system while minimizing health risks to our workforce. The FAA plans to begin making control tower hour adjustments on Monday, April 27 and complete the process within about a week.

FAA Safety Briefing Mar/Apr 2020 Issue

FAA Safety Briefing Mar/Apr 2020 Issue

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ABOUT THIS ISSUE… The March/April 2020 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on the variety of tools and technology aviators can use to avoid and/or safely mitigate what we’ve dubbed as UMC, or Unfriendly Meteorological Conditions. Feature articles cover some of the FAA’s weather research work and programs, including more effective ways to convey cockpit weather imagery, icing avoidance, and the use of weather cameras. We also sit down with the new FAA Administrator, Steve Dickson, to discuss his take on general aviation safety.

Peak Performance

Peak Performance

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Accident investigations have discovered causal factors resulting from unreasonable expectations of aircraft performance — especially when operating at the edges of the aircraft weight and balance envelope.

That’s why the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee’s Loss of Control Work Group suggests improvement in pilots’ understanding and calculation of aircraft performance.