New HNL ASDE-X Function 15 DEC 2020
On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport ASDE-X ground radar will be updated with ATAP (ASDE Taxiway Arrival Prediction software) to prevent wrong-surface landings on taxiways, If an arriving aircraft (fixed wing or helicopter) 3000 ft. or below lines up with a protected taxiway for 20 seconds or longer in the taxiway alert region, the taxiway alert will go off in the tower and the controllers MUST issue a mandatory “go-around” and aircraft MUST be resequenced due to pilot loss of situational awareness. This update will cause more “nuisance” go-arounds for helicopters if they inadvertently line up to a
St. Louis FSDO Safety Tips Newsletter Summer 2020
I have created this St. Louis FSDO Newsletter in hope of providing useful and valuable aircraft maintenance and safety information to both pilots and mechanics within the St. Louis District. In this issue, I will be discussing: Safety Wire Exhaust and V-Band Clamp Safety Maintenance Maintenance Records http://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2020/Jul/Summer_2020__Rev_1.pdf Grant Gillian, St. Louis Safety Program Manager, (314) 890-4859, Grant.gillian@faa.gov
What Have We Learned Since the 2020 Stanley, Idaho, Earthquake?
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Zach Lifton, geologist with the Idaho Geological Survey. Map of USGS “Did You Feel It?” reports for the March 31, 2020, M6.5 Stanley, Idaho, earthquake. Taken from https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70008jr5/dyfi/intensity. For many years, the Sawtooth fault, in central Idaho, was recognized as an active fault, but it remained understudied. Then the Stanley earthquake shook much of the northwestern USA in 2020, providing dramatic confirmation of the area’s tectonic activity. The quake spurred a flurry of research that is shedding light
U.S. gasoline prices this Thanksgiving are at their lowest since 2020
On the Monday before Thanksgiving, the retail price of regular gasoline averaged $3.04 per gallon (gal) across the United States, 7% less than the same time last year. Retail gasoline prices this Thanksgiving are at their lowest since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted gasoline demand.
Florida State Watch Office Daily Incident Report for Monday, February 24, 2020
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Florida State Watch Office Daily Incident Report for Sunday, February 23, 2020
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Florida State Watch Office Daily Incident Report for Saturday, February 22, 2020
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Florida State Watch Office Daily Incident Report for Friday, February 21, 2020
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Florida State Watch Office Daily Incident Report for Thursday, February 20, 2020
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Florida State Watch Office Daily Incident Report for Thursday, March 5, 2020
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