What does ethics in the aviation profession mean to you?

Have you ever wondered how an aircraft would return to the ground without a proper landing system? It wouldn’t be pretty, you could take the risk and potentially get away with it, however if this were the case there would always be some sort of damage to the body of the aircraft. The landing system is necessary when it comes to a safe takeoff and landing. Landing systems contribute to the taxi, takeoff and landing of the aircraft.   It does this by using the struts which absorb the shock of landing and taxiing, and also using differential breaking in order to navigate left or right while on the ground. If a retractable landing system failed to function it could lead to an unsafe landing. This could happen due to the hydraulic system failing preventing the landing gears to drop down from the body of the airplane. This occurrence has happened in the past and pilots must perform what is known as a “belly landing.” This situation is not ideal and can lead to damage to the aircraft, “...

       When talking about environmental factors, and the impact it has on aviation performance, you must first narrow it down to a single factor. For this I want to focus on wind and how It plays into flight. There are three different classifications in which you should have a broad understanding of. These are headwind, tailwind and the crosswind. Gusts of wind from different directions can cause very dangerous flying conditions depending on the severity. “Landing in crosswinds and tailwinds make takeoff and landing more challenging and at times can mean it is not possible to attempt either. Every aircraft has set limits for takeoff and landing in a cross wind and is not permitted to operate if conditions exceed those limits (2019).” In some situations, wind can actually be beneficial to the pilot. An example of this is saving fuel while in a tailwind. This happens because less power is required to fly the aircraft while on path to its destination.    Pil...

  What does ethics in the aviation profession mean to you? Ethics is defined as the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation. Now when applying ethics to aviation my take on it stems from my everyday work life. I am an unmanned aerial vehicle operator and on a daily basis it is a necessity, to behave not only ethically but professionally and proficiently in order to maintain safety at all times. “Professionalism in aviation is the pursuit of doing it right, all the time, even when nobody’s looking,” said Wofford. “The discipline and ethical behavior of professionalism go hand in hand with safety. You have to do the same thing every flight. There are no shortcuts (Jeff Wofford, 2018).” In this quote Jeff Wofford shares similar ideas as me, conveying that safety is always the priority in aviation and the only way to do that is to maintain your professionalism through ethical behavior. To me ethics in the aviation profession is exactly that, ...