What does ethics in the aviation profession mean to you?

       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, ...