Articles by Michael Sutton

The Workshop In July, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) hosted a workshop at their office near Gatwick Airport on the future International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Obstacle Limitation Surfaces [...]

The UK Government has committed to deploying 50GW of offshore wind power by 2030. It is an ambitious target and one that could directly affect another national priority: the integrity [...]

To determine whether a new building will block daylight to surrounding observers, a daylight sunlight assessment should be undertaken. Daylight and sunlight assessments typically accompany planning applications so that a [...]

In late January, I passed the final Private Pilots License (PPL) theory exam, having spent the last year and a half working through the nine modules. My overall mark averaged [...]

In October, Pager Power was delighted to welcome Adam Hardie to the technical team as a Technical Analyst. Adam will be working full-time in our Sudbury office and will undertake [...]

As promised in our earlier instalments, today we embark on the second component of the Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) trio – Navigation. This article explores the navigation systems that [...]

In the first article of this series – Introducing: CNS Equipment Deep Dive – we provided an overview of Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) equipment used in aviation. This article [...]

On the 3rd April 2025, the UK Government approved significant expansion plans for London Luton Airport, allowing passenger capacity to increase from 18 million to 32 million per annum [1]. [...]

Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) equipment (sometimes referred to collectively as navigational aids) is the infrastructure located on and around airports, and is vital for safe air traffic management. They [...]

The Legends Tower is an approved super tall skyscraper to be located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The 134-story building would stand 581m (1,907ft) tall, making it the sixth [...]





