Background Buildings and structures can present a collision risk to aircraft using particular airports. Airports and airfields are often consulted regarding developments in their vicinity. Aerodrome Safeguarding Assessments can be [...]

When using digital elevation models data we often come up against terms like DEM, DTM, and DSM. Often they can be confusing and also misinterpreted to mean the same thing. [...]

By S.C.Watson (Mike’s brother) Ever since mankind dragged their collective backsides out of the primordial soup and gazed up at the sky, the dream of someday flying through the air [...]

Background Pager Power has started analysing a database of the world’s airports with a database of the world’s wind farms to help understand how wind farms and radar co-exist in [...]

Background Wind turbines and large buildings can have an adverse impact on radar systems. This article examines the some of the more common mitigation solutions for reducing or eliminating these [...]

Background Cranes are usually temporary but can adversely affect aviation due to their height. It is therefore often necessary for building developers to prepare a Crane Operation Scheme to ensure [...]

Background Aircraft cause powerful movements in the air around them which can damage buildings and structures in the vicinity of airports and airbases. Wake turbulence is caused by aircraft wings [...]

Overview Heathrow is planning a third runway to the north west of the existing two parallel runways. In an earlier article we explained that this could affect future developments in [...]

Overview The DeTect Harrier Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS) enables lights to be illuminated as aircraft approach a wind farm. Lights are extinguished once the aircraft leaves the area. The [...]

Background Statistically aircraft that land outside airports do so close to the airport on take-off or landing. Public Safety Zones (PSZs) are established outside the boundary of major UK airports [...]