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MOD Air Defence Radar Mitigation Update 2019
-The Ministry of Defence has provided information to help wind farm developers determine what mitigation solutions may be appropriate for…
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MOD Air Defence Radar Mitigation Update – June 2019
-The MOD released an update on radar mitigation. We see this as a positive move which offers hope to both…
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Wind Turbines impact upon ADS-B and Multilateration
-Background Wind turbines can have a negative impact upon radar activity. As shown in the figure below wind turbines can…
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ADS-B
-Background It is expected that flights volume will increase in the future. This will put air traffic management under pressure,…
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Digital ATC Towers
-Background Digital ATC towers require no personnel on site and use cameras to monitor flights and runways. The images recorded…
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Airport Safeguarding – Contacts and Links
-Airport Safeguarding ensures that new buildings and structures do not endanger aircraft or airport operations. In the United Kingdom safeguarding…
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OLS Surfaces
-Obstacle Limitation Surfaces (OLS) are used for protecting aircraft from obstacles around airports and military bases. The surfaces are: Take…
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Safeguarding Heathrow’s Third Runway
-Background A new full length runway is planned to the North West of Heathrow, between the existing northerly runway and…
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New Terma Radar at Glasgow Mitigates Wind Farm
-Introduction Glasgow Airport has recently commissioned a new radar system to mitigate the effects of the onshore Kype Muir wind…
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Air Corps bans wind farms from 29% of Ireland
-Background On 26 January 2019 the Irish Times published an article regarding Air Corps plans to oppose wind farm developments…
