Why is the safeguarding for London City Airport different to other airports?
London City Airport does not follow the standard UK and International physical safeguarding rules for tall buildings. Instead, custom rules have been put in place in order to facilitate the co-existence of tall buildings and safe flying. Airport Safeguarding & Tall Buildings Flight safety in the vicinity of airports can…
FAA guides local Law Enforcement Agencies on handling unauthorised UAV operations
Drones, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Whatever you refer to them as their use is growing, along with the need to address legal operating concerns. Early last month the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published guidelines for United States (US) local Law Enforcement on how to manage…
Electromagnetic interference assessments for aviation
Modern aviation infrastructure around the world is underpinned by sophisticated electronic equipment. This ranges from well-known apparatus like radar to lesser-known equipment such as Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), navigation beacons, Air-Ground-Air (AGA) communication towers and many more. Electromagnetic Fields All electronic equipment produces electromagnetic fields. The strength and extent of…
A significant rise in Scottish solar capacity in 2014
The installed solar capacity for Scotland touched 140MW at the end of December 2014. This represents a growth of 32% (34MW) compared to the same time in 2013 . These figures were from analysis of December data published by the energy regulator Ofgem. Scotland and Renewable Energy A long-time supporter…
First floating solar plant installed in India
Last month Vikram Solar successfully installed India’s first floating solar plant as part of a trial project. The PV solar manufacturing firm, who has headquarters in are Kolkata, wanted to test their new PV module technology intended to be deployed on bodies of water. About the Solar Plant The country’s…
Aveillant technology to mitigate the effects of two wind turbines at EMA
Aveillant are to use their 3D holographic radar system™ to mitigate the impact of two wind turbines upon the Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) at East Midlands Airport (EMA). The turbines, measuring 130m to tip, were installed in late 2013 and have since stood dormant for a long period of time…
Wind farm radar and TV interference in the USA
The USA, like many other countries around the world, has an interest in the development of renewable energy sources. Wind power is an important feature of the renewable energy landscape in the USA. The increase in wind capacity from 2001 onwards is shown in the figure below . Like any…
Small unlicensed airfields vs wind developments
Aviation constraints are a well-known adversary for wind developers in the UK. Issues are generally associated with large airports equipped with radar and other equipment. However, small unlicensed airfields can be affected by wind developments. Small airfields are often very valuable to their local community and their objections are taken…
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