Entries by Brian Sullivan

Best Airport/Transit/Award of Merit Excellence in Safety: Ellington Airport Air Traffic Control Tower and Utility Building

October 18, 2019 in /by

Ellington Airport Air Traffic Control Tower and Utility Building Houston Best Project and Award of Merit, Safety Owner: Houston Airport System Lead Design Firm/Civil Engineer/Structural Engineer: AECOM General Contractor: Clark Construction Group LLC MEP Engineer: VoltAir Consulting Engineers Structural Engineer for Utility Building: Concept Engineers Inc. An innovative plan for erecting structural steel improved safety, […]

The Dangers of a Rejected Takeoff

October 10, 2019 in /by

The pre-takeoff briefing in a transport category airplane always includes the flying pilot’s intentions should an emergency or anomaly occur during the takeoff roll. The reason to have all the duck’s in a row is that once the aircraft accelerates to decision speed, there are precious few seconds available for much thinking. Decision speed – […]

Festival of flight celebrates aviation history

October 4, 2019 in /by

FAIRBORN — You can try out flight and drone simulators, experience virtual and augmented reality demonstrations, learn more about the Wright brothers and watch five aircraft flyovers at the inaugural Festival of Flight. The free Festival of Flight will celebrate the importance of aviation in the Miami Valley 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. […]

Night Hawk Lives On

September 26, 2019 in /by

After months of effort, The War Zone has been making steady headway in obtaining new details about the status of the U.S. Air Force’s remaining F-117 Nighthawk stealth combat jets and their future fates, including that one is headed for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Still, it has long proven difficult to get any details about who is still flying at least some […]

10 things that happen before your plane can take off

September 21, 2019 in /by

One small step: Some aircraft have their own stairs and need little more than a portable step to fill the gap. (CNN) — Sitting in the terminal building waiting to be called for our flight is a regular occurrence for most of us — but what’s really going on out there on the ramp while […]

Flying into hurricanes: From the Navy to NOAA

September 13, 2019 in /by

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Sam Urato was 5 years old when his family loaded into a station wagon and fled Hilton Head Island ahead of Hurricane Hugo. This week, he’s headed in the opposite direction. He’s flying into the teeth of Hurricane Dorian. Urato is a hurricane hunter. He’s one of the select few who board […]

Easton Airport Day to showcase new ACE education program

September 5, 2019 in /by

We are proud of amazing Midwest ATC employees for “stepping up” to help this awesome ACE Program. The below testimonial is from the Airport Manager. Great job Team! Hello Midwest Team, I just wanted to let you all know that your team at Easton FCT has gone “above and beyond” to support our airport’s newly […]

Hurricane Hunters fly Hurricane Dorian

August 30, 2019 in /by

By Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carranza, 403rd Wing Public Affairs / Published August 29, 2019 A WC-130J Super Hercules from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as Hurricane Hunters, taxis to the runway Aug. 25, 2019 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Hurricane Hunters staged their aircraft in the Dutch Caribbean island, Curaçao and began flying […]