Abstract
This paper shows that the introduction of a personal aircraft with a cost under $50000, short take off and landing capability and the ability to safely travel on residential streets might have a significant impact on society. This is provided that regulations were relaxed enough to make the sale and use of such vehicles legal and practical. The paper examines what kind of infrastructure and regulations would be needed to introduce personal aircrafts into our society and who they would benefit.

From the Paper
"While the use of aircraft would reduce highway traffic, the sky would become quite crowded, especially near major landing zones. As with traditional aircraft, strict air traffic control would be required for busy areas to prevent mid-air collisions. Having three dimensions in which to move does reduce the risk of collision with another vehicle; personal aircraft would probably be involved in far fewer multi-vehicle collisions than cars are. Most crashes would be single-vehicle accidents caused by user error. The social impact would ultimately depend on changes to regulation and infrastructure."

Tags:restrictions, popularity, mid-air, collisions, congestion

Abstract
The paper looks at the phenomenon of wind shear. To be more specific, the paper defines what wind shear is and how dangerous it can be - especially at low altitudes. The paper describes what precautions pilots should take in terms of aircraft speed if they wish to avoid a mishap caused by sudden wind shear. The paper also notes how the FAA has taken steps to improve the detection systems it has at its disposal.

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"The following paper looks at the phenomenon of wind shear. To be more specific, the paper defines what wind shear is and how dangerous it can be - especially at low altitudes. The paper then commences to describe what precautions pilots should take in terms of aircraft speed if they wish to avoid a mishap caused by sudden wind shear. From there, time is taken to note how the FAA has taken steps to improve the detection systems it has at its disposal when it comes to identifying wind shear phenomena and passing this information on to pilots and to those charged with getting..."

Tags:personal, safety, report

Abstract
This paper explores a 2001 study of aircraft accident indicators, including pilot age, gender, education, flying experience, previous accident involvement and attitudes toward flying. The paper examines the study's methodology and findings in each of these areas before focusing on the role of the pilot's personality on airplane crashes. The paper shows how research indicates that personality is involved in decisions to stick to a flight plan regardless of weather, or abandon it in. The paper also examines whether gain (personal safety) or loss (money, time) is instrumental in those situations and concludes that these decisions do not disprove the function of personality, but rather reinforce it -- especially in light of the equivocal results of simulation experiments designed to test the hypothesis that it is the gain/loss continuum alone that determines whether a pilot will continue or abandon a flight plan in the presence of adverse weather information.

From the Paper
"Hunter used data obtained in a national survey of pilots c completed in 1994 with the purpose of examining the validity of measure for predicting accidents and those that occurred after. Hunter used those finding to address two issues: "the relationships among the various measures and accident involvement" (Hunger, 2001, p. 509+). The population Hunter had at his disposal was significant; 561,485 active pilots (those who had been issued a valid airman medical certificate in the preceding 25 months) were used to draw 19,657 participants representing a cross-section of private, commercial and airline transport certificate holders. Those participants then filled out an extensive questionnaire, and, while it was not a personality inventory per se, it did contain 27 questions concerning attitudes about flying."

Tags:airplane, crash, flight, pilot, personality, investigation, airline

Abstract
This writer presents a personal nursing philosophy, including the history of Florence Nightingale and the education required for an Associate Degree Nurse. The writer brings together the education, the skills and competencies, and the life experiences of a nurse to formulate his/her own personal nursing philosophy, which will only grow as he/she becomes more experienced in his/her profession.

From the Paper
"As a new nursing graduate entering the workforce in 2007, it is important to think about one's personal nursing philosophy and how it will be a driving force behind a career that could last a lifetime. The dictionary defines nursing as trying to cure or heal an illness or injury (as cited in Halsey, 1984, p. 693). It also defines philosophy as a system for guiding life (as cited in Halsey, 1984, p. 756). Nursing today is about more than trying to cure an illness or injury. It is also about prevention and health maintenance, and what that can do for a patient or client to give them a better quality..."

Tags:personal, nursing, philosophy

Abstract
The thesis for this essay is that hygiene and personal appearance do not have to do with sex. An alternate view that hygiene and personal appearance is based on sex in some way is also presented.

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"The following presents an essay regarding the underlying reasons for hygiene and personal appearance. The thesis for this essay is that hygiene and personal appearance do not have to do with sex. An alternate view tha thygiene and personal appearance is based on sex in some way is also presented. This is followed by a summary and conclusions.
"Hygiene and personal appearance do not have to do with sex. There are many reasons for these practices to include health, impression management, relational interactions..."

Tags:Personal, Hygiene

Abstract
The CRM (Cockpit Resource Management) concept is an outcome of the work of a group of human factors practitioners in the United States in the analysis of, and response to, "crew-caused" air transport crashes and other incidents. This paper presents a discussion of cockpit resource management (CRM). Some years ago, several major airlines implemented official cockpit resource management (CRM) programs. The paper shows that the implementation of these programs was motivated by desires to improve the safety of in-flight operations. Eventually, program objectives were expanded to include the efficient use of resources available to in-flight crews.

Table of Contents:

Analytical Exposition
Derivation of CRM
Opposition to CRM
CRM and Flight Crew Behavior
Response of Airline Management
The Objective of CRM
CRM and the Team Concept
Critical Context
Team-Based Organization
Implementing Team-Based Organization
Self-Managed Teams
Socio-Technical Systems
Assessing STS
Applying STS
Applying CRM at Continental Airlines
Integrative Conclusion
CRM Outcomes
CRM and the Future
Enhanced Personal Awareness
Bibliography

From the Paper
"CRM is designed to enhance management practices in the event of emergency. A variation on the CRM concept is the crew resource management approach, which includes in-flight personnel other than those personnel who perform their functions in the cockpit of the aircraft. CRM controls the division of responsibilities during a flight. CRM can be interpreted broadly to include the relationship between the pilot and the machinery as well as among the flight crew members. Although CRM is commonly thought of as coordination between or among multi-pilot crews, in its larger sense it is much more than that activity. CRM encompasses the interpersonal relationship between a pilot and her or his passengers and between a pilot and the air traffic control (ATC) personnel with whom he or she deals. In its broadest sense, CRM refers not only to the interaction between human beings, but also the interaction of a pilot with the technology of the aircraft."

Tags:matrix, SMWT, sociotechnical, systems, Crew, Coordination, Concepts, CCC

Abstract
This paper defines, discusses, and analyzes several different economic variables in order to determine the likelihood of obtaining employment within the aviation industry. The paper considers all aspects of the industry such as crop dusting, flight training, corporate aviation, air taxis, sightseeing, banner towing, flying for personal reasons, etc. The paper also considers all types of aircraft, ranging from a single-seat, single-engine aircraft to a corporate jet.

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"Many economic studies examine statistics like the numbers of people employed, value added, contribution to GDP, price growth as compared to the growth of goods and services nationwide, and industry growth or decline and the factors contributing to it. By definition, economy is "the structure of economic life in a country, area or period". Economics is defined as: of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. Costs and benefits are not always easily measured in tangible terms. For example, safety, while an important and significant benefit, can only be measured by the absence of occurrences. What are the driving factors in production and consumption? Generally, supply and demand, and the driving factors in supply and demand are often scarcity, volume and price."

Tags:airport, space, pilots, airspace, infrastructure, transport, tourism, avionics, mechanics

Abstract
This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the topic of aerospace engineering. Specifically it introduces aerospace engineering as a profession and describes the contributions of other principal engineering disciplines. Additionally, the paper shows how aerospace engineering can lead to a career designing weapons systems, large and/or small aircraft, or spacecraft. Each specialty requires certain knowledge and education, and choosing a specialty entails understanding the designs necessary and assessing whether they are compatible with personal interests and ideals. That paper concludes that aerospace engineering is a career of the future, having the potential to become a career that innovates and designs new, pioneering ideas in air and space travel.

Outline
Summary
Introduction
A Day in the Life of an Aerospace Engineer
Work Well With Other Engineers and Interact With Them
How a Degree Will Prepare Me
Prognosis and Earnings
Ongoing Skills

From the Paper
"Engineers will use a variety of complex machines and devices to create their engineering schematics and drawings, from computers and CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) programs, to electronics, optics, and even lasers and robotics in some cases. Engineers have to be flexible, because often, they will be deeply involved in one project, only to be put on another project at a moment's notice. They have to work together as a team, but they have to be able to work alone and in isolation, too."

Tags:weapons systems, Computer Aided Drafting, engineers, earning power

Abstract
This paper presents a case study that considers JetBlue Airways as a new kind of airline that focuses on people, modern aircraft, great personal service, state of the art revenue management systems, and single class of service with fares averaging 65% less than those of the competition. In light of the recent troubled history of the airlines industry and JetBlue's incredible success, this paper discusses the challenges of delivering superior customer value in the current airline industry as well as how the relationship between Jetblue crewmembers and customers.

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"As a matter of common knowledge, the airlines industry has been notoriously troubled for decades. In fact, as one expert reports, "Since 1978, 137 carriers have filed for bankruptcy. Three of the ten largest airlines are in bankruptcy, the big carriers have lost $30 billion since 2000, and they continue to lose" (Welch & Welch, 2006, p. 635). But despite all the bad news, not every carrier is at loss for findings ways to turn a profit. As the current case study shares, "JetBlue is a new kind..."

Tags:airlines, jetblue, crm

Abstract
This paper examines how Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" has as its central image prisoners in a cave, who are chained to a wall and unable to turn their heads. While it is Plato's intention to use these prisoners as a metaphor for persons untutored in the theory of forms, they can also be used to apply to students coming to college. In particular, it looks at the relevance to student pilots. It discusses how potential airline pilots are unaware of the variety of ways in which to see forms and spaces from an aircraft and how once learning begins, this paradigm slowly changes to include a variety of new perspectives, which would then become accepted as truth.

From the Paper
"When the prisoners emerge from the cave, it is to see true objects by the light of the sun rather than the limiting and deceptive light of a fire. A further issue is movement, which is enhanced by perspective and freedom. The prisoners can turn their heads once they have been freed from their chains. When a trainee pilot enters the aircraft for the first time, he or she becomes acquainted with a perspective that was not before considered. Thus the previously assumed paradigms of perceptions change in order to incorporate the new truths discovered from the air. Greater freedom of movement and thought is possible once the chains of ignorance have been broken. This is especially true in an aircraft, and also in other directions of study."

Tags:truth, forms, spaces, aircraft