UAS Mishaps and Accidents: Training Requirements

Operating an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) comes with certain responsibilities that are intended to protect life and property. Once seen as curiosities, their capabilities have expanded to the point of autonomous operation. Even the consumer grade UAS have semi-autonomous capabilities, that when misused can cause a collision with a manned aircraft (Goglia, 2017). Because of […]

International Nepotism and the Danger it Poses to Aviation Safety

Aviation was once touted as statistically the safest way to travel, not so much anymore. With the recent headlines of the 737 Max debacle and the ever deepening hole that is being dug as the authorities look into the scandal, we now know that this software problem and the “irregularities” in its development are […]

Investigating the Trends of Transport Category Maintenance Operations and its Effect on Aircraft Safety and Security

I wrote this back in 2016 as my capstone project for Embry Riddle. I am reposting it as recent headlines concerning aircraft maintenance have come to the forefront again. A good read for those looking to understand the current state of aircraft maintenance and how it came to be. Click to access carroll_capstone_final.pdf