AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSPECTIVE ON PERSPECTIVE ON

VOLCANIC ASHVOLCANIC ASH

HOW TO DEAL WITH ITHOW TO DEAL WITH IT

THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN DETERMINING VOLCANIC ASHDETERMINING VOLCANIC ASH

FORECASTING FORECASTING

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OBSERVATIONSOBSERVATIONS

THREE SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS THREE SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT COLLECT VOLCANIC ASH THAT COLLECT VOLCANIC ASH

INFORMATIONINFORMATION

TOWERSTOWERS CENTERSCENTERS FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONSFLIGHT SERVICE STATIONS

PILOT REPORTS =PILOT REPORTS = COLLECTED COLLECTED WEATHER WEATHER OBSERVATIONS BY OBSERVATIONS BY AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRCRAFTAIRCRAFT

WEATHER ISSUES ASSOCIATED

WITH VOLCANIC ASH

THE DETERMINING THE DETERMINING FACTORS FOR THE FACTORS FOR THE MOVEMENT OF MOVEMENT OF VOLCANIC ASH VOLCANIC ASH ARE THE ARE THE ATMOSPHERIC ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THAT CONDITIONS THAT SURROUND IT SURROUND IT

Soufriere Hills Eruption of 9/24/02

VAFTAD from Washington VAAC

VAFTAD for September 30, 2002 Eruption

THE AFFECTS OF VOLCANIC ASH THE AFFECTS OF VOLCANIC ASH

ON AVIATION ON AVIATION

IN THEIN THE

SAN JUAN AIRSPACESAN JUAN AIRSPACE

FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTERAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER

AVAILABILITY OF ALTITUDESAVAILABILITY OF ALTITUDES AVAILABILITY OF AIRSPACEAVAILABILITY OF AIRSPACE LACK OF PILOT REPORTSLACK OF PILOT REPORTS WASTE OF FUELWASTE OF FUEL INCREASE CONTROLLER WORKLOADINCREASE CONTROLLER WORKLOAD ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DELAYSARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DELAYS

FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONTHE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION

PILOT WEATHER BRIEFINGS INCREASEPILOT WEATHER BRIEFINGS INCREASE

KEEPING THE AIR TRAFFIC CENTER KEEPING THE AIR TRAFFIC CENTER UPDATEDUPDATED

WEATHER ADVISORIESWEATHER ADVISORIES

FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER

LACK OF KNOWLEDGELACK OF KNOWLEDGE ENGINE INTAKEENGINE INTAKE PILOT REPORTSPILOT REPORTS AIRCRAFT SCHEDULING AIRCRAFT SCHEDULING AVAILABILITY OF GATESAVAILABILITY OF GATES INCREASE WORKLOADINCREASE WORKLOAD REPORTING TRAINING REPORTING TRAINING

DISAGREEMENTSDISAGREEMENTS

FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE PORTS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE PORTS AUTHORITYAUTHORITY

BREAKING ACTION OF BREAKING ACTION OF AIRCRAFTAIRCRAFT

TEMPERATURE VARIATIONTEMPERATURE VARIATION AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT

EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT REDUCED VISIBILITYREDUCED VISIBILITY THE NEED FOR A LETTER OF THE NEED FOR A LETTER OF

AGREEMENTAGREEMENT HEALTH HAZARDHEALTH HAZARD

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