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  The Operating Environment and Aircraft Performance Class,              An environmental factor that affects aircraft performance is the air temperature and air density. These environmental factors can affect the forces acting on a plane; power, thrust, lift and drag. The temperature and density of air are directly related to the altitude as long as it is in the atmosphere's troposphere. The higher in altitude a plane goes temperature and density of the air will drop  ( United States Federal Aviation Administration, 2016)          Temperature is critical when it comes to aviation. Increasing the temperature of a substance decreases its density ( United States Federal Aviation Administration, 2016)   Planes like to fly in colder climates. It is better for the airplane; it will not overheat due to the reduced temperature. An airplane in a colder location at sea level will perform a lot better than a plane 5,0...

What Does Ethics In The Aviation Profession Mean To You? Class, Ethics  is defined as a set of moral principles: a theory or system of moral values (Merriam-Webster. n.d.). Ethics has a lot to do with aviation. In the Aviation field, we have to determine what is good and what is terrible to a tee. If we fail to make the right choices, people will die, but ethical issues are not always life and death decisions (Zuehlke, 2005). We have to know when to choose to ground a plane due to maintenance or even people not being able to fulfill their duties due to outside forces; oppositely, fear, guilt, and self-interests can prevent us from doing the ethical thing (Zuehlke, 2005). Our moral obligation is to keep planes in the sky and keep people alive. We also must be the best aviators possible and know the right choices to make in life-threatening situations. We have the training to pull ourselves successfully and others out of holes that should not be climbable, and this is all due to th...