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FAA Safety Briefing July/August 2021 issue
The July/August 2021 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on how the FAA seeks to advance aviation in an environmentally-responsible and energy-efficient manner by considering noise, emissions, and other environmental issues. Articles also explore ways we can "fly green" through new...
FAA Safety Briefing Magazine
The FAA Safety Policy Voice of Non-commercial General Aviation
Airport Investment Partnership Program (AIPP) – Formerly Airport Privatization Pilot Program
The 1996 Reauthorization Act, Title 49 United States Code §47134, authorized the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish an airport privatization pilot program limited to five airports. The 2012 Reauthorization Act increased the number of airports that could participate in the programEngineered Material Arresting System (EMAS)
Background
The runway safety area (RSA) enhances the safety of aircraft that undershoot, overrun, or veer off the runway. The RSA provides a clear, graded area which provides additional space for pilots to bring their aircraft to a safe stop. Though RSAs vary in size by runway, they can be as large as 500 feet wide and often extend 1,000 feet beyond each end of the runway. Many airports were built before the current RSA dimensional standards were adopted in the 1980s. In some cases...