Guides

Windsock Maintenance Guide: Inspection, Cleanin...

A windsock is a safety-critical visual aid. On a licensed aerodrome it tells pilots wind direction and approximate speed during the most demanding moments of any flight. On a COMAH...

Windsock Maintenance Guide: Inspection, Cleanin...

A windsock is a safety-critical visual aid. On a licensed aerodrome it tells pilots wind direction and approximate speed during the most demanding moments of any flight. On a COMAH...

Windsock Maintenance Guide: Inspection, Cleanin...

A degraded windsock gives false readings. False readings put aircraft, crane operators and site personnel at risk. That is why CAA CAP 168 (Licensing of Aerodromes), ICAO Annex 14 (Aerodromes)...

Crane Wind Monitoring under BS 7121: How a Wind...

Lifting supervisors do not guess at wind. They measure it, log it, and act on it. BS 7121, the British Standard code of practice for the safe use of cranes,...

Industrial Windsocks for COMAH and Chemical Sit...

If you operate an upper or lower tier site under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 (HSE COMAH), you already know wind direction is not a comfort indicator....

FAA AC 150/5345-27F Wind Cone Requirements: Wha...

If you operate or maintain a public-use airport in the United States, your wind cone installation is not a matter of opinion. It is governed by Federal Aviation Administration Advisory...