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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1996-08-15
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Advisory circulars
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This 1996 circular transmits the revised checklist of the Federal AviationAdministration's (FAA) Advisory Circulars (AC's). It also lists certain otherFAA publications sold by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. GovernmentPrinting Office (GPO).
The primary objective of the light-duty vehicle operator survey is to collect performance and driveability data on alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and comparable gasoline vehicles. The data are collected through telephone surveys, which are conducted by Dwights Energydata for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laborato
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Power projection is critically dependent on mobility forces. The air mobility system should be capable of supporting national objectives from humanitarian, nonhostile operations through armed conflict. Because of operational constraints that include evolving threats and reduced external infrastructure, the airlift system in the year 2025 should be
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This document outlines the matrix of model runs used to derive the January 1994 compensation formula created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The objective of this report is to provide a benchmark for elevator managers in assessing performance, and supply a source for recognizing trends in the characteristics of North Dakota elevators. This report and the statistics mailed to individual elevators are presented as a source of information for elevator managers and those interested in the N
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The Flight Progress Strips Test (FPST) is currently used for secondary color vision screening of applicants for air traffic control jobs at en route centers. The test provides a practical, job-specific color vision selection criterion involving use of color coding in the most important color task of en route radar controllers, discrimination of the
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ATSATpc is a WindowsTM-based software program designed to facilitate posting of transcribed voice communications data into a pre-defined electronic spreadsheet. The steps involved in processing air traffic control communications using ATSATpc coincide with the steps that must be followed when manually encoding communications according to the proced
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The purpose of the [document] is to review the state of the art for restoration of certain habitats and biological natural resources and evaluate potential restoration actions following injury to natural resources resulting from the discharge of oil.
This is the annual report called for by 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(3) (formerly Section 3(j) of the Federal Transit Act [FT Act]) which requires a "proposal on the allocation of amounts to be made available to finance grants and loans for capital projects for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems among applicants for t
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The purpose of this document is to review the state of the art for restoration of certain habitats and biological natural resources and evaluate potential restoration actions following injury to natural resources resulting from the discharge of oil. The following tasks were conducted in developing this document: (1) Identify and evaluate oil-relate
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The paper examines Personal Navigation Assistants (PNAs) and identifies three different types. The first one provides the user with a map and the ability to search the map in a variety of ways; the second provides both a map and the user's current location; and the third provides a map, the user's location, and directions of some kind. The paper th
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1996-08-01
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This Traffic Tech summarizes the findings of a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) customer satisfaction survey. In November and December of 1995, about 4,000 randomly selected persons aged 16 and older from across the nation participated in the "NHTSA 1995 Customer Satisfaction Survey." The results of the survey confirm t
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The Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 16 is a statistical compendium prepared and published by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) under contract with the Office of Transportation Technologies in the Department of Energy (DOE). Designed for use as a desk-top reference, the data book represents an assembly and display of statistics and infor
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A system to measure prestress cable strain was fabricated, software written, and the unit calibrated. Strain measurements were made by attaching four Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDT) to prestress cable before they were stressed.
This paper describes four main pillars for sound development and long-term sustainability of the urban transport sector in large metropolitan areas, and suggests how they can be introduced. These pillars are: a) a Regional Transport Coordination Commission in charge of coordinating major investments and operations, promote integration and define co
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Western Washington's population increased dramatically during the last 40 years. The west shore of Hood Canal is now largely settled with the homes of retirees and seasonal residents. Many of these beachfront houses are connected to septic systems that are totally inadequate. Domestic sewage leakage has caused the closure of oyster and shellfish be
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In Washington state, school districts are required to develop and distribute school walk routes for all elementary schools. This Guidebook was written to assist school transportation directors, in conjunction with parents, teachers and local public works officials, with developing these routes. Its main purposes are to: (1) provide direction on how
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This report provides an outline for the instrumentation of bridges being constructed under the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) implementation effort in High Performance Concrete (HPC). The report describes the various types of measurements that can be made and the appropriate types of instrumentat
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Safety is a major goal of the National ITS Program. To promote safety, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funded a series of Field Operational Tests to evaluate two low-cost emergency and assistance communications and rapid response devices and supporting services. This type of mayday service allows a motorist to report an incident to a serv
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This section of the document is prepared to provide guidance for appropriate selection and application of micro-surfacing in Texas. Analysis procedures are included which, if followed, should provide relatively good assurance that the micro-surfacing will give the desired service. This section includes general information and guidance on the mixtur
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