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4 BACKGROUND Airport managers, particularly at general aviation (GA) airports, often have to hire maintenance personnel who are unfamiliar with the operating environment of an airport.
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5 prepared or suitable for reducing the risk of damage to aircraft in the event of an undershoot, overshoot, excursion from a runway, or the unintentional departure from a taxiway (Airport Certification 2004)
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6 open to the public do not have an ATCT. In a 2012 study, the FAA calculated that less than 9%, or approximately 256 GA airports of the 2,952 GA airports studied, had operating control towers (General Aviation Airports: A National Asset 2012)
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7 other professional individuals who would have insight into the subject matter were invited to contribute. The result of the literature search generated little in the way of academic research or other information that addresses the training challenges associated with airport maintenance new hires.
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8 interviews are highlighted in later sections. Other agencies, such as military airports and professional airport associations, contributed to the report as well.
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9 fundamental issues that will be supported and explained in later chapters. Chapter three describes the operating environment of a GA airport organization and its staffing levels.
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