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Who has an FAA approved SMGCS Plan?  If you do how often do you implement it? Is there training between the tower and tenants?  Who operates the Follow Me vehicle and who conducted the trainging?

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Hello All, I was hoping to learn what techniques and devices other airports are currently using to mitigate wildlife hazards from the airfield. There are dozens of methods that involve both direct and indirect measures for limiting wildlife attractants to the airfield. However, this discussion mainly focuses on the dispersal aspect of wildlife mitigation, and getting input on finding direct methods that are effective, and non-lethal for dispersing wildlife. Due to logistics reasons, one of...

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I am currently working on building our Safety Management System (SMS), and would be interested in gathering input from other airports that have built theirs, or are in the process thereof.  In fact, if there were enough interest on here, I could even see suggesting that Glen create an SMS topic section, as this is something that will probably hit all of us in the next year or two.  I've been working on this for...

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Is anyone actively studying for either their AAE or CM?  I ask because I am using an app/website called StudyBlue.  It lets you create and study flashcards from your smartphone or the web, but more importantly, it lets you share flashcards with others, though I am still trying to figure out how to get around needing to be enrolled at an actual school for easy sharing.  If anyone is interested in trying it out, let me...

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Does anyone here do runway markings in stripes? Meaning not full paint cover of those enormous white rectangles but hatching it thus covering 50-70% of the area. I have heard it not only saves paint but also maintains better friction. Any comments? We want to use this technology for temporary markings on displaced threshold but CAA requires an aeronautical safety study (a risk assessment) to allow this.

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