ENHANCING AIRPORT SAFETY WITH AVIATION TURF Copyright 2007 © AvTurf, LLC. All rights reserved....

ENHANCING AIRPORT ENHANCING AIRPORT SAFETY SAFETY

WITH AVIATION TURFWITH AVIATION TURF

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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEWENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW

ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEMARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEM

AVTURF AIRPORT PROJECTSAVTURF AIRPORT PROJECTS

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

PRESENTATION PRESENTATION OUTLINEOUTLINE

2007 - AvTurf©. The content of this presentation, including plans, ideas, methods, and other graphical content is the proprietary property of AvTurf© and is disclosed in confidentiality. 2007 - AvTurf©. The content of this presentation, including plans, ideas, methods, and other graphical content is the proprietary property of AvTurf© and is disclosed in confidentiality. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.

AVTURF HISTORYAVTURF HISTORY• AVTURF BEGAN INSTALLING ARTIFICIAL TURF ON AIRPORTS IN 2000AVTURF BEGAN INSTALLING ARTIFICIAL TURF ON AIRPORTS IN 2000• AVTURF CONDUCTED NUMEROUS TESTS WITH THE FAA TO DETERMINE AVTURF CONDUCTED NUMEROUS TESTS WITH THE FAA TO DETERMINE

THE ASSOCIATED BENEFITS/RISKS OF ARTIFICIAL TURF ON AIRPORTSTHE ASSOCIATED BENEFITS/RISKS OF ARTIFICIAL TURF ON AIRPORTS• AVTURF ESTABLISHED PERFORMANCE & TESTING STANDARDS TO AVTURF ESTABLISHED PERFORMANCE & TESTING STANDARDS TO

ENSURE SAFETY & EFFICIENCYENSURE SAFETY & EFFICIENCY• PUBLISHED TECHNICAL REPORTSPUBLISHED TECHNICAL REPORTS

• AIRSIDE APPLICATIONSAIRSIDE APPLICATIONS

DOT/FAA/AR-06/23DOT/FAA/AR-06/23• TAXIWAY IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUESTAXIWAY IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES

DOT/FAA/AR-TN07/54DOT/FAA/AR-TN07/54• FAA ADVISORY CIRCULAR #150/5370-15 PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 29, 2007FAA ADVISORY CIRCULAR #150/5370-15 PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 29, 2007



SERVICES OFFEREDSERVICES OFFERED• AVTURF PROVIDES AIRPORTS WITH A SAFETY ENHANCING GROUND AVTURF PROVIDES AIRPORTS WITH A SAFETY ENHANCING GROUND

COVERCOVER• AVTURF PRODUCTS INCREASE AIRPORT OPERATIONAL SAFETY WHILE AVTURF PRODUCTS INCREASE AIRPORT OPERATIONAL SAFETY WHILE

REDUCING MAINTENANCE IN AND AROUND INSTALLATION AREASREDUCING MAINTENANCE IN AND AROUND INSTALLATION AREAS• AVTURF PRODUCTS CAN BE USED TO COVER NATURAL GROUND AVTURF PRODUCTS CAN BE USED TO COVER NATURAL GROUND

SURFACES AS WELL AS GLUED DOWN ON ASPHALT/CONCRETE SURFACES AS WELL AS GLUED DOWN ON ASPHALT/CONCRETE SURFACESSURFACES

• AVTURF WORKS WITH AIRPORT OPERATIONS, ENGINEERING, AND AVTURF WORKS WITH AIRPORT OPERATIONS, ENGINEERING, AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AS WELL AS AIRPORT CONSULTANTS AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AS WELL AS AIRPORT CONSULTANTS AND FAA PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR AVIATION EXPERTISE IN FAA PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR AVIATION EXPERTISE IN AIRPORT SAFETY AND CONSTURCTION AIRPORT SAFETY AND CONSTURCTION




INTRODCUTIONINTRODCUTION






KEY ADVANTAGESKEY ADVANTAGES• EROSION CONTROLEROSION CONTROL• REDUCTION OF FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE/DEBRIS (F0D)REDUCTION OF FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE/DEBRIS (F0D)• REDUCED AIRFIELD MAINTENANCEREDUCED AIRFIELD MAINTENANCE• WILDLIFE MITIGATIONWILDLIFE MITIGATION• VISUAL ENHANCEMENTSVISUAL ENHANCEMENTS• SOIL STABILITYSOIL STABILITY• IMPOVED DRAINAGEIMPOVED DRAINAGE

ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEWOVERVIEW


• CREATES STABLE TURF CREATES STABLE TURF SHOULDERS AROUND HIGH SHOULDERS AROUND HIGH MOVEMENT AREASMOVEMENT AREAS

• GENERATES A LASTING GENERATES A LASTING INFIELD ISLAND GROUND INFIELD ISLAND GROUND COVERCOVER

• ELIMINATES RUTTING ELIMINATES RUTTING CREATED BY VEHICLE CREATED BY VEHICLE MOVEMENT OR AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT OR AIRCRAFT VEER OFF ON NON-PAVED VEER OFF ON NON-PAVED SURFACESSURFACES



EROSION CONTROLEROSION CONTROL

FOD REDUCTION/CONTROLFOD REDUCTION/CONTROL • CREATES STERILE & STATIC ENVIRONMENT ON INFIELD CREATES STERILE & STATIC ENVIRONMENT ON INFIELD

ISLANDS ISLANDS • CONSISTENT LOW PILE HEIGHT ALLOWS FOR EASY CONSISTENT LOW PILE HEIGHT ALLOWS FOR EASY

RECOGNITION & CLEANUP OF POTENTIAL FODRECOGNITION & CLEANUP OF POTENTIAL FOD



• REDUCES SHUTDOWN OF REDUCES SHUTDOWN OF RUNWAYS/TAXIWAYS FOR MOWINGRUNWAYS/TAXIWAYS FOR MOWING

• REDUCES POTENTIAL FOR REDUCES POTENTIAL FOR VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN DEVIATIONSVEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN DEVIATIONS

• EASY REMOVAL OF F.O.D.EASY REMOVAL OF F.O.D.• DOES NOT AFFECT THE MOWING OF DOES NOT AFFECT THE MOWING OF

TRANSITION AREA FROM NATURAL TRANSITION AREA FROM NATURAL GRASS TO ARTIFICIAL TURF GRASS TO ARTIFICIAL TURF

• REDUCTION/ELIMINATION OF REDUCTION/ELIMINATION OF HERBICIDE AND PESTICIDE USEHERBICIDE AND PESTICIDE USE



REDUCED AIRFIELD MAINTENANCEREDUCED AIRFIELD MAINTENANCE

WILDLIFE MITIGATIONWILDLIFE MITIGATION


• NON–LETHAL MEANS OF NON–LETHAL MEANS OF DETERRING WILDLIFEDETERRING WILDLIFE

• DOES NOT PROVIDE DOES NOT PROVIDE SUITABLE HABITAT FOR SUITABLE HABITAT FOR ANIMALSANIMALS

• SHORT PILE HEIGHT ELIMINATES SHORT PILE HEIGHT ELIMINATES COVER FOR PREY BASED SPECIESCOVER FOR PREY BASED SPECIES

• REDUCES BIRD STRIKES CREATED BY REDUCES BIRD STRIKES CREATED BY FEEDING DURING MOWINGFEEDING DURING MOWING


VISUAL ENHANCEMENTVISUAL ENHANCEMENT • ENHANCES DISTINCTION BETWEEN PAVED & NON-PAVED SURFACESENHANCES DISTINCTION BETWEEN PAVED & NON-PAVED SURFACES• HELPS PILOTS DISTINGUISH AMONG USABLE & NON-USABLE HARD SURFACESHELPS PILOTS DISTINGUISH AMONG USABLE & NON-USABLE HARD SURFACES• ASSISTS PILOTS IN MAKING FINAL APPROACH ADJUSTMENTSASSISTS PILOTS IN MAKING FINAL APPROACH ADJUSTMENTS



• CUTS DOWN ARFF RESPONSE TIMES CUTS DOWN ARFF RESPONSE TIMES BY PROVIDING QUICKER AND MORE BY PROVIDING QUICKER AND MORE DIRECT ROUTES TO INCIDENT SITESDIRECT ROUTES TO INCIDENT SITES


• ENGINEERED LOAD-BEARING ENGINEERED LOAD-BEARING BASE MAINTAINS INTEGRITY BASE MAINTAINS INTEGRITY DURING AIRCRAFT VEER-OFFDURING AIRCRAFT VEER-OFF

67,000 LBS ARFF VEHICLE67,000 LBS ARFF VEHICLE

757 BICYCLE GEAR ON TURF757 BICYCLE GEAR ON TURF

ENHANCED SOIL STABILITYENHANCED SOIL STABILITY



ENHANCED SOIL STABILITYENHANCED SOIL STABILITY• CREATES A STATIC GROUND COVER THAT ELIMINATES CREATES A STATIC GROUND COVER THAT ELIMINATES

REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THE POTENTIAL OF AN REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THE POTENTIAL OF AN INCURSION DUE TO NATURAL GROUND COVER INCURSION DUE TO NATURAL GROUND COVER REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS


ARTIFICIAL TURF SURFACEARTIFICIAL TURF SURFACENATURAL TURF SURFACENATURAL TURF SURFACE

BEFOREBEFOREBEFOREBEFOREAFTERAFTERAFTERAFTER

IMPROVED DRAINAGEIMPROVED DRAINAGE• SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES STANDING WATERSIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES STANDING WATER• SAND INFILL ACTS AS A FILTRATION SYSTEM AND ASSISTS SAND INFILL ACTS AS A FILTRATION SYSTEM AND ASSISTS

IN REDUCING AIRFIELD CONTAMINANTSIN REDUCING AIRFIELD CONTAMINANTS• TEST METHOD: ASTM F1551-03 AND DIN 18-035TEST METHOD: ASTM F1551-03 AND DIN 18-035• DRAINS 25 GALLONS per MINUTE per SQUARE YARD DRAINS 25 GALLONS per MINUTE per SQUARE YARD • RAINFALL CAPACITY IS 76.2 INCHES per HOURRAINFALL CAPACITY IS 76.2 INCHES per HOUR



INSTALLATION METHODINSTALLATION METHODATTACHMENT SYSTEMATTACHMENT SYSTEM• NON-DEGRADING COMPOSITE HEADER & TRENCH & BURYNON-DEGRADING COMPOSITE HEADER & TRENCH & BURY

INFILLINFILL• FAA APPROVED WINTER OPERATION SILICA SANDFAA APPROVED WINTER OPERATION SILICA SAND• OPTIONAL GROWTH INHIBITOR OPTIONAL GROWTH INHIBITOR


ARTIFICIAL TURF ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEMSYSTEM


CRITICAL AREA TURF INSTALLATION CROSS CRITICAL AREA TURF INSTALLATION CROSS SECTIONSECTION


INSTALLATION METHODINSTALLATION METHODGLUE DOWN APPLICATIONGLUE DOWN APPLICATION

• ARTIFICIAL TURF MAY BE GLUED ON TOP OF EXISTING ARTIFICIAL TURF MAY BE GLUED ON TOP OF EXISTING PAVED SURFACES TO HELP WITH VISUAL DELINEATIONPAVED SURFACES TO HELP WITH VISUAL DELINEATION

• TARGETED AREAS INCLUDE PAINTED ISLANDS, OUT OF TARGETED AREAS INCLUDE PAINTED ISLANDS, OUT OF SERVICE TAXIWAYS, AND RUNWAY/TAXIWAY SHOULDERSSERVICE TAXIWAYS, AND RUNWAY/TAXIWAY SHOULDERS




GLUE DOWN TURF INSTALLATION CROSS GLUE DOWN TURF INSTALLATION CROSS SECTIONSECTION


BURN CHARACTERISTICSBURN CHARACTERISTICS• ARTIFICIAL TURF WILL NOT SUPPORT ARTIFICIAL TURF WILL NOT SUPPORT

COMBUSTION OR PROPAGATE FLAMECOMBUSTION OR PROPAGATE FLAME• NO SPECIAL ARFF REQUIREMENTS NO SPECIAL ARFF REQUIREMENTS • ARTIFICIAL TURF DOES NOT EMIT TOXIC ARTIFICIAL TURF DOES NOT EMIT TOXIC

VAPORSVAPORS• SAND INFILL CREATES A BARRIER TO SAND INFILL CREATES A BARRIER TO

OXYGEN REMOVING FUEL SOURCE FOR OXYGEN REMOVING FUEL SOURCE FOR FLAMEFLAME

• BURNT TURF WILL NOT HARM BURNT TURF WILL NOT HARM PASSENGERS TRAVERSING PASSENGERS TRAVERSING ACROSS DURING ACROSS DURING EMERGENCY EVACUATION EMERGENCY EVACUATION



AIRFIELD DURABILITYAIRFIELD DURABILITY • FAA TECHNICAL CENTER WIND FAA TECHNICAL CENTER WIND

TUNNEL & BOEING AIRCRAFT TESTINGTUNNEL & BOEING AIRCRAFT TESTING



• TURF IS NOT AFFECTED BY EXPOSURE TURF IS NOT AFFECTED BY EXPOSURE TO THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS:TO THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS:






AIRPORT PROJECTSAIRPORT PROJECTS


DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORTDETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT• INSTALLED OVER 300,000 SQ/FT WITH 30 FOOT SHOULDERS INSTALLED OVER 300,000 SQ/FT WITH 30 FOOT SHOULDERS

ALONG BOTH SIDES OF RUNWAY 9L/27RALONG BOTH SIDES OF RUNWAY 9L/27R• PRIMARY FOCUS WAS FOR EROSION CONTROL, MAINTENANCE PRIMARY FOCUS WAS FOR EROSION CONTROL, MAINTENANCE

REDUCTION, FOD CONTROL, AND VISUAL ENHANCEMENT FOR REDUCTION, FOD CONTROL, AND VISUAL ENHANCEMENT FOR PILOTS ON FINAL APPROACHPILOTS ON FINAL APPROACH


AIRPORT AIRPORT PROJECTSPROJECTS



MADRID-BARAJAS AIRPORTMADRID-BARAJAS AIRPORT• INSTALLED OVER 150,000 SQ/FT GLUED DOWN ON INSTALLED OVER 150,000 SQ/FT GLUED DOWN ON

DECOMMISONED HIGH SPEED EXITS AND RUNWAY ALONG BOTH DECOMMISONED HIGH SPEED EXITS AND RUNWAY ALONG BOTH SIDES OF RUNWAY 15R/33LSIDES OF RUNWAY 15R/33L

• PRIMARY FOCUS WAS FOR VISUAL DELINEATION FOR PILOTS PRIMARY FOCUS WAS FOR VISUAL DELINEATION FOR PILOTS DURING LANDING AND TAXIING DURING LANDING AND TAXIING

• REPLACED REPAINTING OR REMOVAL OF OLD REPLACED REPAINTING OR REMOVAL OF OLD CONCRETE/ASPHALTCONCRETE/ASPHALT



BOSTON’S LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOSTON’S LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT • INSTALLED OVER 150,000 SQ/FT AT INTERSECTING RUNWAYS INSTALLED OVER 150,000 SQ/FT AT INTERSECTING RUNWAYS

4R/22L & 33L/4R, RUNWAY 4L/22R & TAXIWAY KILO, AND 4R/22L & 33L/4R, RUNWAY 4L/22R & TAXIWAY KILO, AND TAXIWAYS ECHO & WHISKEYTAXIWAYS ECHO & WHISKEY

• PRIMARY FOCUS WAS FOD CONTROL AND VISUAL DELINEATIONPRIMARY FOCUS WAS FOD CONTROL AND VISUAL DELINEATION

BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORTTHURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT

• INSTALLED OVER 50,000 SQ/FT IN THE SAFETY AREA OF INSTALLED OVER 50,000 SQ/FT IN THE SAFETY AREA OF INTERSECTING RUNWAYS 15R/33L & 10/28 INTERSECTING RUNWAYS 15R/33L & 10/28

• PRIMARY FOCUS WAS MINIMIZING MAINTENANCE IN RUNWAY PRIMARY FOCUS WAS MINIMIZING MAINTENANCE IN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY SAFETY AREASAND TAXIWAY SAFETY AREAS

• EROSION CONTROL, FOD CONTROL, AND IMPROVED DRAINAGE EROSION CONTROL, FOD CONTROL, AND IMPROVED DRAINAGE








AIRPORT PROJECTSAIRPORT PROJECTS


AVTURF ENHANCES AIRPORT SAFETYAVTURF ENHANCES AIRPORT SAFETY• AVTURF CLEARLY OFFERS AIRPORTS A COST EFFECTIVE AND SUPERIOR AVTURF CLEARLY OFFERS AIRPORTS A COST EFFECTIVE AND SUPERIOR

GROUND COVER FOR RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY SAFETY AREASGROUND COVER FOR RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY SAFETY AREAS• REDUCTION OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT AS WELL REDUCTION OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT AS WELL

AS WILDLIFE IN SAFETY AREAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE CHANCE OF AS WILDLIFE IN SAFETY AREAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE CHANCE OF VEHICLE/PEDESTRAIN DEVIATIONSVEHICLE/PEDESTRAIN DEVIATIONS

• AVTURF OFFERS UNMATCHED AVIATION KNOWLEDGE DURING AVTURF OFFERS UNMATCHED AVIATION KNOWLEDGE DURING ARTIFICIAL TURF INSTALLATIONS AND SUPERIOR AIRPORT SAFETY ARTIFICIAL TURF INSTALLATIONS AND SUPERIOR AIRPORT SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTSDURING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS




QUESTIONS & ANSWERSQUESTIONS & ANSWERS

CONCLUSIOCONCLUSIONN

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