Air traffic control paper

Publication:

Time Magazine

Example:

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1705585,00.html

Audience:

People who read time span a large and diverse demographic. They tend to truly represent the ‘general public’ in that they hold a wide range of viewpoints. They tend to use Time as a source of news that goes beyond your basic newspaper and provides commentary and a wider ranging group of facts with more in-depth articles. The classic news magazine (basically having defined the genre), Time often covers scientific advances presenting them in a level appropriate for a general topic magazine, just enough detail to understand the importance. It is also one of the most widely distributed magazines in the US with over 4million copies distributed weekly. The politics of Time are very centrist. The y believe in science as a way of moving our society forward but may not be a technical person by education or trade. They are concerned about my topic (air traffic control) because they fly to visit relatives or go on vacation and here the regular horror stories that come out of air travel today.

Reaction:

I am writing about an article published in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal of Controls and Guidance. It discusses a possible new model for handling air traffic control in an ever-clogging system. I want them to understand what really causes delays across the country due to a small backup in a region (or sometimes even a single airport). I would like their reaction to be of curiosity and surprise that our skies still use a system as blind and antiquated as is in use today. But, I want them to see hope in a new approach, and see that progress is being made. I would also like them to appreciate an interesting use of math and increased computing power that allows for uses of computers and computer optimization that may not have been possible in the past.