Glidepath Resources

A Closer Look at Airport Operations

Practical guides for the people responsible for the field, the records, and the next inspection.

An airport operations counter at dawn: an open inspection binder, a checklist on a clipboard, a handheld radio, and a laptop showing a spreadsheet, with a control tower and windsock through the window.

Airfield Operations

16 min read

September 26, 2026

Three Copies of the Same Day: How to Replace Paper Logs and Spreadsheets in Airport Operations

What paper does well, where it breaks, what the FAA says about electronic records, and a staged playbook for the switch that works whatever tool you pick.

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Airport apron with pavement markings, jet bridges, and a control tower in black and white.

Part 139 Compliance

8 min read

How to Prepare for an FAA Part 139 Certification Inspection

Get your approved ACM, program records, and corrective actions ready for review with an assignable checklist and a three-week planning example.

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