Technical Seminar – Survive the Aircraft Cabin: An Introduction to the Aircraft Environment Control System

The first seminar organized by SIG-AME was successfully held on 30 May 2009 at the HKIE Headquarter and attracted over 60 attendees. The speaker was Mr. K.C. Lai, who is an aircraft maintenance instructor performing aircraft maintenance knowledge examiner and practical assessor.

Mr. Lai first summarized the topic by an interesting poem that written by himself. He then explained each element to survive the cabin, including (1) the Air supply, (2) Cabin Pressure Control, (3) Temperature Control, (4) Humidification System, (5) Ozone Regulation and (6) Air Legistration. A detail explanation was also given on the mechanism of Air Cycle Machine (ACM) which played an important role in air conditioning. The audiences were amused by Mr. Lai’s lively illustrations and practical real life examples that Mr Lai has gained over his 40 years of work.

The seminar ended with a well-engaged Q&A session and a vote of thanks given by Mr. Jack Lo, the conveyor of SIG-AME and Ir. Barry Lee, chairman of HKIE MMNC in 2008-2009. The organizers would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Lai again for his vivid and informative presentation.