b'AIRFIELDAPA67several days. In this system, tires are inspected for debris by hand after one full revolution, and any FOD is tossed into a bucket.In Phase Two, FODS mats were used, and there was more than a 982% increase in the number of FOD collected over the same period, Hefner reports.After eight months using their new FODS mats, maintenance crews at APA were so pleased, the airport plans to order four more by winter. They will be placed adjacent to the giant milling pad in another part of the airport, where fully loaded dump trucks filled with snow go to stockpile their snow after a snowstorm, Smith remarks. I am sure the new mats will be effective in that area as well.WWW.FODCHECK.COM | 844-200-3637AirportImprovement.comNovember | December 2024'