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Study Advanced Offset Procedures

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 92 Study Advanced Offset Procedures Presented by TOC Summary A number of mid-air collisions and close encounters have raised concern in the aviation community that aircraft navigation has become so … Continued

Review Policy on Mixed Mode Operations

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 93 Review Policy on Mixed Mode Operations Presented by TOC Summary Mixed mode operations play an important role in current day ATM. However, a common understanding seems to be missing. … Continued

UAS – Study ‘Sense and Avoid’ as a Replacement of ‘See and Avoid’

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 91 UAS – Study ‘Sense and Avoid’ as a Replacement of ‘See and Avoid’ Presented by TOC Summary Before unmanned aircraft can be integrated into non-segregated airspace, they need to … Continued

Review of Retirement Policy

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 163 Review of Retirement Policy Presented by PLC Summary This paper reviews current IFATCA policy regarding retirement, and its applicability in a changing world. It argues the points for and … Continued

Datalink – Review Policy on Air Ground Datalink

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 89 Datalink – Review Policy on Air Ground Datalink Presented by TOC Summary Data link communications between pilots and controllers will not totally replace voice communications and both will coexist … Continued

Aerodrome – Review ICAO Manual on the Prevention of Runway Incursions

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 88 Aerodrome – Review ICAO Manual on the Prevention of Runway Incursions Presented by TOC Summary In 2001 ICAO took action to address the problem of runway incursions. Seminars were … Continued

Study Go Around Procedures When on Visual Approach

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 94 Study Go Around Procedures When on Visual Approach Presented by Israel Introduction 1.1 Visual approach procedures are globally used as an important tool in the controller’s daily work, mostly … Continued

Description of What Constitutes Performance

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 84 Description of What Constitutes Performance Presented by TOC Summary A performance based approach to Air Traffic Management (ATM) is increasingly affecting all areas of ATM. All controllers need to … Continued

Datalink – Review Policy on Downstream Clearances

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 90 Datalink – Review Policy on Downstream Clearances Presented by TOC Summary With Downstream Clearances, a pilot can contact via data link a second controller further down his route and … Continued

Surveillance – Investigate (Wide Area) Multilateration

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 86 Surveillance – Investigate (Wide Area) Multilateration Presented by TOC Summary Multilateration (MLAT) is a surveillance technique whereby 1090 MHz transponder signals from aircraft are detected by ground receivers, by … Continued