AAS 1.17 SPACE WEATHER

AAS 1.17 SPACE WEATHER

Space weather can affect satellite-based navigation and communication systems and present a health risk to aircrew and passengers. In addition, the difficulty of forecasting the occurrence and severity of space weather events accurately and the dissemination of that information present … Continued
AAS 1.02 AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE (ADS)

AAS 1.02 AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE (ADS)

  IFATCA Policy is: Before an ADS service is introduced into operational service, the necessary system components to provide a control service and to support the control task shall be in place. Only pertinent and useful flight data should be … Continued
AAS 1.18 MULTIPLE DELAY ABSORPTION PROGRAMS

AAS 1.18 MULTIPLE DELAY ABSORPTION PROGRAMS

As air traffic counts around the world increase, the demand on airports is growing exponentially. In order to facilitate safe and orderly operations at aerodromes, ANSPs are applying spacing methods deeper and deeper into the en route environment. The application … Continued
AAS 1.03 MODE S DEVELOPMENT

AAS 1.03 MODE S DEVELOPMENT

Mode S has been established by ICAO as the standard for SSR surveillance due to those performance and   functional   limitations   of the present   system   which   are   becoming increasingly significant.    Whilst the initial implementation emphasis is on surveillance, Mode S also … Continued
AAS 1.19 OPERATIONAL USE OF DOWN-LINK AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS (DAPS)

AAS 1.19 OPERATIONAL USE OF DOWN-LINK AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS (DAPS)

Many parameters are available from Mode S, ADS-B UAT (Universal Access Transceiver) and ADS-B ES (Extended Squitter) i.e. (Mach number, indicated airspeed, vertical speed, heading etc.) There are no provisions about how or if there a need to check them … Continued