Aerodrome – Land and Hold Short Operations

Aerodrome – Land and Hold Short Operations

46TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-20 April 2007 WP No. 86 Aerodrome – Land and Hold Short Operations Presented by TOC Summary At the 2005 IFATCA Conference in Melbourne, Germany expressed concern with regard to the safe operation of Land … Continued
Introduction to GNSS Landing Systems

Introduction to GNSS Landing Systems

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 84 Introduction to GNSS Landing Systems Presented by TOC Summary GNSS has great precision but not enough for approach purposes. Augmentation systems can get over this limitation. Ground Based Augmentation … Continued
Report of the Remote Tower Standing Committee (ROSC)

Report of the Remote Tower Standing Committee (ROSC)

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 97 Report of the Remote Tower Standing Committee (ROSC) Presented by ROSC   Summary The ROSC has had 14 meetings and produced several documents on topics related to remote … Continued
ADME 2.7 THE INTERFACE BETWEEN ATC AND AFIS

ADME 2.7 THE INTERFACE BETWEEN ATC AND AFIS

AFIS units are tasked with the provision of FIS and Alerting service within their jurisdictional airspace, without being considered an ATC unit; aerodromes identified as “AFIS aerodromes” maintain the status of “non-controlled” aerodromes. The interface between AFIS and ATC, attention … Continued
Flight Information Service

Flight Information Service

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: B.6.3 – WP No. 156 Flight Information Service Presented by PLC Summary The aim of this paper is to call attention to Flight Information Service (FIS) in aviation. FIS … Continued
Radar Monitoring Procedures in TMAs

Radar Monitoring Procedures in TMAs

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. 101 Radar Monitoring Procedures in TMAs   At last years conference, during discussions on the MLS subject, it was decided to put radar monitoring as a separate subject on the … Continued
Airspace Design and Procedures Controller Involvement

Airspace Design and Procedures Controller Involvement

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 158 Airspace Design and Procedures Controller Involvement Presented by TOC Summary Efforts to redesign airspace have ramped up in recent years as ANSPs and airlines push for more advanced … Continued
Review of IFATCA Policy Concerning Helicopter Operations

Review of IFATCA Policy Concerning Helicopter Operations

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. 84 Review of IFATCA Policy Concerning Helicopter Operations Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 This policy was adopted in 1983 and 85. There are several elements to the policy Phraseology, ATC … Continued
Remote Control Towers

Remote Control Towers

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 165 Remote Control Towers Presented by PLC Introduction 1.1  The subject of Remote Control Towers was introduced at the Hong Kong 2004 Conference by the German Member Association and subsequently … Continued
Review Policy on Visual Observation in a Control Tower Environment

Review Policy on Visual Observation in a Control Tower Environment

46TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-20 April 2007 WP No. 167 Review Policy on Visual Observation in a Control Tower Environment Presented by PLC Introduction 1.1  This item was put on the Professional & Legal Committee (PLC) work programme after … Continued