Review of the IFATCA Vision Document

Review of the IFATCA Vision Document

42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-21 March 2003 WP No. 89 Review of the IFATCA Vision Document Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1  The Vision Document was drafted in 1997 by several members of IFATCA and not through the Standing Committees. … Continued
Environmental Policy

Environmental Policy

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 105 Environmental Policy Presented by the Executive Board Introduction 1.1  At the 47th IFATCA conference in Arusha TOC has presented two excellent working papers on environmental issues, WP 93 (Review … Continued
Study Continuous Climb Operations

Study Continuous Climb Operations

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 85 Study Continuous Climb Operations Presented by TOC Summary Recent experience has proven the potential of new departure procedures known as Continuous Climb Operations (CCO). CCOs enable aircraft to climb … Continued
Review of TCAS Policy

Review of TCAS Policy

53RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Gran Canaria, Spain, 5-9 May 2014 WP No. 95 Review of TCAS Policy Presented by PLC and TOC Summary The purpose of this working paper is to make a systematic review of IFATCA policies related to TCAS … Continued
Conspicuity and ATS Surveillance

Conspicuity and ATS Surveillance

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 87 Conspicuity and ATS Surveillance Presented by TOC   IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present working paper was never discussed at … Continued
COM 4.12 AUTOLAND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PILOTS AND CONTROLLERS

COM 4.12 AUTOLAND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PILOTS AND CONTROLLERS

Autoland is a procedure performed by pilots all over the world and its use is expected to become more common in the future. There are no international standards that require pilots to notify controllers when they are performing an Autoland. … Continued
ATS 3.2 CLEARANCES

ATS 3.2 CLEARANCES

One of the fundamental operational principles that have been incorporated in the draft ICAO Manual of ATS Data Link Applications, 1st Ed. (1999), 3.36 from the beginning is that any ATS data link system shall only allow one ATSU (ATS … Continued
ATS 3.21 SURVEILLANCE: IN-TRAIL PROCEDURES ITP

ATS 3.21 SURVEILLANCE: IN-TRAIL PROCEDURES ITP

  IFATCA Provisional Policy is: When using ADS-B ITP, proper mitigation shall be in place to account for misidentification by the pilot due to incorrect input of FlightID. See: WP 85 – Dubrovnik 2009  
TRNG 9.2.06 AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (ACAS) TRAINING

TRNG 9.2.06 AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (ACAS) TRAINING

  IFATCA Policy is: Comprehensive initial and refresher ACAS training should be provided and should consist of:  Definition of ACAS; Technical description and cockpit displays; Pilot reactions to Traffic Advisories and Resolution Advisories; Controller reactions and legal responsibilities; Phraseologies; Experience … Continued