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Sectorless ATM

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 69 Sectorless ATM Presented by TOC Summary As the industry is pushing to implement flight-centric-ATM systems IFATCA has to evaluate the benefits and challenges approaching with these kinds of systems. This … Continued

AAS 1.22 RPAS ASSUMPTIONS

IFATCA Policy is: The RPAS Operator or the Remote Pilot shall notify ATS only that the RPAS has entered the Lost C2 Link state or that the nominal state has been re-established after a C2 Link Lost. ATCOs shall … Continued

AAS 1.15 CONCEPT OF GNSS-BASED ALTITUDE

The use of pressure-based altimeters to determine aircraft altitude has been universal across the globe for most of aviation history. This policy examines alternatives provided by Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies. IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA encourages development of technologies … Continued

ATS 3.15 (ADVANCED) STRATEGIC LATERAL OFFSET PROCEDURES

Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures (SLOP) are mitigating the risk of vertical collision and wake turbulence encounters between aircraft with high precision navigation capabilities. Provisions of SLOP are published in ICAO Doc 4444 (PANS-ATM) as special procedures for oceanic and remote … Continued

ATS 3.36 EMERGENCY DESCENT PROCEDURES

Existing ICAO recommended practices concerning emergency descent procedures provide guidance to pilots and ATS units in the event of an emergency descent. However, these provisions are outdated. Updates are needed to handle modern scenarios. Proposal was to switch TCAS to … Continued

Optimisation of Climb and Descent Profiles and Fuel Economy

22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Split, Yugoslavia, 21-25 March 1983 WP No. 74 Optimisation of Climb and Descent Profiles and Fuel Economy This subject was first raised by the German Association at the 21st Annual Conference when they introduced a paper … Continued

Development of Policy on the Application of Datalink

32ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Christchurch, NZ, 19-23 April 1993 WP No. 103 Development of Policy on the Application of Datalink The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the international developments, benefits, applications and operational requirements of … Continued

Defining the Terms “Strategic” and “Tactical” in the ATC Context

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. XX3 Defining the Terms “Strategic” and “Tactical” in the ATC Context The terms “strategic ” and “tactical” are becoming widely used by almost all elements of the aviation community. … Continued

Civilian and Military Integration in the Same Workspace

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 159 Civilian and Military Integration in the Same Workspace Presented by PLC Summary Civilian and Military ATCOs work alongside each other in various countries and are employed in a number … Continued

Provision of Services by Third Party Service Providers

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 103 Provision of Services by Third Party Service Providers The objectives of the ICAO CNS/ATM concept is to bring into service a global ATM system. The enabling technologies that … Continued