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RTF Frequency Jamming

23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Estoril, Portugal, 26-30 March 1984 WP No. 58 RTF Frequency Jamming This subject was first raised at IFATCA 76. Consideration at succeeding conferences led to the formulation of IFATCA’s present policy on the subject (Appendix A, … Continued

Clearances vs Instructions

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 91 Clearances vs Instructions Presented by PLC and TOC Summary At the 2017 conference, some indistinctness was found in the difference between clearances and instructions. It was concluded that clearances … Continued

Rating for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Control

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 150 Rating for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Control Introduction IFATCA ADS Provisional Policy Page 3213 para.1.2. states: “Where an ADS-ATC service is introduced ATC staff shall receive comprehensive … Continued

New ICAO Phraseology on Taxi Instructions

42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-21 March 2003 WP No. 86 New ICAO Phraseology on Taxi Instructions Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 ICAO on 1/11/2001 changed the standard phraseology related to taxi-instructions in PANS-ATM (Doc 4444) to use the … Continued

Review ICAO Manual on Required Communication Performance (RCP)

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 12-16 April 2010 WP No. 87 Review ICAO Manual on Required Communication Performance (RCP) Presented by TOC Summary The ICAO Manual on Required Communication Performance (RCP) has been published under the ICAO doc … Continued

Autoland Communication Between Pilots and Controllers in Good Weather Conditions

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 67 Autoland Communication Between Pilots and Controllers in Good Weather Conditions Presented by TOC Summary Autoland is a procedure performed by pilots all over the world and its use is expected … Continued

ATS 3.11 AVIATION RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM PROTECTION

Spectrum Protection refers to the management of the radio-frequency spectrum in order to protect particular interests. The spectrum includes not only communications and datalink applications, but also navigation and other uses. Aviation is just one of the many users of … Continued

Review of Alpha Numeric Callsign Systems

23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Estoril, Portugal, 26-30 March 1984 WP No. 59 Review of Alpha Numeric Callsign Systems At the 1983 IFATCA Conference (Split) SC 1 was tasked with reviewing “Alpha Numeric” callsign systems. This resulted from a paper presented … Continued

Conditional Clearances to Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 86 Conditional Clearances to Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles Presented by TOC Summary This paper examines the status of the conditional clearance and the question of whether extending their range to … Continued

Report on the Introduction of 8.33 kHz Spacing

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 99 Report on the Introduction of 8.33 kHz Spacing Introduction On 30th April 1998 together with Dave Grace I attended a meeting at Eurocontrol with Mr Christophe Hamel, chairman of … Continued