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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

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

Review ATS 3.36 – Recategorization of Aircraft for Wake Turbulence

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 92 Review ATS 3.36 – Recategorization of Aircraft for Wake Turbulence Presented by TOC Summary This working paper reviews the current provisional policy on Recategorization of Aircraft for Wake Turbulence … Continued

Weather Deviation Procedure in Asia-Pacific Region

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 164 Weather Deviation Procedure in Asia-Pacific Region Introduction This paper proposes IFATCA Policy regarding the Weather Deviation Procedure that has been developed for use in the Asia … Continued

Use of Datalink in A Microwave Landing System

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. L021 Use of Datalink in A Microwave Landing System Introduction There are plans by several European airports to introduce MLS in the near future. During the Committee B debate on … Continued

Investigate Runway Incursions

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 87 Investigate Runway Incursions Presented by PLC and TOC Introduction 1.1 The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) defines a Runway Incursion as: “Any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect … Continued

Review Continuous Descent Operations Manual

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 95 Review Continuous Descent Operations Manual Presented by TOC Summary Recent experience has proven the potential of new arrival procedures known as Continuous Descent Arrivals (CDAs). CDAs enable aircraft to … Continued

Emergency Descent Procedures

53RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Gran Canaria, Spain, 5-9 May 2014 WP No. 88 Emergency Descent Procedures Presented by TOC Summary Existing ICAO recommended practices concerning emergency descent procedures provide guidance to pilots and ATS units in the event of an emergency … Continued

Radio Mandatory Zones / Transponder Mandatory Zones

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 66 Radio Mandatory Zones / Transponder Mandatory Zones Presented by TOC Summary The air traffic density is constantly increasing and due to specific airspace classification, controlled IFR traffic can be mixed … Continued

ATS 3.22 MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES FOR VISUAL APPROACHES

The procedure that an aircraft should follow during a go-around following a visual approach is often not clear to the ATC or the pilot as several options for a missed approach procedure exists. These include the missed approach procedure for … Continued