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Commercial Space Operations

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 159 Commercial Space Operations Presented by TOC Summary The purpose of the paper is to study the commercial space industry and its impacts on air traffic control system. It … Continued

The “Free Flight Concept” – Human Factors Considerations

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 161 The “Free Flight Concept” – Human Factors Considerations Introduction Prompted by concerns that the present system of enroute control of air traffic was inflexible and in the belief that … Continued

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

Investigate Basic / Advanced Continuous Descent Approaches

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 85 Investigate Basic / Advanced Continuous Descent Approaches Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1. The Technical and Operations Committee (TOC) has been asked to investigate Continuous Descent Approaches (CDAs). Such procedures … Continued

ATS – Study SID and STAR Design

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 90 ATS – Study SID and STAR Design Presented by TOC Summary In November 2007 ICAO introduced Amendment 5 to Doc 4444, which contained new procedures and phraseologies for aircraft … Continued

Responsibility For Terrain And Obstacle Clearance During Weather Avoidance

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 92 Responsibility For Terrain And Obstacle Clearance During Weather Avoidance Presented by TOC Summary There is ambiguity over where the responsibility lies for provision of separation with terrain and obstacles. … Continued

General Considerations on the Implact of U-Space Dynamic Airspace Reconfiguration on ATS Units

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 57 General Considerations on the Impact of U-Space Dynamic Airspace Reconfiguration on ATS Units Presented by IFATCA RPATF Coordinator (Eugenio Diotalevi) Summary Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) are one of the most … Continued

ATS 3.27 SID AND STAR NAMING

The use of SIDs and STARS has grown tremendously in the past decade. Unfortunately, there has been a noticeable lack of standardization and the result pilots face is a confusing mix of local practices. One of these is how the … Continued

AFIS (Airfield Information Service)

24TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Athens, Greece, 18-22 March 1985 WP No. 39 AFIS (Airfield Information Service) At the 1984 conference SC 1 was directed to carry out a study on AFIS. By the closing date for the questionnaire related to … Continued

Monitor the Application and Implementation of RNAV

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. XX1 Monitor the Application and Implementation of RNAV At the 32nd IFATCA Conference in Christchurch New Zealand , SC 1 was given the task of continuing to monitor the … Continued