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Autoland Communication Between Pilots and Controllers in Good Weather Conditions

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 90 Autoland Communication Between Pilots and Controllers in Good Weather Conditions Presented by TOC IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present … Continued

Navigation – Magnetic vs True

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 95 Navigation – Magnetic vs True Presented by TOC Summary Since the early days of aviation aircraft have navigated using Magnetic North as reference. However, in the polar … 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

Operational use of DAPs (Down-link Aircraft Parameters)

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: B.5.8 – WP No. 92 Operational use of DAPs (Down-link Aircraft Parameters) Presented by TOC Summary Many parameters are available from Mode S, ADS-B UAT (Universal Access Transceiver) and … Continued

Review the Issue of ASAS Separation when less than the Relevant ATC Separation, e.g. Radar

40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 March 2001 WP No. 81 Review the Issue of ASAS Separation when less than the Relevant ATC Separation, e.g. Radar Introduction At the 39th IFATCA conference in Marrakech 2000, SC1 presented a working paper … Continued

State Aircraft and ‘Due Regard’ Operations

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 92 State Aircraft and ‘Due Regard’ Operations Presented by PLC/TOC Summary ICAO rules are applicable only for civil aircraft. State aircraft – identified by ICAO as military, customs and police … Continued

Free Flight

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 93 Free Flight The 35th conference charged SC1 with the responsibility of monitoring developments of the rapidly evolving concept of “Free Flight”. Concept Three basic philosophies are being developed … Continued

MLS Operational Procedures

40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 March 2001 WP No. 84 MLS Operational Procedures Introduction The development of MLS procedures is moving very quickly. At present, only a few States are proposing to use MLS. If the use of MLS … Continued

Review of Policy on Ground Based Safety Nets

42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-21 March 2003 WP No. 88 Review of Policy on Ground Based Safety Nets Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 As part of the 2002/3 work programme, SC1 undertook to review existing policy on ACAS … Continued

Investigate 4D Trajectory Concepts

47TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Arusha, Tanzania, 10-14 March 2008 WP No. 86 Investigate 4D Trajectory Concepts Presented by TOC Summary This paper is intended to introduce the concept of 4-D Trajectory technologies and its implementation worldwide. It will look at current … Continued