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Helicopter Operations (ATC Aspects)

23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Estoril, Portugal, 26-30 March 1984 WP No. 79 Helicopter Operations (ATC Aspects) IFATCA ‘83 decided that ‘Helicopter Operations – ATC Aspects’ should be retained on the SC1 work programme 1983-84 in order to monitor international developments … Continued

RNP for Approach and Landing

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. 99 RNP for Approach and Landing The subject of Required Navigational Performance (RNP) in the approach environment was not placed on the SC 1 work programme by conference. It … Continued

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 3.25 CONTINUOUS DESCENT OPERATIONS (CDO) AND CONTINOUS CLIMB OPERATIONS (CCO)

Recent experience has proven the potential of new arrival procedures known as Continuous Descent Arrivals (CDAs). CDAs enable aircraft to make a more continuous descent from cruise to runway, saving fuel, reducing emissions, and reducing frequency congestion. ANSPs want to … Continued