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Terrain and Obstacle Charting

53RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Gran Canaria, Spain, 5-9 May 2014 WP No. 86 Terrain and Obstacle Charting Presented by TOC Summary Work on SID- and STAR-phraseology changes and cancellation of level restrictions identified fundamental issues regarding ICAO procedures for terrain and … Continued

AAS 1.9 REMOVAL OF GROUND BASED AIDS

The implementation of GNSS is precipitating the removal of certain ground based navigation aids. IFATCA is concerned that as these GNSS systems are subject to natural temporary degradation and unserviceabilities that there should not be a reliance on a sole … Continued

Transition Altitudes

26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-30 April 1987 WP No. 35 Transition Altitudes At the 1986 conference SC 1 presented WP No 62 on Transition Altitudes. After discussion it was recommended that SC 1 should re-examine the subject of … Continued

Air Traffic Management for Tiltrotors

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 98 Air Traffic Management for Tiltrotors Presented by ANACNA Summary The first commercial use of tiltrotors is starting in 2018. As the performances and typical behaviour of such machines can … Continued

The Use of Lateral Offsets

40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 March 2001 WP No. 88 The Use of Lateral Offsets Introduction The subject of Lateral Offsets has been an agenda item within SC1 for the past 3 years. Policy in relation to the North … Continued

Review Provisional Policy on Missed Approach after Visual Approach

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 12-16 April 2010 WP No. 84 Review Provisional Policy on Missed Approach after Visual Approach Presented by TOC Summary TOC has been tasked with reviewing the provisional policy on missed approach procedures for … Continued

Introduction to GNSS Landing Systems

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 84 Introduction to GNSS Landing Systems Presented by TOC Summary GNSS has great precision but not enough for approach purposes. Augmentation systems can get over this limitation. Ground Based Augmentation … Continued

AAS 1.11 “FLY-BY” AND “FLY-OVER” WAYPOINTS

The concept of “fly-by” and “flyover” waypoints is integral to RNAV and as such has been in existence for quite some time. As Performance Based Navigation is being increasingly used to reduce the distances between routes to a minimum, air … Continued

Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Runways

27TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 26-29 April 1988 WP No. 61 Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Runways Growing airport capacity problems are being discussed lately in many international aviation organisations. One way to increase airport capacity is to … Continued

Civilian and Military Integration in the Same Workspace

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 159 Civilian and Military Integration in the Same Workspace Presented by PLC Summary Civilian and Military ATCOs work alongside each other in various countries and are employed in a number … Continued