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Airport Infrastructure Development

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: B.5.1/C.6.1 – WP No. 86 Airport Infrastructure Development Presented by PLC and TOC Summary In order for an ATM system to work safely, efficiently and fluently at an airport, … Continued

AAS 1.12 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Aircraft Flight Management Systems are in place on almost all transport aircraft in use today. These systems have been developed in order to assist the operation of the aircraft and to improve safety. ATM considerations have generally been a by-product … Continued

ADME 2.7 THE INTERFACE BETWEEN ATC AND AFIS

AFIS units are tasked with the provision of FIS and Alerting service within their jurisdictional airspace, without being considered an ATC unit; aerodromes identified as “AFIS aerodromes” maintain the status of “non-controlled” aerodromes. The interface between AFIS and ATC, attention … Continued

ATS 3.9 GLOBAL COMPATIBLE FLIGHT LEVEL SYSTEMS

There currently exist three systems for flight level determination which are not compatible with one another. In the interface areas safety is compromised. IFATCA Policy is: A global solution shall be developed using one system of flight level determination. The … 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

ATS 3.38 FLIGHT PLANNING ACCURACY AND IMPACTS ON THE ATM SYSTEM

Inaccuracies during initial flight planning or insufficient communication regarding changes to existing flight plans can lead to undesirable effects on the ATM system. IFATCA Policy is: Electronic filing and automated conformance checking of flight plans are preferred. Air traffic controllers … Continued

IFATCA RPAS / Unmanned Aircraft Team

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: C.4.4 – WP No. 94 IFATCA RPAS / Unmanned Aircraft Team Presented by David Guerin (Team Coordinator) Summary Much has changed since IFATCA’s first working paper on Unmanned Aircraft … Continued

Position Paper on Remotely Operated Towers

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 97 Position Paper on Remotely Operated Towers Presented by Giusy Sciacca – ROT Group Coordinator Summary In the last years the operational concept or Remote Tower Operations (RTO) has been … Continued

Revision of Advanced Approach Policy

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 163 Revision of Advanced Approach Policy Presented by TOC Summary During the past 2015 Conference held in Sofia a paper about satellite approach and landing systems pointed to policies … Continued

Review policy on RTF Frequency Usage

44TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Melbourne, Australia, 17-22 April 2005 WP No. 88 Review policy on RTF Frequency Usage Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1. As part of the 2004/5 work programme, TOC undertook to review existing policy on RTF Frequency Usage. 1.2. … Continued