Relay of Flight Information from Air Traffic Service to Aircraft

Relay of Flight Information from Air Traffic Service to Aircraft

52ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2013 WP No. 92 Relay of Flight Information from Air Traffic Service to Aircraft Presented by TOC Summary According to the ICAO SARPS, Air Traffic Services are required to provide flight information. Although … Continued
Future Aviation Weather Information and Distribution

Future Aviation Weather Information and Distribution

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 100 Future Aviation Weather Information and Distribution Presented by TOC Summary Aviation Weather Information is and has been critical for the advances in flight safety. However, there is room for … Continued
Surveillance – Study Issues Associated with Incorrect Flight Identification

Surveillance – Study Issues Associated with Incorrect Flight Identification

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 12-16 April 2010 WP No. 83 Surveillance – Study Issues Associated with Incorrect Flight Identification Presented by TOC Summary Mode S transponders broadcast the aircraft’s Flight ID. There are important issues with this … Continued
ATS 3.43 HELICOPTERS: DISCRETE IDENTIFICATION IN FLIGHT PLANS

ATS 3.43 HELICOPTERS: DISCRETE IDENTIFICATION IN FLIGHT PLANS

There is no provision on the present flight plan form to differentiate a helicopter from a fixed wing aircraft, unless the type designator gives the information in order to prevent uncertainty. IFATCA Policy is: Procedures should be developed for Flight … Continued
AAS 1.22 RPAS ASSUMPTIONS

AAS 1.22 RPAS ASSUMPTIONS

  IFATCA Policy is: The RPAS Operator or the Remote Pilot shall notify ATS only that the RPAS has entered the Lost C2 Link state or that the nominal state has been re-established after a C2 Link Lost. ATCOs shall … Continued
ATS 3.48 CONTRAIL AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES

ATS 3.48 CONTRAIL AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES

  IFATCA Policy is: Implementing trial contrail avoidance strategies shall: Not be discouraged outright, in the interest of gathering relevant data Report data in a transparent manner Consider potential ATCO workload, and where necessary ATCO workload shall be managed to … Continued
AAS 1.19 OPERATIONAL USE OF DOWN-LINK AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS (DAPS)

AAS 1.19 OPERATIONAL USE OF DOWN-LINK AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS (DAPS)

Many parameters are available from Mode S, ADS-B UAT (Universal Access Transceiver) and ADS-B ES (Extended Squitter) i.e. (Mach number, indicated airspeed, vertical speed, heading etc.) There are no provisions about how or if there a need to check them … Continued
ADME 2.15 CONDITIONAL CLEARANCES TO RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES

ADME 2.15 CONDITIONAL CLEARANCES TO RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES

In an emergency situation, controllers are always required to use professional judgement and experience to determine the best course of action. Sometimes this causes conflict with rules and regulations that might, in those circumstances, be unfit for purpose. All controllers … Continued
ATS 3.17 CONFLICT DETECTION TOOLS

ATS 3.17 CONFLICT DETECTION TOOLS

Conflict Detection Tools (CDTs) are computer based Controller Tools that identify conflicts and then provide system generated conflict advice to controllers. CDTs can either provide conflict detection continually or provide one-off probes (modelling to assess the potential conflicts on an … Continued