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Surveillance – Provide an update on ITP

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 85 Surveillance – Provide an update on ITP Presented by TOC Summary At the 2008 Conference in Arusha Tanzania, the Technical and Operations Committee (TOC) presented a working paper on … Continued

Produce Definitions of “Fly-by” and “Fly-over”

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 92 Produce Definitions of “Fly-by” and “Fly-over” Presented by TOC Summary The concept of “fly-by” and “flyover” waypoints is integral to RNAV and as such has been in existence for … Continued

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

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

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

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

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

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 1.07 DISPLAY OF GNSS STATUS TO ATC

When any failure to the GNSS occurs, it is to be expected that some aircraft will fail to meet the RNP and require special action to be taken, while others will be able to continue to meet the RNP. It … Continued

ADME 2.2 LAND AND HOLD SHORT OPERATIONS (LAHSO)

IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA opposes LAHSO unless the following concerns have been satisfactorily addressed: The lack of exact requirements for what are acceptable airport and runway configurations; The “hold short point” is not always easily identifiable to the pilots. … Continued