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Study the Operation of Aircraft Flight Management Systems

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 93 Study the Operation of Aircraft Flight Management Systems Presented by TOC Summary Aircraft Flight Management Systems are in place on almost all transport aircraft in use today. These systems … Continued

Study Mode S Transponders

52ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2013 WP No. 91 Study Mode S Transponders Presented by TOC Summary Due to limitations with legacy Secondary Surveillance Radar Systems (Mode A/C), SSR Mode Select (Mode S) was developed and introduced. The … Continued

SWIM Technical and Legal Issues

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 85 SWIM Technical and Legal Issues Presented by TOC Summary System-Wide Information Management (SWIM) is the programme to create a network where Flight Data Objects will be shared through all … Continued

Aerodrome – Describe the Operational Use of Stop Bars and Produce ICAO Amendment Proposal

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 12-16 April 2010 WP No. 82 Aerodrome – Describe the Operational Use of Stop Bars and Produce ICAO Amendment Proposal Presented by TOC Summary ICAO prescribes the use of stop bars in low … Continued

ATS 3.44 HELICOPTER RTF PHRASEOLOGY

It is often normal practice on airfields for helicopters to take off and land from parts of the apron area. However, these areas, not being part of the manoeuvring area, are not under the control of ATC and there may … Continued

Remotely Piloted Aircraft System – IFATCA Assumptions

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 163 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System – IFATCA Assumptions Presented by PLC, TOC & RPATF Summary RPAS operations in non-segregated civil airspace are becoming even more frequent. ICAO is … Continued

Communication Failure Policy Review

64TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Abu Dhabi, 28 April – 2 May 2025 WP No. 96 Communication Failure Policy Review Presented by TOC SUMMARY This working paper analyses current IFATCA policy regarding communication failure between aircraft and air traffic control units. … Continued

AAS 1.06 DATALINK APPLICATIONS – THE USE OF LOGICAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (LACK)

There are situations present within the ATN CPDLC SARPs in which the use of LACKs is necessary to have the system perform in an operationally acceptable way. However, the deployment of such systems as FANS 1/A does not utilise this … Continued

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

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