COM 4.6 DIRECT CONTROLLER – PILOT COMMUNICATIONS

COM 4.6 DIRECT CONTROLLER – PILOT COMMUNICATIONS

As data link becomes an important means of delivering ATS, there are crucial questions that shall be answered before this technology is used for safety-critical communications. This need is especially true where a data link communications system is the primary, … Continued
Terrain Clearance and Airspace Design

Terrain Clearance and Airspace Design

52ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2013 WP No. 89 Terrain Clearance and Airspace Design Presented by TOC Summary The increasing usage of structured departure and arrival procedures, including PBN operations, has brought to light existing ambiguities in current … Continued
Guidelines on Mental Fitness

Guidelines on Mental Fitness

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 160 Guidelines on Mental Fitness Presented by PLC Summary Mental health problems can affect the way one think, feel and behave and in a safety critical profession the reaction to, … Continued
Pronunciation of Words And Five Letter Naming Codes

Pronunciation of Words And Five Letter Naming Codes

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 162 Pronunciation of Words and Five Letter Naming Codes Presented by TOC Summary Standardizing the pronunciation of alphabets, words and phrases has provided a simpler language set between ATC … Continued
Review policy on Frequency Blocking

Review policy on Frequency Blocking

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 92 Review policy on Frequency Blocking Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1.  At the 44th Annual IFATCA Conference in Melbourne, Technical policy on RTF Frequency usage was accepted. At that time, … Continued
Investigate ADS-B Applications – Incorporation in A-SMGCS

Investigate ADS-B Applications – Incorporation in A-SMGCS

47TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Arusha, Tanzania, 10-14 March 2008 WP No. 87 Investigate ADS-B Applications – Incorporation in A-SMGCS Presented by TOC Summary Automatic Dependant Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) has emerged as an affordable surveillance technology that is fast finding its … Continued
Surveillance – Investigate (Wide Area) Multilateration

Surveillance – Investigate (Wide Area) Multilateration

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 86 Surveillance – Investigate (Wide Area) Multilateration Presented by TOC Summary Multilateration (MLAT) is a surveillance technique whereby 1090 MHz transponder signals from aircraft are detected by ground receivers, by … Continued
Study Air Traffic Flow Management

Study Air Traffic Flow Management

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 96 Study Air Traffic Flow Management Presented by TOC Summary This paper provides an overview and evaluation of current IFATCA policy regarding Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM). Current evolution of … Continued
Study Communication Failure

Study Communication Failure

52ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2013 WP No. 87 Study Communication Failure Presented by TOC Summary In regard to current work on ICAO Radio Communication Failure (RCF) procedures by the ICAO Communication Failure Coordinating Group (CFCG), TOC was … Continued
Introduction to GNSS Landing Systems

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