RNP for Approach and Landing

RNP for Approach and Landing

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. 99 RNP for Approach and Landing   The subject of Required Navigational Performance (RNP) in the approach environment was not placed on the SC 1 work programme by conference. It … Continued
Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) General Issues

Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) General Issues

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 87 Automatic Dependant Surveillance (ADS) General Issues   ICAOs FANS committee addressed the problem of the shortage of capacity in the ATC system in a number of ways. One of … Continued
Position Paper on Remotely Operated Towers

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
Virtual Centres – Review ATS 3.15 Functional Blocks of Airspace

Virtual Centres – Review ATS 3.15 Functional Blocks of Airspace

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 84 Virtual Centres – Review ATS 3.15 Functional Blocks of Airspace Presented by PLC and TOC Summary The worldwide patchwork of FIRs and associated ANSPs is a cause of operational … Continued
Cognitive Processes in Air Traffic Control

Cognitive Processes in Air Traffic Control

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 303 Cognitive Processes in Air Traffic Control Presented by PLC Summary The air traffic controller profession has great demands on the cognitive functioning of the brain. What makes it … Continued
Reducing “Initial Call” Frequency Congestion

Reducing “Initial Call” Frequency Congestion

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 165 Reducing “Initial Call” Frequency Congestion Presented by PLC and TOC Summary The paper investigates the possible reduction in frequency congestion using the introduction of alternative procedures for aircraft … Continued
Review of IFATCA Existing Policies – Familiarisation Flights for ATCOs

Review of IFATCA Existing Policies – Familiarisation Flights for ATCOs

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 140 Review of IFATCA Existing Policies – Familiarisation Flights for ATCOs Introduction SC4 is annually requested to review existing IFATCA Professional Policies. Familiarisation flights in the cockpit of aircraft for … Continued
SC7 Central Data Bank of Jurisprudence

SC7 Central Data Bank of Jurisprudence

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 155 SC7 Central Data Bank of Jurisprudence   In the last four conferences, IFATCA Committee C asked SC7 to establish a central data bank of jurisprudence, in order to discover … Continued