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Study SID and STAR Naming and Relevant FMS Design

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 83 Study SID and STAR Naming and Relevant FMS Design Presented by TOC Summary The use of SIDs and STARS has grown tremendously in the past decade. Unfortunately, there has … Continued

Study Call Sign Confusion

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 92 Study Call Sign Confusion Presented by TOC Summary This paper investigates the concept of call sign confusion, and particularly the use of alphanumeric call signs. It develops the ideas, … Continued

Study Visual Separation on Approach

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 91 Study Visual Separation on Approach Presented by TOC Summary After a presentation on Airborne Separation Assistance System (ASAS) during the annual IFATCA Conference in Amman in 2011, it was … Continued

Study Controlled Time of Arrival Concept

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 84 Study Controlled Time of Arrival Concept Presented by TOC Summary This paper studies the concept of Controlled Time of Arrival (CTA) in Air Traffic Management (ATM) as achieved by … Continued

Study Merging and Sequencing Concepts

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 88 Study Merging and Sequencing Concepts Presented by TOC Summary Due to environmental, economical and operational reasons the need for more accurate merging and sequencing tools has arisen. This working paper … Continued

Determining Operations Readiness of Automated ATM Systems

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 87 Determining Operations Readiness of Automated ATM Systems Presented by PLC and TOC Summary Modern ATM systems are more and more complex. Safety critical tasks as Radar Data Processing or … Continued

Study Continuous Climb Operations

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 85 Study Continuous Climb Operations Presented by TOC Summary Recent experience has proven the potential of new departure procedures known as Continuous Climb Operations (CCO). CCOs enable aircraft to climb … Continued

Study Transponder Mandatory Zones

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 90 Study Transponder Mandatory Zones Presented by TOC Summary Transponder Mandatory Zones (TMZ), defined areas in which the carriage of an operational transponder is required, have been implemented in several … Continued

ATS – Study Restrictions in the Enroute Environment

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 91 ATS – Study Restrictions in the Enroute Environment Presented by TOC Summary In November 2007 ICAO introduced Amendment 5 to Doc 4444, which contained new procedures and phraseologies for … Continued

Study Hypoxia Warning

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 94 Study Hypoxia Warning Presented by PLC and TOC Summary Hypoxia is a condition in which the body is deprived of sufficient oxygen. Several accidents and near- accidents have happened … Continued