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Construction Advisory

Council

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David Siewert

October 23, 2013

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“Field Managers working with Field Managers”

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ALPA

AAAE NATCA ATO Safety Runway Safety

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CONSTRUCTION

ADDS RISK

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WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN?

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WHAT WE HAVE FOUND

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Base Line Construction Issues:

ATIS

Airport Diagrams

Visual Cues

Unprioritized NOTAMs

“Full Length” Confusion

Recent Surprises . . .

• Pilots don't always know the difference between

displaced and relocated

• Some airports feel the safety areas are too constraining

– selective requirements have been tried

– changing a taxiway to a taxilane not as effective as wingspan

restrictions

– closure "X" should not be mixed with wingspan restrictions

• NOTAMs expiring before the work is complete

• NOTAMs without opening/closing times

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RISK CAN BE MANAGED

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Linking symptoms and initiatives

1. Incomplete/ineffective

ATIS broadcasts

2. “Full length”

confusion

3. Missed NOTAMs

1. New ATIS

requirements

2. “Full length”

prohibited

3. New takeoff and

landing clearances

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Risks/Mitigations we see . . .

• NOTAM management contributes to safety

– NOTAMs serve as a (last) form of communications

– waiting until last-minute to issue can generate a surprise factor

• Consider the time required to plan and conduct international flights as the

minimum lead-time; 72-hours is helpful

– publishing declared distances benefits understanding

• Phases aid in communications/training when project(s)

exceed 30-days

– large (complex) projects are difficult to comprehend

• Temporary REILs

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1. Notify us!

ConstructionCouncil@faa.gov

2. Train controllers prior to construction

whenever possible

3. Change who will review the ATIS

4. Use our tools

5. Onsite Support

Things FAA is doing:

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Best Practices

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Runway Construction checklist

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Las.pdf

Construction (Notices) Graphics

• Primary website – https://nfdc.faa.gov/xwiki/bin/view/NFDC/Construction+Notices

– Improved access/download speeds

– 2011 - primarily used by FAA • First used in April 2011

• 492 diagrams in 9-months

• 35 different airports in 9-months

– 2012 - primarily used by FAA • 1126 diagrams in 12-months

• 53 different airports in 12-months

– 2013 - expanded to airports & carriers • 1030 diagrams in 8-months (670 last year); 53% growth

• 77 different airports in 8-months (40 last year); 92% growth

• Added "weekend service" when appropriate

• Secondary website – https://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/

– Offers diagram to operators while downloading NOTAMs

– First used in April 2011

– Updated as required

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https://nfdc.faa.gov

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NOTAM Search Site https://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/

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INITIATIVES IN

DEVELOPMENT

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New signage for shortened runways

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Perhaps we should use this color to alert

pilots about airport construction

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Perhaps we should use this color to alert

pilots about airport construction

RWY 4L

TORA 8750 FT CONSTRUCTION

AHEAD

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Next steps . . .

• More airport operators seeing the value

– not tied to 56-day update cycle

– allows "immediate" changes when adding/deleting tarmac

• FAA process is still quite manual

– many more airports would benefit

• ACAC continues to grow

– Now linked to each of the three Service Areas

– Provides planning depth and breadth

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Contact Info David Siewert

david.siewert@faa.gov (718) 656 0335

David Siewert Peter.ctr.trapp@faa.gov (202) 493 5000

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