Presented to: Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee

By: Stan Pszczolkowski, Manager, System Analysis Team

Date: October 11, 2006

Federal AviationAdministrationFederal Aviation

Administration

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing2Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

RECENT EVENTS• Crash of COMAIR 5191 in Lexington, Kentucky

• Air traffic controller contract implemented September 3

• Very Light Jets (VLJs) – 5,000 possible by 2017 - Eclipse 500 certified by the FAA – Session 9.1, Friday morning - FAA working to incorporate VLJs into National Airspace System

• Airbus A380 - Increased separation standards for approach and landing - FAA modeling impact at San Francisco, Memphis, Anchorage, JFK

• FAA UAS/UAV Efforts – Spring 2007 Meeting

• Technical Center’s B727 “retired”

• New Directors: Dr. Wilson Felder – FAA Technical Center Charles Leader – Joint Planning and Development Office

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing3Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

Next Generation Air Transportation System• Congress Tasked Agencies to Form Senior

Policy Committee– Secretary of Transportation, Chair– Secretary of Defense– Secretary of Homeland Security– Secretary of Commerce– Director of the Office of Science and Technology

Policy– Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration– Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

• Established Joint Planning and Development Office (www.jpdo.aero)

– Small and Focused Office– Close Collaboration with Experts in Government and

Private Sector– Delivered “Next Generation Air Transportation System

Integrated Plan” (Meet needs of 2025 and substantial near term benefits.)

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing4Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

FAA NextGen ATS Initiatives(NextGen ATS = NGATS)

• Establish “Operational Evolution Partnership” (www.faa.gov/programs/oep/partnership)

• Request for FY06/07/08 budget reprogramming/acceleration/over target

• Selected projects in FY-08 submission identified as NextGen ATS:– contributor – direct contributor– transformational

• Initial implementation approval– System-Wide Information Management (transformational)– Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (contributor)

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing5Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing6Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

Reprogramming/Acceleration/Over Target

• Communications investment analyses & voice architecture

• Expedite advanced NextGen ATS data communication concepts

• Cross-domain integration of flight plan/trajectory management

• Flight deck and avionics architecture

• Analysis of NextGen ATS Concept impact on FAA facilities

• NextGen ATS technology demonstration

• Flight deck/controller/maintainer NextGen ATS human factors

• Wake turbulence research (potential separation standards reduction)

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing7Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B)*

* www.adsb.gov

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing8Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

Traffic Information Service – Broadcast (TIS)Flight Information Service – Broadcast (FIS)

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing9Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

Function Architecture

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing10Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

Initial ADS-B Services and Applications

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing11Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

Combined Legacy and Expansion TIS-B/FIS-B Coverage

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing12Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

Segment 1 Locations

Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Briefing13Federal Aviation

AdministrationOctober 11, 2006

Proposed Segment 1 Schedule