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INFORMATION PAPER

AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PANEL (ACP)

20th MEETING OF WORKING GROUP M

Montreal, Canada January 23 - 25, 2013

FAA Departure Clearance TrialsActivities

(Presented by: Peter Muraca, FAA)

SUMMARY

This information paper is intended to provide status of on going activities within the FAA for the development of the Departure Clearance (DCL) Trials, which are intended for use in the Memphis, Newark and Atlanta Tower facilities

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Agenda Item: 6 (b)

FAA DCL Trials - Activities

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Agenda

• DCL Trials Overview

• Activities

• Trials Stakeholders

• End to End Architecture

• Functional and Operational Test Activity

• DCL Trials Timeline / sites

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FAA DCL Trials - Activities

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DCL Trials Overview• DCL – Data Communications Departure Clearance Service:

- Initial and revised clearances to participating FANS equipped aircraft

- Data Comm Trials Automation Platform (DTAP) – Standalone application end system w/ Controller CHI

- Flight Deck logs on via AFN service, and Initiates the Clearance Request (DM25)

- Uplinked Route information is auto-loadable into Flight Deck FMS

- Flight Deck can Wilco, Standby, Unable uplinked messages

- AOCs receive real time copies of messages uplinked to flight deck (AOC responds with Gate info)

• MEM, EWR, ATL selected to host DCL Trials:- FAA, NATCA and industry participation in site selections

- Trials expected to run for 1 year under Test NCP’s

- DTAP independent of current Tower Data Link Services (TDLS)

FAA DCL Trials - Activities

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• Data Comm Implementation Team (DCIT) established Jan 2011– Members include operators, FAA reps, automation system

manufacturers, research organizations, NATCA, Communication Service Providers, avionics manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, as well as support contractors

– Working Groups for DCIT: Management, AOC, Flight Deck, and Systems Integration

• Three trials sites and leading partners are: Memphis/FedEx, Newark/United-Continental, Atlanta/Delta– MOUs in process to include Union participation– Additional sites possible, as necessary

DCL Trials Activities

FAA DCL Trials - Activities

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DCL Trials Stakeholders• DCIT Committee

– Aircraft operator participants

– ANSP participants

– Aircraft Manufacturers

– Data Comm Service Providers

– Ground systems suppliers

– Avionics suppliers

– Airline and controller unions

• Focus of DCL trials– De-risking the operational DCL system

– Clarifying and validating system requirements

– Verifying benefits

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HADDS

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AirlineHOST

DEMARC

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DTAP

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DCL Trials Architecture

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DATA RECORD

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FAA DCL Trials - Activities

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Functional and Operational Test Activity

• Lab Environment

– End to End Functional Testing

– End to End Operational Scenarios Testing (includes controller crew)

– FANS Avionics Platforms

– DCIT Aircraft (FedEx, UPS, United, Delta)

• Site Acceptance Testing (Field Environment)

– Sub_set of Functional End to End

– Operational end to end scenarios

– Training Activity

– FedEx Aircraft

FAA DCL Trials - Activities

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MEM Limited Ops Trials Timeline

NOV DEC JAN

Holiday Break

12/24 – 1/2

OT2, ATC

Training, SAT @

MEM

1/2 – 1/7

BUFFER

1/7 – 1/16

FEB

Limited Ops Trials Window

(TBD Ops/Day – 2 Weeks)

1/16 – 2/10

Additional Functional

Testing BUFFER

12/14 – 12/24

Functional Testing @

WJHTC & MEM

11/27 – 12/14

DCL Trials:

On 1/16/13 FDX303 (KMEM=KMIA P2125) was the first operational revenue FANS DCL operation in the US

FAA DCL Trials - Activities

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MEM Full Ops Trials Timeline

JAN FEB MAR

B6 SAT @ MEM, Trials

FF GO Checkpoint

2/18 – 2/22

APR

Full Functionality 24x7 Trials Ops

4/4 + 120 Days

End of Limited

Ops Trials, MEM DTAP

Upgrade

2/10 – 2/15

End of Limited

Ops Trials, MEM DTAP

Upgrade

2/10 – 2/15

Functional Testing @

WJHTC

DTAP B6

OT3 & ATC

Training @ MEM

1/29 – 2/8

Full Functionality Trials Start, Procedures Shake Out (~50 DCL

Flights)

3/4 – 4/4

Buffer

FDX Pilot Training 30 Day Notice – 2/4

FDX GOC Training 14 Day Notice – 2/15

FAA DCL Trials - Activities

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MEM Full Functionality 24x7 Ops Trials

• April 4 - MEM Full Fleet

• Starts 120 Day Trials Review Checkpoint Timer

• Independent Safety Assessment Office (AJI-321) planning Trials evaluation and analysis

FAA DCL Trials - Activities

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EWR & ATL Trials Schedule / Planning

•EWR Trials Activities underway (planned start April 2013)

- Meeting at facility with ATC and Tech Ops Mgt (12/17)- FTI Telco/Network Connectivity Order Initiated- DTAP ZNY HADDS interface configuration Initiated- HADDS, FDIO Test NCP development Initiated- Equipment Implementation goal in March- Initial operators include UAL, FDX, UPS, LFT

•ATL Trials Activities (planned start October 2013)

– Initial operators include: Delta Airlines