REFERENCES
National Air Traffic Controllers Association | www.natca.org
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THUD
The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
(THUD) Subcommittee of the Appropriations
Committee. The THUD Subcommittee writes the
appropriations bill and oversees funding for the FAA.
THUD Appropriations Bill
The appropriations legislation that provides funding
for the Department of Transportation, the Department
of Housing and Urban Development, and other related
agencies. This includes funding for the FAA. (See also
Appropriations Bill.)
Title 49
The provision of the United States Code that applies to
transportation, including the FAA.
Tower Simulator Systems (TSS)
TSS are essential to the controller training program in
the terminal environment and are a highly effective tool
that significantly improves both on-the-job training
instruction (OJTI) for newly hired trainees and those
who have transferred to new facilities, as well as refresher
training for controllers. TSS have been shown to reduce
overall OJTI time by 27 percent (nearly 6 months on
average) for tower controllers, while also improving the
success rate for controllers who need specific simulator
help in one skill area or another.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
UAS are also known as unmanned aerial vehicles,
unpiloted aerial vehicles (UAV), or remotely piloted
aircraft (RPA). In the mainstream, UAS are also
known as "drones" (i.e. an aircraft without a human
pilot aboard). It is critical that UAS technology, as
well as other rapidly expanding technologies and new
entrants, be safely and efficiently integrated into the
existing NAS structure.
White Paper
A government or other authoritative report explaining
a complex issue in a concise manner. It is meant to
help readers understand an issue, solve problems,
and/or make decisions.
Glossary
