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o Demonstration Data Collection Period (90 days) – Oct. 19, 2015 thru Jan. 19, 20 Conduct Demons tration Facility Site Visits – Oct. 19, 2015 thru Jan. 19, 2016 o Issue Demonstration Data Collection Final Report – Mar. 19, 2016 · PBN Strategy – A meeting in Seattle brought about action teams to work on some key items for the plan. GBAS - Tie in GBAS to the PBN strategy and further define the cost - benefit business case. Defining PBN - PBN discussion to address end state capabilities and transiti on strategy. Circling Minima - Circling minima removal and strategic implications. Guided Visual Approach Procedures - Visual approach procedures allowing for ATC clearance, while requiring aircraft adherence to an instrument based procedure. Resiliency - Further clarification of DME backup strategy. Mixed Equipage - Industry support of the concepts associated with equipage requirements. · Training Template - PBN procedures that should be included in ATC curricula ASAP and are part of the PBN N AS Navigation Strategy include: RNP - AR approaches, RNAV STAR (OPD) and RNAV SID, open SIDs and DVAs, Q, T, Y,& Z ATS routes, RNAV (GPS) approaches (WAAS is not part of the program, but is integral to the navigation strategy) LNAV, LNAV/VNAV and LPVs inclu ded. Established on RNP, ELSO and other hybrid PBN procedures as they are developed o PBN criteria that should be considered for curricula: RNAV - 1 and RNAV - 2, RNP x.x (routes and procedures). o Conventional procedures that will be retained: ILS Cat I , II, and III, V ATS routes, VOR approaches only at VOR MON safe landing airports where no ILS exists (all others will be decommissioned) o Procedures to be phased out 2021 - 2030 (mid to far term PBN Strategy): J ATS routes, NDB approaches and Convention al STAR/SID. · Attended Training Template, NSPP, PBN Strategy, Weekly Service Center telcons, D - ATIS, 1 day floor, 1 day LSC, 1 day leave. RUNWAY SAFETY: Ric Loewen (DFW) is NATCA's lead on Runway Safety. He serves as the Article 113 Runway Saf ety Action Team (RSAT) Representative and is also the Article 48 Representative for the Runway Safety Lights (RWSL). Below is Mr. Loewen's report for this week. · RWSL: o Mr. Loewen will brief RWSL to the BWI RSAT on September 9th. o Site st ati hasn't changed since last update: § MSP completed Joint Acceptance Inspection (JAI), Operational Readiness Decision (ORD), and commissioned 8/13 § ORD system checkout is in process. Installation is being completed in 3 phases, the first of which is scheduled for Initial Operating Capability (IOC) early February 2016. § DTW IOC 7/8, Operation System Development (OSD) is on going. JAI and ORD planned for mid September. § LAX OSD is ongoing, JAI and ORD planned for late September. § EWR controller training scheduled for mid to late September, IOC January 2016.