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§ Las Vegas Study Team Documentation Development – November 3 - 19, 2015 § NATCA Art. 48 Tech Rep Meeting – New Orleans – November 17 - 19, 2015 § Las Vegas Study Team Report Due – Novemb er 20, 2015 o Submitted by Metroplex Study Team Art. 48 Ed Hulsey · Atlanta Metroplex o Status update with A80 Staff M a n age r o Meeting with Airports Division in ESC focusing on upcoming City Airport Briefing o Revised briefing for ATL City Airport M a n a g e r Staff o Status Meeting with ZTL XO and NATCA o Meeting with ZTL Area 4 & 5 SMEs for Q - Route connectivity with S FLA Metroplex o Issues: § N/A o Milestone/Activity — Completions: § 06252015 Airspace Implementation § ZTL began full time ATL metering August 2, 2015 o Projected Milestone/Activity Completions and Risks § 9/28/15 – Meeting with ATL City Airport Manager o Submitted by Joey Tinsley Atlanta Metroplex Co - Lead · Las Vegas Metroplex Study Team (LASST) o Second Outreaches (Facilities and Industry) held in Las Vegas, Nevada. o LASST conceptual procedures overall received extremely favorable responses from facilities. Minor adjustment s facilities recommended were either made on the spot or captured for the LASST to evaluate further prior to third outreach. The facilities biggest concern was LASST dual STAR arrival proposal from the Southeast Gate. L30/ZLA's previous experience with att empting dual corner post arrivals, approximately 5 years ago, was unsuccessful due to ineffective TBFM tools, which made the flow unmanageable. o Facilities requested LASST to pursue one of the team's alternative proposals for the Northwest corridor in whi ch the design flip - flops the arrival and departure flows. Facilities and the team all recognize benefits in both reducing complexity and significant efficiency gains. However one concern that LASST is working on is alleviating the climb gradient required f or the design to be a viable procedure in the LAS area, which has high te rrain and extreme temperatures. o Industry Outreach went extremely well. No issues or concerns on conceptual designs were expressed from Industry during their Outreach. The Major conc ern industry stated is the lack of radar coverage in the LAS area. o Next week LASST is unable to travel to MITRE to begin analysis phase because of budgetary concerns. Team will conduct webinars. o Upcoming Activities: § Las Vegas Study Team Analysis – October 5 - 23, 2015 § Las Vegas Study Team Final Facilities Outreach Meeting – October 27 - 29, 2015 § Las Vegas Study Team Final Industry Outreach Meeting – Nov 2, 2015