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meeting with the Airport leaders from Detroit. The proposed alternative design from the team was presented to the authority and noise concerns around the airport was discussed. There was also discussion of the Willow Run airport that is close to the Triple finals at DTW. A cargo fleet based there would not be able to fly any offset RNAV approaches. The approach at YIP and the offset ILS at DTW would create a delay at one of the airports. The offset ILS critical area issue is still not resolved at DTW on 22R. The A gency is trying to determine what the long time problems are and ways to resolve it. o Delta Airlines has run some simulations on the DTW procedures with some early res ults. Some of the SIDs are not compatible with h eavy aircraft. This has been a known iss ue with the expectation that heavies will not be issued a climb via. Delta wants this in writing so their pilots of heavies will not be violated if unable to meet the altitude restrictions, which may not be readily know n in the FMS. We explained that it ma y be an unreal expectation to blanket wavier something, but we could share LOAs or SOPs on the handling of certain aircraft. Early results on STARs show only a couple of descent issues in certain aircraft. This data will be review by the group. o Submitted by Don Ossinger CLE/DTW Article 48 D&I Lead · Florida Metroplex o Florida Metroplex was given new guidance from the program office to include in our schedule outreach briefings, on the status of Florida Metroplex, to the Regional Directors, ADOs, and then Airport operators and owners. In light of this new guidance we are adjusting our planned scheduled in o rder to accomplish our mandate. o A meeting was held in the third week of December with the Regional Administrator, Orlando ADO, Metroplex program office, ESA OSG, and the Florida Metroplex leads. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss our new guidance and how to start moving forward in the briefing process with the large number of airport contained within the Florida Metroplex scope. o The Centra l group of the Florida Metroplex completed the evaluation of the proposed procedure, airspace, and routes. Also evaluated were changes and adjustments to current routes and procedures. The HITL simulation was completed at MITRE. The week following the HITL the teams met to discuss any type of adjustments that may need to be following the HITL. We were unable to complete the meeting due to the CR and everyone was ordered to return home. o Other facilities continue to work on ISIM simulation scenarios. o Subm itted by Greg Harris, Florida Metroplex NATCA ART 48 Rep · Eastern PBN o During this reporting period we attended an Atlantic Coast Route Project (ACRP) meeting at ZNY. This project is developing Q - routes through ZBW, ZNY and ZDC to join the routes be ing developed by the Florida Metroplex. The size of this project necessitated the addition of Leads for the project. Jorge Rivera (NATCA) and Ray Spickler (FAA) are the Co - Leads, Rob Mason and I will assist as necessary. We also participated in a telcon to establish Co - Leads for the LAZIR - B project, which is intended to amend nine SIDs off of