A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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time frame. The danger is that the U . S . - controlled oceanic airspace could become a bottleneck compared to surrounding facilities. o A Reduced Oceanic Separation (ROS) Human - In - The - Loop (HITL) was conducted at th e Tech Center March 15 - 17. NATCA ATOP SMEs from ZNY, ZOA, and ZAN participated. The event simulated a faster 64 - second update rate and 15nm separation standard in ZNY oceanic airspace. The feedback on the ROS c oncept was gene rally positive. SMEs indicated support for an ROS separation standard; however, prerequisite modifica tions to ATOP were identified. SMEs also indicated that a faster 15 - second update rate, available through SBA, would be essential for such close oceanic se paration standards. • Vehicle ADS - B: o 674 vehicles equipped at 14 a irports. o Deployment should be complete at LAX and CLT within the next month. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS): Steve Weidner (ZMP) is the NATCA Arti cle 48 Representative for UAS. Jeff Richards (ZAU) is assisting Mr. Weidner on this project due to the workload and activity associated with it. • Communicating for Safety o Mr. Richards and Mr. Weidner participated in CFS in their ca pacity as UAS representatives. Mr. Weidner moderated a panel on the challenges of integrating UAS into the NAS. o He was joined on the panel by: Marke "Hoot" Gibson - FAA Senior Advisor on UAS Integration Steve Pennin gton - Executive Director, DOD Policy Board on Federal Aviation Administration Parimal Kopardekar - Manager, NASA's Safe Autonomous System Operations Keziah Ogutu - IFATCA EVP Africa & Middle East Travis Mason - Chief of Staff, Google's Project Wing o Mr. We idner and Mr. Richards also conducted two breakout sessions on UAS with Randy Willis (FAA Manager, AJ V115 - Emerging Technologies). In addition to the panel and the breakouts, the exhibit hall featured MQ1 (Predator), MQ9 (Reaper), and RQ4 (Global Hawk) pi lots. Their participation gave the attendees the opportunity to interact with the pilots and discuss mutual concerns about UAS operations in the NAS. • Global ATM Congress o Mr. Weidner attended the Global ATM Congress in Madrid where he made a presentation on the latest UAS integration developments in the NAS. • RTCA o Mr. Weidner and Mr. Richards continu e participated in RTCA SC - 228. SC228 is developing the Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for UAS Detect and Avoid (DAA) sys tems. SC228 is expected to deliver the MOPS to t he FAA toward the end of 2016. At which time, it is expected that the FAA will issue a Technical Standard Order (TSO) based on the MOPS.