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Finally, The FacReps from D10, KDFW, KDAL, and ZFW joined Mr. McKelligan and myself at the Joint Analysis Team meeting (JAT). The JAT is focusing on data analysis regarding the North Texas Metroplex project and Terry Donaldson, Andreas Sanchez, Nick Valadez, and Nick Daniels provided excellent insight and valuable perceptions to what was being collected and how beneficial it might prove to be. They were also able to speak to the many additional challenges that the local NAS has had to adjust to and absorb. These complicating factors include the effects of CRO at KDFW, the re-banking of AAL's scheduling, and the elimination of the Wright Amendment, which has increased the number of flights as well as cities served by Southwest Airlines. These guys did an excellent job as they made the JAT aware of how complex the system in North Texas is and how dynamic their facilities are at adjusting to the latest challenges. Please Note: Continued review and support of ERAM ER136427 (Proper ERAM SID Functionality) is requested. Sabu Varghese, ZFW NATCA Automation Rep is working and keeping affected facilities updated. Currently, it has been placed in a "future" bucket by the NUT (National User Team) because of its size (cost) and complexity…but we are hoping for attention to it soon. Submitted by Brent Luna - CSC OSG PBN NATCA Article 48 Lead. ESC OSG PBN - July 2016 The ESA report contains information from June and July. The ESA PBN team continues to monitor the post implementations for three BOS STARs. The original implementation of the ROBUC1, QUABN3 and OOSHN3 as Optimized Descent Procedures (OPD) generated over 80 ATSAPs and multiple ASAPs. The redesign of the procedures to the ROBUC2, JFUND1 (QUABN replacement) and the OOSHN4 seems to have resolved many of the issues. We are working issues with TBFM, an affected parachute area near the new RWY 15R transition on the JFUND and closing out the ATSAP reports through the ERC. We have traveled to ZNY on several occasions to develop new PBN SIDs and STARs for Bermuda. The Oceanic Area at ZNY controls the airspace around Bermuda and they have requested satellite-based procedures as they prepare to host the America Cup yacht race in June 2017. The NAVAID has been unreliable in the past and we are working with AJV-8 and the International office to develop procedures that will be used in Radar or Non-Radar situations. ZNY ran simulations on the procedures and seem to be pleased with the designs. Our team has been working with New York TRACON (N90) to make changes to the RUUDY SID at Teterboro (TEB). The procedure is designed to separate the TEB departures from the Newark (EWR) RWY 33 arrivals. There are well over 100 pilot deviations that have been attributed to these procedures. A new simplified design was developed in a collaborative meeting and the initial SIM runs from Flight Safety International found no procedural issues. This past week we traveled to Potomac TRACON (PCT) to work on procedures effected by the shut down and future decommissioning of the Patuxent VOR (PXT). The VORMON project effects procedures into primary airports such as; PHL, EWR, LGA, multiple satellite airports in the NY & PHL airspace, DOV and the lose of the Victor airway system between the DCA TFR and the PXT restricted areas. PCT, PHL, ZDC, the ESC and US NAVY participated in the design meeting. N90 was not able to attend because of staffing issues. We developed notional RNAV designs for the extension of three current T-routes and the development of five new T-routes. We created three new RNAV STARs into the New York metro area and modified three current RNAV STARs. The RNAV PAATS STAR feeding PHL was also amended. ZDC and PHL controllers made every effort at developing the PAATS as an OPD but with airspace and human factor complexities, along with criteria issues and time constraints, the group decided to continue to work with industry but not pursue an OPD STAR at this time. The next PXT

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