A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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ADS - B IOCs have been completed at all En Route (ERAM and MEARTS) facilities. All but one ERAM site has promoted ADS - B t o the top of their sort cells. ZMA intends to wait until the end of FY17 to do so. 91 of 155 Terminal sites have reached their ADS - B IOC a nd 83 are operating on Fusion. The majority of the remaining Terminal sites are ARTS 2E sites awaiting an upgra de to the ELITE (STARS) build. The Terminal ADS - B/Fusion transition proceeds in this order: Kickoff meeting, ADS - B Flight Inspection, ADS - B IOC, Fusion Operational Suitability Demonstration (OSD) , and Fusion Operations. The most recent and upcoming Terminal events: Burli ngton (BTV) ADS - B IOC 12/13/16 Myrtle Beach (MYR) Fusion Operations 12/14/16 Cedar Rapids (CID) Kickoff 12/20/16 Green Bay (GRB) OSD 12/21 - 22/16 Burlington (BTV) OSD 12/29/16 Sioux Falls (FSD) OSD 1/4 - 5/17 Tallahassee (TLH) Flight Inspection 1/5/17 Fayette ville - Springdale (FSM) ADS - B IOC 1/11/17 Bismarck (BIS) Kickoff 1/18/17 Colorado Springs (COS) ADS - B IOC 1/18/17 Eugene (EUG) Kickoff 1/19/17 Colorado Springs (COS) OSD 1/19/17 Tallahassee (TLH) ADS - B IOC 1/31/17 Fayetteville - Springdale (FSM) OSD & Fusion Operations 2/1 - 2/17 West Palm Beach (PBI) Kickoff 2/7/2017 Roswell (ROW) Flight Inspection 2/8/17 Columbia (CAE) Kickoff 2/9/17 Greensboro (GSO) Fusion Operations 2/9/17 Huntsville (HSV) Flight Inspection 2/15/17 Tallahassee (TLH) Fusion Operations 2/22/17 NATCA SBS continues to work with the Agency toward a more proactive appr oach to ADS - B avionics issues. Though these are infrequent occurrences the Agency's approach to date has been hampered by a lack of resources, bureaucracy, and legal constraints asso ciated with investigating avionics issues flagged by the SBS Compliance Monitor. These issues occur when standards for installation or configuration within aircraft or ground systems a re not met. ADS - B is a cooperative surveillance source relying on the position information de termined onboard the aircraft. In order to reduce or prevent the number of safety compromising events in the NAS we need a proactive, timely response. NATCA SBS has prompted the Agency to reopen analysis of the risk associated wi th erroneous position in the ADS - B SRMD, and a meeting on the topic is planned in February. The Agency has indicated potential mitiga tions may be implemented soon. However, an SRM Panel is the appropriate place to determine whether the mitigations are ac ceptable. Advanced IM/FIM - S