A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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Eugene, OR (EUG) ADS - B IOC 4/5/17 Portland, ME (PWM) OSD 4/10/17 Fort Wayne (FWA) Fusion Operations 4/12/17 Wilkes Barre (AVP) OSD 4/13/17 Bismarck, ND (BIS) ADS - B IOC 4/18/17 Bismarck (BIS) OSD 4/18/17 Charleston, WV (CRW) OSD 4/18/17 Portland, ME (PWM) Fusion Operations 4/20 /17 Las Vegas (L30) Fusion Operations 4/25/17 Wilkes - Barre (AVP) Fusion Operations 4/26/17 Charleston, WV (CRW) ADS - B IOC 4/27/17 West Palm Beach (PBI) ADS - B Flight Inspection 5/2/17 Columbia (CAE) ADS - B Flight Inspection 5/10/17 Cedar Rapids (CID) ADS - B F light Inspection 5/16/17 Montgomery (MGM) ADS - B Fusion Kickoff 5/16/17 Eugene (EUG) OSD 5/18/17 Lexington (LEX) ADS - B Fusion Kickoff 5/23/17 NATCA SBS continues to work with the Agency toward a more proactive appr oach to ADS - B avionics issues. Though th ese are infrequent occurrences, the Agency's approach to date has been hampered by a lack of resources, bureaucracy, and legal constraints associated with investigating avionics issues flagged by the SBS Compliance Monitor. These issues occur when standar ds for installation or configuration within aircraft or ground systems are not met. ADS - B is a cooperative surveillance source relying on the position information de termined onboard the aircra ft. In order to reduce or prevent the number of safety comprom ising events in the NAS we need a proactive, timely response. NATCA SBS continues to prompt the Agency to reopen analysis of the risk associated with erroneous position in the ADS - B SRMD. In addition, an ATSAP has been filed covering the known issues to date. The Agency has indicated potential mitigations are being worked. However, an SRM Panel is the appropriate place to determine whether the mitigations are acceptable. Advanced Surveillance - Enhanced Procedural Separation (ASEPS) NATCA National has selected JT Lenhart (ZOA) as the National ATOP Representative. ASEPS representation is shifting primarily to JT, and Eric is supporting on technical ADS - B aspects. ASEPS continues to explore a reduce d oceanic separation standard. This may be supported b y Space Based ADS - B (SBA) or with changes to ADS - C, currently used in ATOP. In any environment, including oceanic, separation standards are closely tied to the combined performance of Communication, Navig ation, and Surveillance (CNS). While SBA represent s are dramatic change in surveillance, little is changing in the ability to communicate with aircraft. ASDE - X Tech Refresh: Testing has completed on next wave of system enhancements . CLT is next to receive the updated software and system enhancements. ASSC: ISD (In Service Decision) achieved on April 26th.