A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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BWI : IOC took place on 3/8/17 with the RELs (Runway Edge Lights) only. The Build 3.1 is sc heduled to be installed 5/9/17. I will return for another shadow ops for the THLs (takeoff hold lights 5/8/17 ) . SFO : IOC (Initial Operating Capability) was declared on 11/30/16. ORD planned for May/June 2017. BOS : Construction in process. DFW : Constru ction in process. San Diego : Still in the planning phase. Runway Safety: Flyover/Wrong Surface Landing/Departures Top 5 – Runway Safety has two of the Top 5 Safety topics. A great deal of work has been taking place in order to prepare for r ecurrent trai nings on both topics. Flyovers will be an eLMs course for tower and approach controllers. Wrong Surface Landings/Departures will be an ILT course both of which are scheduled for the July recurrent training. An SSI SRM panel took place on May 22 - 24, which a ddressed all runway incursions for 2016 between all LOBs. Closed Runway Occupancy Prevention Device (CROPD): Live Testing at JFK was completed last year. The FY17 focus site will be RNO. The week of June 5th, I will be in RNO conducting controller traini ng in preparation for the live testing. The live use will begin July 10th. Airport Construction Advisory Council (ACAC): The ACAC continues to support construction activities throughout the NAS and Internationally. We brief weekly on current projects in the NAS. Automation of Construction Notice Diagrams: Multiple meetings and edits have been conducted for the detailed requirements in which myself, the ACAC, and Runway Safety office were involved in. The project went to an SRM panel. Unfortunately, the demo that was given to myself, the ACAC, and Runway Safety prior to the SRM panel was not the same presented to the panel itself. Work is now being conducted to bring the project back up to meet the requirements that were previously laid out once the requi rements are met it will return the SRM panel. Root Cause Analysis Team (RCAT): Bridget Gee is the RCAT Industry Co - Chair on the RCAT. Our last meeting was scheduled for February 23rd. At that time, we analyzed the current A and B runway incursions in the NAS since the start of fiscal 2017. We also began using data from the SRAP (Surface Risk Analysis Process) to allow for a more in depth look into Category C events. Next meeting is yet to be scheduled. Runway Incursion Prevention Shortfall Analysis (RIPS A) - Research was conducted at 15 airports without any surface surveillance system and we are waiting on a final report of that research. Currently, a site selection process is underway. Final selection is yet to be completed.