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National Office Week in Review: November 7, 2017

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https://www.nasa.gov/aero/nasa - air - traffic - management - demo - goes - live As always, I will continue to look out for the best interests of TMCs and controll ers as this research project enters its next phase. RNAV and PERFO RMANCE BASED NAVIGATION (PBN) Bennie Hutto (PCT) is the Article 114 Representative f or RNAV and PBN criteria work . Mr. Hutto's report for the membership is below. Aeronautical Charting For um Attended the Aeronautical Charting Forum held in Frederick, MD October 24th - 26th where many topics w ere brought up for discussion. The topics included Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) Terminus Point Standardization, Inclusion of Minimum Safe Altitudes ( MSA) for Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs), Standard Instrument Departures (SIDS), and Standard Terminal Arrivals (STARS), Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) Charting, Standardized Communications on Departure Procedures and Standard Terminal Arrivals, P ublish Standard Proposed Flight Plan Deletion Times in the Chart Supplement, Charting of ILS Classification System for Category I ILS Approaches, Updating Terminal Procedure Publication (TPP) Comparable Values of RVR and Visibility Table, Improving Off Rou te Obstruction Clearance Altitude (OROCA) to meet FAR 91.177 Requirements, Nome Sectional Panel Extension, Charting for helicopter routes designed to meet Navigation Specification Required Navigation Performance (RNP) (NAVSPEC) 0.3, Addition of specificati ons for VFR and Visual Segments on Copter Approach & Departure Procedures . Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) Criteria WG Participated via telcon with the STAR WG. We discussed a recommendation that was brought to the Aeronautical Charting Forum (ACF) for the FAA to add Minimum Safe Altitudes (MSA s) not only on SIDS, but also STARS. ACF accepted the issue and introduced it to the IFPP, which was brought up last month for discussion and continued this month. No decision has made on the issue and remains o pen. FAA 8260.3D (Draft) A draft copy of the FAA 8260.3D was sent out by AFS for review and comments. Based on initial review, NATCA along with AJV - 14 did not concur with the majority of the requirements regarding Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) design criteria and submitted numerous proposed language changes. The FAA 82260.3D is scheduled to become effective around the December - 2017/January - 2018 timeframe, but based on our comments I am not sure if the document will be published during that time perio d or not. Pilot Controller Procedures & Systems Integration (PCPSI) Planning and Schedule Review: The PCPSI WG Q4 f ace - to - f ace meeting is scheduled for Nov . 15th - 17th in Henderson, Nev . FAA 7110.65 4 - 7 - 1 DCP SRMP: There will be a Safety Risk Management Panel (SRMP) held on December 6th - 7th discussing the upcoming Document Change Proposal for the FAA 7110.65 regarding paragraph 4 - 7 - 1. The background on this change is for Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARS) that provide course guidance to multiple runway transitions, pilots must be provided with runway transition information along w ith the descend via clearance. This allows pilots to

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