NATCA Bookshelf

This month will be the second meeting with the newly constituted FSSC. It should be a rather full meeting as there is much to discuss concerning how the group wishes to move forward. NEXTGEN Kevin McLaughlin (SCT) is the National NextGen Representative for NATCA. His report to the membership is below: NextGen Portfolio Manager Reviews (PfMRs) NATCA participated in 11 spring NextGen PfMRs where FAA NextGen Program Managers make presentations on the current status of their respective programs. These included Collaborative Air Traffic Management (TFMS), Time Based Flow Management (TBFM), On Demand NAS Information (ONDI), Low Visibility Ops, Improved Multiple Runway Operations (IMRO), Performance based Navigation, Separation Management, NAS Infrastructure, Improved Surface Operations (TFDM), Environment and Energy, and System Safety. Remote Offshore Meteorology Information Demonstration (ROMIO) The ROMIO program is an effort to bring real time long-range modeling and depiction of oceanic convective weather into the cockpit. NATCA participates in workgroup bi-weekly meetings. The scheduled March 2017 launch date slipped but all three participant air carriers have completed or will shortly complete pilot training and equipage. In April, Delta completed pilot training with 230 ROMIO certified Check Airmen and by end of May most broadband data issues should be resolved. Unfortunately, as of June 1, the agreements needed to achieve a full launch of the ROMIO Demo continue to be held up by contractual issues between the FAA and the providers of satellite broadband needed to drive the avionics. Airspace Access Priorities ARC Optimized Airspace Management Task Group: This Task Group convened on May 17, for the purpose of creating a description of an optimized NAS that will be considered by the ARC when formulating proposals for policies associated with priority of NAS access. Among the primary challenges confronting this group is how to marry the FAA Automation Roadmap with emerging Space Traffic Management Tools such as NEAP, Space Data Integrator (SDI), and Hazard Risk Assessment and Management (HRAM). The Airspace Access Priorities ARC will meet in June and Mark Prestrude will attend for NATCA. Space Integration Enhancements Field Outreach Led by AJV-7, the purpose of this workgroup is to assess the current analogue state of FAA Space Tools and how to leverage Agency work to update to develop ATO capabilities, services, systems and procedures to more efficiently integrate space operations into the NAS. The Workgroup has been paused while data generated by previous meetings is assessed. Joint Space Operations Group (JSpOG) NATCA continues to participate in the bi-weekly meetings of this ATCSCC based Ops group, and I attended the JSpOG meeting at the ATCSCC on May 23. The JSpOG is the primary FAA operational interface with the Commercial Space Industry for LOA creation and launch/recovery support activities. The JSpOG currently is in the process of

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