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It is essential that NATCA remain engaged in this process as it evolves and unfolds at CLT so that policies and procedures that could have a negative impact on controller roles under these coming new procedures can be identified and mitigated at the earliest possible opportunity. In order to do this, I believe we need to keep our SCDM representative active and fully involved in this emerging area. On June 12th I went to the Tech Center in Atlantic City (WJHTC) to demo ATD-2 and to observe the progress that engineers there are making in integrating the two systems. The event seemed to go very well. The engineers now have a more complete and thorough understanding of how ATD-2 operates and is used by CLT TMCs, as well as the types of data we believe it should transfer to the controller EFD displays. The progress they have made so far is remarkable. I think everyone will be pleased with the results. More testing remains to be done, however it appears that everything is on-track for a successful deployment of the new capabilities prior to the beginning of the next Fiscal Year. As always, I will continue to keep the best interests of NATCA members at the forefront of every decision made and every action taken related to ATD-2. AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES (AJV-8) Andy Marosvari (BOI) is the Article 114 Representative in the AJV-8 Office. Mr. Marosvari forwarded the summary below for this update. NATCA participates in nearly every meeting regarding every change that the FAA is working on. Additionally, most clarifications and interpretations, previously done without collaboration, are now written with NATCA involvement. Below are a few of the issues I have been working on with the AJV-8 (FAA Procedures Office) in Washington, D.C. 3−10−5. LANDING CLEARANCE Wrong runway and wrong surface landings continue to be a safety issue in the NAS. Several years ago, a change was made to require the phraseology "CHANGE TO RUNWAY (number) CLEARED TO LAND" when changing a landing runway. A Document Change Proposal (DCP) has been written and is out for Field Review that will add "CHANGE TO RUNWAY (number), RUNWAY (number), CLEARED TO LAND." This is being done in an effort to reinforce the runway change to the pilot. 7110.65 PCG Definition - Class G Airspace Currently, the Pilot/Controller Glossary (PCG) defines Class G airspace as "That airspace not designated as Class A, B, C, D, or E." The definition also does not provide guidance for controller responsibilities while providing service to aircraft in Class G airspace. There are differing interpretations throughout the NAS as to what is expected from ATC. After many reviews of the proposed definition, an agreement between AJV-8 and other FAA lines of business (LOBs) has been reached and the new definition will be published either via a Notice in the next few weeks or in March of 2019. The FAA's publishing cycle is every six months and this change missed the publishing deadline for the September 2018 publication date. 4−4−1. ROUTE USE – Impromptu Route SRMP

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