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DTIC ADA126449: Potential Fuel Savings of Specific ATC System Impro... |
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Procedural restrictions are often imposed by the current |
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ATC system upon the choice of routes and altitudes that |
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the airspace user may fly. ATC-imposed delays before |
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departure, while en route, or before landing are also a |
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common experience. To the extent that such restictions |
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and delays impose fuel or time penalties, they are of |
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concern to today's fuel/cost conscious airspace user. To |
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the extent they are needed to resolve actual conflicts |
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between aircraft competing for the use of common air- |
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spaces or runways, they are essential for maintaining air |
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safety. However, to the extent that they simply 'separate |
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aircraft from otherwise empty airspace or runways', they |
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impose unnecessary and costly penalties on the airspace |
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users. This report analyses the results of two recent FAA |
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studies of these problems and also presents some |
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previously unpublished case studies in attempt to better |
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understand the causes and consequences of specific |
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restrictions and delays to IFR flight movements. The |
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report also estimates the potential for fuel savings if |
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the ATC system could be improved to the point where only |
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those restrictions and delays actually needed to insure |
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flight safety are actually imposed. These potential fuel |
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savings are allocated as the estimated benefits of five |
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specific ATC system functional improvements now being |
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considered by the FAA. (Author) |
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Date Published: 2018-01-10 14:18:38 |
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Identifier: DTIC_ADA126449 |
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Item Size: 105906766 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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