Maas UAC Controllers View

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Maas UAC Controllers View

• Link2000 Workshop
• From Pioneer to Full-scale Implementation
• 15 February 2005
• Danny DAEMS

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Introduction

• Data Link History at MUAC
• Some Statistical Data
• Ops Floor Opinion

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Historical

• PETAL trials 1995 - 2001 Officially
• Controllers/aircrew involved from the start.. ..
  ..
• Concluded that using CPDLC.. .. ..
• in the right circumstances
• Non-time critical
• in the right way
• Strategic
• .. .. it had a place in continental, high-density
  airspace

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Coming on line in Maastricht

• November 2002
• CPDLC suspended when N-ODS brought on-line
• June 2003
• Returned operationally
• New Windows-based HMI
• Drop down menus
• Limited number of messages

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CPDLC Highlights

• 18 June 2003
• Operational CPDLC
• DLH462 EDDF KMIA

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CPDLC Highlights

• Dec 2003
• SAS Certification flight
• First of 150 shorthaul a/craft using CPDLC under
  LINK
• Oct 2004
• AEA delivery of B738
• First factory delivered a/craft ex BOEING with
  CPDLC

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Ops Overview

• Operational figures
• To 31 December 2004 . .. . ..
• 11963 Successful log-ons
• 9637 CPDLC flights
• 12 Airlines / companies incl. USAF

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Message Overview

• Operational clearances/requests used 23,000
• 13637 CONTACT
• 7459 ROUTE
• 1371 NSSR
• 287 LEVEL
• 271 Route req.
• 224 Level req.
• Voice occupancy time saved seconds 160,000

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The Sound of .. .. ..

• With 4 main CPDLC messages.. .. .. ..
• Almost two full days of .. .. ..
• Silence !!!!

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Planned for near term

• Early 2005
• Automation of CPDLC NSSR uplink
• With controller override
• Early 2005
• Provide CONTACT on label
• More user friendly

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More CPDLC activity

• Controllers becoming more used to CPDLC aircraft
• Regularly seeing 4 or 5 together in a sector

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More CPDLC activity

• Controllers using CPDLC more often with aircraft
• 15 operational clearances/responses/requests with
  one flight!!

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Positive controller reaction

• Involvement of controllers from start
• Continuously upgraded and developed
• Simplicity of use
• Allows multitasking
• Allows for workload distribution
• Provides second channel of communication
• Opportunity for use is different in different
  sectors
• Look forward to No voice readback !!

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Thank You .. !!