USER FORUM

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USER FORUM AVIATION WEATHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR
IMPLEMENTATION July 25 - 26, 2000 Bethesda Ramada
Hotel and Conference Center Bethesda, Maryland
Product Development ? Product Dissemination ?
Cockpit Displays Training ? Decision Support
Systems/Capabilities
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Aviation Weather Opportunities for
ImplementationIntroduction

• Samuel P. Williamson
• Federal Coordinator
• Office of the Federal Coordinator for
  Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
• July 25, 2000

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Welcome!
Aviation Weather Opportunities for Implementation
Bethesda Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Co-sponsored by The Office of the Federal
Coordinator for Meteorological Services and
Supporting Research (OFCM) and the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA)
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This forum is being audio recorded to aid in the
development of the summaries to appear in the
proceedings.
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Overview

• Why are we here today?
• Background - the flight path to today
• Opening Remarks
• Mr. Peter Challan, Deputy Associate Administrator
  for Air Traffic Services, Federal Aviation
  Administration
• Mr. Scott Gudes, Deputy Under Secretary for
  Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce

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Why are we here?
The safe and efficient operation of the National
Airspace System is a national priority.
National Aviation Weather Initiatives, 1999
...80 reduction in the rate of fatal aviation
accidents by the year 2007. White House
Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, 1997
In 1997, for-hire air carriers had total
operating revenues of 109.54 billion...
Transportation, 5th Ed., Coyle, Bardi Novak
1998 191,562 active GA aircraft, 26.9 million
flying hours AOPA
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Why are we here?
WASHINGTON (AP) A new system designed to improve
the flow of air traffic during severe weather
helped reduce delays by seven percent last month,
the head of the Federal Aviation Administration
said Friday. But the weather has made this week
a... June 16, 2000
Flying into a Storm of Delays by Don Phillips and
Neil Irwin Washington Post, July 17, 2000 Last
Monday began with a bang. An awesome line of
thunderstorms formed.... The airport, the
second-busiest in the country, started the day
already shut down.
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A leading cause of fatal accidents...
General Aviation Fatal Accident Causes, Pilot
Related, Weather 1995 - 29.1 1996 - 33.2 1997
- 19.5 1998 - 21.9

• Weather has been and continues to be a leading
  cause of fatal aviation accidents, especially for
  general aviation
• Complex problem spanning many disciplines--integra
  ted approach required

From the Nall Report, Air Safety Foundation
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Why are we here?

• The aviation weather community has made
  significant progress in a wide array of areas
• Computing power and improved models
• Visualization techniques
• Communications
• Cockpit displays, including satellite-linked
  systems to fit in a small GA aircraft
• Gaps still remain with respect to the initiatives
  - how will we attack these gaps?

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Why are we here?

• We have many opportunities for aviation weather
  service improvements
• Product development and dissemination
• Cockpit displays
• Decision support systems and capabilities
• User education and training
• We have opportunities to implement improvements
  now
• We have opportunities to positively identify
  areas needing attention and priority

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Who is OFCM?
Mission To ensure the effective use of federal
meteorological resources by leading the
systematic coordination of operational weather
requirements and services, and supporting
research, among the federal agencies.
In your registration package...
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Coordinating Infrastructure
Federal Committee for Meteorological Services and
Supporting Research (FCMSSR)
Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
Interdepartmental Committee for Meteorological
Services and Supporting Research (ICMSSR)
Program Councils
Standing Committees
National Space Weather Program
Environmental Services, Operations, and Research
Needs
Operational Processing Centers
National Aviation Weather Program
Environmental Information Systems and
Communications
Climate Monitoring and Services
Integrated Observing Systems
Cooperative Research
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Membership

• Program Council Members
• Listed on inside front cover of program
• Joint Action Group Members
• Listed on inside back cover of program

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National Aviation Weather Program
National Research Council Report, 1995
National Aviation Weather Strategic Plan, 1997
National Aviation Weather Initiatives, 1999
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National Aviation Weather Program
4-Tier Planning Process
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Forum Objectives
Four overarching objectives are

• To highlight programs/processes which have been
  implemented recently or are ready now for
  implementation
• To identify on-going programs which show
  promising results and must be supported with
  continuing resources to reach fruition
• To illuminate gaps where no work is planned
• To identify overlaps and assess them

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Whos attending?
Dispatchers
Airlines
NESDIS
Air Traffic Specialists
FAA
USDA
Researchers
NASA
Engineers
Army
Commercial Weather Service Providers
Air Force
Navy
Pilots
Controllers
Safety Experts
General Aviation
Trainers
Meteorologists
Business Aviation
Educators
Industry
National Research Council