Mediterranean Free Flight ASAS Separation and Spacing Presented by Andy Barff
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Mediterranean Free Flight
ASAS Separation and Spacing
Presented by Andy Barff – Project Leader MFF Real-time Simulations
ASAS-TN, Malmö 7-10-03
This presentation explains 2 aspects of MFF:
ASAS Separation Applications and Simulation Design
ASAS Spacing – “An Integrated Approach”
ASAS Separation
MFF ASAS Separation Concept
Definition in line with PO-ASAS
Delegation of separation responsibility to the flight crew for a particular
manoeuvre in relation to a target aircraft – limited in space and time
Applications
Crossing Procedures
Lateral Crossing (pass behind)
Vertical Crossing (pass above or below)
Overtaking Procedures
Lateral overtaking (pass to the right or left)
In-trail Procedures
Remain in trail
Merge in trail
In-trail climb or descent
In-trail climb or descent to same level
MFF ASAS Separation Simulation
Simulation of Greek and Maltese airspace
October 20th – 31st 2003
4 days training
1 day of reference exercises
5 days of ASAS evaluation
2 large sectors over central Mediterranean (mainly high seas)
Simulation of radar and ADS-B surveillance
An area of poor or no surveillance
Inter-centre transfer procedures
Experimental Design
Qualitative assessment of ASAS Separation applications
Traffic samples “tuned” to offer several ASAS opportunities every 6-10mins
Current fixed route structure and existing sector dimensions
Technical Features
Position symbol reflects surveillance quality
ADS-B down-linked parameters displayed on demand in track label
MFF RTS3 Greece-Malta Scenario
Radar cover only
no ADS-B surveillance here
AFR123
350 350
350
m.84g45
hdg m.84 rocd
BAW456
350 350
m.84g45
350
h270 m.82 r0
Radar cover limited
in this area
Target
“AF123 clear of target,
turning direct to ABC”
Delegated
“AF123 pass behind target
maintain airborne separation,
report clear of target”
Target
“AF123 clear of target,
turning direct to ABC”
Delegated
- Is the controller
able to re-assume
“AFR123
pass behind
- “AFR123
squawk
ident”target
full control
at thisseparation,
point – maybe no!
maintain
airborne
- “AFR123
re-identified,
back under
He
will
want
to
wait
report radar
clear of
target” until the
positive
control”
delegated a/c is back in
surveillance cover and reidentified……
ASAS Spacing – “An Integrated Approach”
ASAS Spacing as a “System Component”
ASAS Spacing cannot be considered in isolation
Unlike RVSM for example…….
It seems that the benefits of ASAS Spacing will be greatest when
it is a component of an integrated concept of operations
Current practices will have to evolve to include ASAS Spacing in
the more efficient management of arrival flows probably including
RNAV arrival procedures
Current practices (generally) include:
Extensive marshalling and vectoring at low altitudes
Some use of holding (ready supply of a/c to maximise runway capacity)
This is not really compatible with the extensive use of ASAS
Spacing because spacing set up in the ETMA will be “lost” if there
is holding or extensive vectoring
New tasks for en-route sectors establishing the sequence in the
vicinity of “top of descent”
Towards a more efficient arrival flow
AMAN advisories
organise arriving traffic
and build initial
sequence – ASAS
Spacing initiated
ASAS Spacing
maintains sequence
with optimal spacing
Conventional traffic
control – en-route
sector has little
awareness of approach
sequence
Flows integrated using
merging techniques
Continuous descent
from ideal TOD to FAF
Holding stack feeding
traffic marshalling and
sequencing at low
altitudes
ASAS Spacing as a “System Component”
MFF is initiating a study of Rome arrivals using ASAS Spacing as
a tool in a more efficient arrival concept…..
Subtle sector revisions to allow the controllers to concentrate on the
management of arrivals. Overflights and outbounds handled mainly by other
sectors
Key objectives:
To ensure that the en-route/ETMA sectors can effectively establish the
arrival sequence before or shortly after Top of Descent
To study the feasibility of merging of ASAS spaced flows at medium level
To study the impact on the TMA sectors in terms of holding (reduction),
environmental/efficient trajectories (mileage/levels) and controller
workload/concept feasibility
MFF RTS3 Rome Scenario
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