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Acknowledgements

Staff and NavAid, on behalf of the Truckee Tahoe

Airport District, acknowledges a few important

points related to Flight Tracking at KTRK

• Airport Operations impact on the community

• The District works to provide the safest aeronautical

environment while recognizing its role as an airport

sponsor, operator, and supporter of Federal

Regulation and Sponsorship Assurance

• Technology such as ADSB and UAT Flight Tracking

has the potential of enhancing operational capacity at

the airport

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KTRK Flight Tracking System

Technology Refresh

KTRK Board Briefing

Airport’s, CMAS and Vendor Site

Visits

Prepared by: Joseph LaMacchia and KTRK Aviation and Community Services

November 5, 2015

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Agenda

• Presented and Proposed Flight Tracking

System Transition Timeline

• Recommendations from “May Board Meeting”

• Overview of Site Visits

– East Hampton Airport KHTO

– ANPC

– FAA Denver Center

– Rifle Airport KRIL

• Conclusion and Next Steps

• Open Dialog

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Proposed MLAT Flight

Tracking Transition Timeline

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Recommendations for the

Next 12 Months Presented May 2015

• Board Approved moving forward with the Discovery

Portion of the Transition Timeline

– Visit Like Size Airports with ADSB / UAT Flight

Tracking Systems and FAA, Oakland Center (ZOA)

• Leverage the Current Investment in Flight Tracking as Long

as Possible

– Current Technology Serves Airport Operations and

Community Needs

• Safety, Community Annoyance, Noise, and Master

Planning

• Conduct Market Survey for Potential Products, Capabilities,

and Costs

• Brief KTRK Board Member's on Progress

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Overview and Summary of

Site Visits

• East Hampton Airport’s “Seasonal

Tower”

• ANPC “Surveillance Manufacture”

• Denver Center ARTCC “Using WAM

to Control Aircraft to Selected Resort

Airports”

• Rifle Garfield Airport “End User of the

CMAS System”

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Seasonal Towers and Visual

Charted Flight Procedures• According to FAA Order 7110.79D Received from Oakland

Center– To Published a Charted Visual Flight Procedure the Airport

Must: Comply with the following criteria to ensure safety is not compromised:

• Radar control required

• Operating airport traffic control tower required at airport served by a CVFP

• CVFPs shall be contained within controlled airspace.

• CVFPs shall be developed to a specific runway. A runway to which a CVFP is published shall be equipped with a visual or electronic vertical guidance system.

• CVFPs shall originate at or near, and be designed around, prominent visual landmarks. When a determination is made that a landmark cannot be readily identified at night, the procedure shall be annotated “Procedure Not Authorized at Night.”

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East Hampton Airport HTO

• Purpose and Objective of Site Visit

– Review Experiences with Seasonal

Tower Operations

– Review Benefits to Airport and

Community

– Understand the make up 23,000+

Yearly Noise Complaints

– Performance of Tower Contractor

– Estimated Costs

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East Hampton Airport HTO

• Review Experiences with Seasonal Tower Operations

– Seasonal Tower Has Been Contracted with Robinson Tower Company for 4+ years

– The Tower Operates May – September to Provide Advisory Services “MOA Required with TRACON”

– The Cost of Tower is ~ $100,000 per Month including Personnel

– Benefits to Airport Safety and Monitoring of Helicopters Operations During Peak Season for Noise Mitigation

– 23,000 Noise Complaints Occur During Peak Operations, including overflights of HTO

– HTO does not have an Airport Community Advisory Board

– NO UNINTENDED OPERATIONAL CONSEQUENCES

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ANPC Visit

September 23, 2015

• Purpose and Objective of Site Visit

– Evaluate ANPC’s Transponder Landing

and Surveillance System as Suitable

Replacement for KTRK

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APNC Site Visit

Pro’s

• Smaller Hardware

Foot Print Reduces

Life Cycle Costs

• Provides Surveillance

and ILS Capabilities

• Interrogator Approved

by FAA

Con’s

• ADSB and UAT

Capabilities Need to

be Added and

Certified by FAA

• Timeline for Proposed

Upgrades

In summary, the ANPC Transponder Landing System is innovative technology with unique capabilities suited to increase safety for mountainous and terrain-challenged

airports. The major hurdles for the ANPC System are FAA certifications and timeframe to accomplish them.

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Denver Center ARTCC

• Arrived Oct 19, 2015

• Topics Discussed During Site Visit

– Safety Benefits

– Realistic Timeline

– Operational Capacity within

Mountainous Airspace

– Unexpected Hurdles or Consequences

– Costs and Unexpected Costs

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Denver Center ARTCC

Denver Center Pro’s Con’s Remarks

Safety Benefits √ Greatly improved; can maintain

normal separation vs. one in one

out scenario

Project TimeLine √ Longer than anticipated but worth

the wait

Operational Capacity √ Operational Capacity was greatly

improved due to the CMAS System.

Key areas of improvement: Safety

of Flight, Situational Awareness,

Reduced Aircraft Incidents

Unexpected Consequences √ No significant negative impacts

reported by end users or

communities being serviced by CMAS

System

Costs √ Higher than originally expected

improved safety was worth it

ARTCC Site Visit Feedback, Observations, and Comments

from FAA

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Rifle Garfield Airport KRIL

• Arrived Oct 20, 2015

• Topics Discussed During Site Visit

– Safety Benefits

– Improve Arrival and Departure

Procedures

– Community Acceptance / Pushbacks

– Costs

– Timeline expectations

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Rifle Garfield Airport KRIL

Rifle Pro’s Con’s Remarks

Safety Benefits √ Significantly improved Safety

record, KRIL airport is very similar

to KTRK , uncontrolled airspace

class E with no tower

Project TimeLine √ Longer than anticipated to

implement and realize benefits,

well worth the wait

Airport Capacity √ KRIL Invested $57M dollars to

improve the airport runways to

make KRIL a World Class GA Jet

Airport, this couple with CMAS

created a positive economic

impact to the community with

improved aircraft safety

Unexpected

Consequences

√ No direct community impact due

to capacity increases, community

has very low noise complaint rate

Feedback, Observation, and Comments from Site Visit

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Proposed MLAT Flight

Tracking Transition Timeline

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Conclusions and Next Steps

• Improved Safety and Capacity was the common theme from everyone!

• CMAS System Required State, Federal, and Local Representation to Fund, Coordinate and Approve the Project

• NavAid Recommends KTRK Proceed with Market Survey to Gauge Vendors Solutions and Proposed Costs

• Coordinate and Conduct Meeting with Oakland Center and Western Service Center

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Benefits Realized by the KTRK

Community and Airport

• Safety within the District’s Airspace and Surrounding

Region

• FAA NextGen Compliant System with Approvals Provides

Stability to KTRK Flight Tracking for the Foreseeable

Future

• Will Detect Gilders, Balloon's, and Unmanned Aerial

Vehicles (UAV) that are properly equipped >55lbs

• Improved RNAV Procedures and Airspace Management

• Measurement Tools to Reduce Community Annoyance

• Increase in Airport Revenues and Enhanced Incentives

• Increase FAA AIP Money for Airport Upgrades

• Safety Enhanced during high Capacity periods if System is

Integrated into NAS/FAA

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Questions?

Thank You for Your Attention

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Acknowledgements

Staff and NavAid, on behalf of the Truckee Tahoe

Airport District, acknowledges a few important

points related to Flight Tracking at KTRK

• Operations from the Airport have an Impact on the

community

• The District works to provide the safest, aeronautical

environment while recognizing its role as an airport

sponsor, operator, and supporter of Federal

Regulation and Sponsorship Assurance

• Technology such as ADSB and UAT Flight Tracking

has the potential of enhancing operational capacity at

the airport

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Abbreviations List

• Advance Navigation Positioning Corporation (ANPC)

• Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS Mode 3A/C)

• Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADSB)

• Colorado Mountain Air System (CMAS)

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Facility Transmitting Authorization (FTA)

• Flight Information System Broadcast (FIS-B)

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)

• Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK)

• Multilateration System (MLAT)

• Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)

• Noise Operations and Monitoring System (NOMS)

• Traffic Information Service Broadcast (TIS-B)

• Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

• Universal Access Transceiver (UAT)

• Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)

• Wide Area Multilateration System (WAM)

• Oakland Center (ZOA)

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References

• FAA NextGen Priorities 10/17/2014

• FAA General Aviation Report 06/02/2014

• FAA NextGen Get Smart ADSB 06/2014

• FAA NextGen Get Smart WAM 07/2014

• FAA Business Case for NextGen 6/2014

• ADSB Essentials Industry Paper 06/2014

• Stanford University Research Paper Evaluation of UAT vs. ADSB Transponder 05/2014

• FAA Safety Briefing Jan/Feb 2015

• MITRE NextGen Independent Assessment and Recommendations Oct 2014

• NextGen Works for Airports 06/2014