In this study we investigated how variables in the aviation domain impact adherence levels of aircraft flying area navigation arrivals with optimized profile descents (RNAV OPDs). Variables categories were: weather, aircraft, procedure, and traffic. Non-adherence events analyzed were: miss above, miss below, skip before merge, and skip after merge. Miss below and miss above describe when a flight does not comply vertically with a procedure. Skips refer to a flight leaving a procedure, then returning. Findings of this work reveal that vertical events are most impacted by altitude restriction size, steepness of flight paths, and merging routes. Lateral events were impacted by merging routes, number of speed restrictions, and the flow rate of the arrival traffic. This study helps increase understanding of how the system is functioning and identifies where procedures are not flexible enough to handle the variability in normal operations.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Variables Influencing RNAV STAR Adherence


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2018-09-01


    Size :

    1410278 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Variables Influencing RNAV STAR Adherence

    Stewart, Michael / Matthews, Bryan / Janakiraman, Vijay et al. | NTRS | 2018


    RNAV STAR Procedural Adherence

    Stewart, Michael J. / Matthews, Bryan L. | NTRS | 2017


    RNAV STAR Procedural Adherence

    Matthews, Bryan L. / Stewart, Michael J. | NTRS | 2017


    Objective assessment method for RNAV STAR adherence

    Stewart, Michael / Matthews, Bryan | IEEE | 2017


    Objective Assessment Method for RNAV STAR Adherence

    Stewart, Michael / Matthews, Bryan | NTRS | 2017