NASA developed the traffic aware strategic aircrew requests concept for a cockpit automation that identifies route improvements and advises the aircrew to request the change from the air traffic controller. In order to increase the chance of air traffic control approval, the automation ensures that the route is clear of known traffic, weather, and airspace restrictions. Hence the technology is anticipated to provide benefits in areas such as flight efficiency, flight schedule compliance, passenger comfort, and pilot and controller workload. In support of a field trial of a prototype of the technology, observations were conducted at the Atlanta and Jacksonville air traffic control centers to identify the main factors that affect the acceptability of aircrew requests by air traffic controllers. Observers shadowed air traffic controllers as the test flight pilot made pre-scripted requests to invoke acceptability issues and then they interviewed voluntarily fifty controllers with experience ranging from one to thirty-five years. The most common reason for rejecting requests is conflicting with traffic followed by violating air traffic procedures, increasing sector workload, and conflicting with major arrival and departure flows and flow restrictions. Quantitative parameters such as the distance that a route should maintain from sector boundaries and special use airspace were identified and recommended for inclusion in the automation.


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    Title :

    Assessment of Air Traffic Controller Acceptability of Aircrew Route Change Requests


    Contributors:
    Idris, Husni (author) / Enea, Gabriele (author) / Burke, Kelly (author) / Wing, David (author)

    Conference:

    USA/Europe Air Traffic Management R&D Seminar ; 2017 ; Seattle, WA, United States


    Publication date :

    2017-06-26


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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