In recent years, a great deal of attention has been paid to the possible uses for a Cockpit Display of Traffic Information. One possible use is to support reductions in the separation minima in oceanic areas. Such reductions could significantly reduce flight costs by allowing aircraft to more often fly routes and altitudes that are optimal from a fuel consumption point of view. This paper presents a concept for using a Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI), as derived from a modified version of the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II (TCAS II), to support reductions in air traffic separation minima for an oceanic track system. The motivation for this concept is to increase fuel efficiency for aircraft flying transoceanic routes. The concept is described, the feasibility of the concept is examined from a number of standpoints, and pilot procedures for dealing with alert situations are discussed. It is concluded that the concept is feasible, but additional development and experimentation is required before implementation.
Reductions in oceanic separation standards through the use of a TCAS-derived CDTI
Reduzierung der Klassierungsstandards beim Oceanflug durch die Verwendung des CDTI-Systems
1986
8 Seiten, 4 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 5 Quellen
Conference paper
English