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Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/
Air Traffic Management
(CNS/ATM)

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Sample CNS/ATM Course Schedule

Day 1

7:45 - 8:00

- Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15

- Introduction
Mr. Robert Humbertson, Director, MITRE Aviation Institute

8:15 - 10:15

-

Overview of ICAO CNS/ATM
Dr. Vincent Massimini, Senior Principal Staff, MITRE/CAASD

10:15 - 10:30

- Break

10:30 - 11:45

-

ICAO Functional Description: Surveillance (Part 1)
Mr. Doyle Peed, Principal Engineer, MITRE/CAASD

11:45 - 12:30

- Lunch

12:30 - 1:45

- ICAO Functional Description: Surveillance (Part 2)
Mr. Doyle Peed, Principal Engineer, MITRE/CAASD

1:45 - 2:00

- Break

2:00 - 4:15

- ICAO Functional Description: Communications
Mr. Edward Modzelesky, Lead Multi-Discipline Systems Engineer, MITRE/CAASD


Day 2

7:45 - 8:00

- Breakfast

8:00 - 9:15

-

ICAO Functional Description: Navigation (Part 1)
Mr. Rick Niles, Project Team Manager, MITRE/CAASD

9:15 - 9:30

- Break

9:30 - 10:30

- ICAO Functional Description: Navigation (Part 2)
Mr. Rick Niles, Project Team Manager, MITRE/CAASD

10:30 - 11:30

- Highlights of FAA CNS/ATM Programs (1): Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Mode
Mr. Jeffrey (Jeff) Mittelman, Outcome Leader, MITRE/CAASD

11:30 - 12:30

- Lunch provided
Keynote Speaker Mr. Tom Berry - Aviation Industry Update

12:30 - 1:45

- Highlights of FAA CNS/ATM Programs (2): En Route Automation Capabilities
Mr. Michael (Mike) Liggan, Senior Principal Multi-Discipline Systems Engineer, MITRE/CAASD

1:45 - 2:00

- Break

2:00 - 3:00

- Highlights of FAA CNS/ATM Programs (3): Traffic Flow Management-Modernization (TFM-M)
Mr. Anthony Chambliss, Program Manager, MITRE/CAASD

3:00 - 3:15

- Break

3:15 - 4:30

- Aviation Weather
Mr. Mark Huberdeau, Program Manager, MITRE/CAASD


Day 3

7:45 - 8:00

- Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00

- Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) Concepts
Mr. Albert Herndon Jr., Principal Multi-Discipline Systems Engineer, MITRE/CAASD

9:00 - 9:15

- Break

9:15 - 10:15

- Current and Future Trends in Avionics
Mr. James (Jim) Nickum, Principal Engineer, MITRE/CAASD

10:15 - 10:30

- Break

10:30 - 11:30

- Worldwide Trends in CNS/ATM - Implementation Activities
Mr. David (Dave) Barrett, Principal Multi-Discipline Systems Engineer, MITRE/CAASD

11:30 - 12:00

- Course Evaluations, Wrap-up and Presentation of Certificates
Mr. Robert Humbertson, Director, MITRE Aviation Institute

For more information about this course, please contact Mary Page McCanless at 703-983-6799.
To register, please fill out the online Registration Form.


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