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

November 4-6, 2008 in Owego, NY

Introduction

The entire aerospace industry must constantly anticipate and plan for what lies ahead; can airport and airspace capacity sustain the rate of progress that has been experienced since the achievements of the aeronautical pioneers of the 20th century? Looking at today.s challenges of integrating new types of aircraft into the system, airport congestion, air traffic delays, dissatisfaction by system users, as well as new avionics requirements and emerging aircraft types and capabilities, complicated by aircraft that must be able to integrate into the Global Airspace System, it is clear that the aviation industry has become victim of its own success.

By making more effective use of new airborne and ground based technologies, and integrating those capabilities into one integrated network can considerably ease pilot and controller workloads and improve services received from the system. This can be achieved by changing the way air traffic management is practiced through the continued development of satellite navigation, digital data links and integrating aircraft capabilities into the system.

Our course is designed to provide students with an overview of the air traffic management system, including its structure and operations. Students also need to understand the challenges facing today's air transportation system. This includes new type of aircraft such as very light and very large jets and numerous types of unmanned aerial systems. This course discusses the initiatives underway to meet these challenges.

Course Rationale

Communication, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) technologies and air traffic management (ATM) technologies and procedures are evolving to meet the challenges of today.s aviation environment. Aviation professionals need to understand emerging CNS technologies and associated ATM automation and procedures and learn how they impact airframe, airport, and airspace operations.

Course Description

This course describes specific CNS technologies including air-ground, ground-ground communications; ground-based and satellite-based navigation and surveillance and a discussion on avionics. The course also provides an overview of technology implementation within the US and other countries. This course acknowledges the need to improve all of these technologies and procedures, and it examines modernization and enhancements for the near future, including Area Navigation (RNAV)/ Required Navigation Performance (RNP). After reviewing the structure of the ATM system, the course discusses the challenges facing today's system, and the need and mechanism for transformation. The course also examines key emerging technologies and procedures that are being developed.

Instructional Interactions

This course is designed to encourage participation and discussion. The presentations will use briefing slides but will rely primarily on the instructor to convey information and to lead discussions. An emphasis will be placed on providing first-hand experiences of those presenting.

A variety of audio visual will be used to supplement briefings. The student will be provided a workbook that includes a summary of the presentations and an acronym list.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Overall Course Objectives:

• Describe current CNS/ATM technologies.
• Describe future CNS/ATM technologies.
• Describe the worldwide (ICAO) implementation of new CNS/ATM systems.
• Provide an overview of the National Airspace and Airborne Systems.
• An overview of Air Traffic Management (ATM) System, including
  • structure
  • operation
• The challenges facing today.'s air transportation
• The initiatives to meet these challenges

Cost

Three Day Course: $1,300

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