Federal Aviation
Instrument Flight Administration
Procedures
Eastern Flight
Procedures Team
Presented to: ASO Airports Conference
By: Chris Cox, Manager, EFPT
Date: April 3, 2018
Overview
• Introduction
– Organizational Structure
– Instrument Flight Procedures Team (FPT)
• Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP) Coordination
Process
– How to establish, amend or cancel
– Considerations
– Regional IFP Activities (RAPT/priorities/NAS initiatives &
strategy/Environmental Review)
– Production Pipeline
• Questions/Open Discussion
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Air Traffic Organization (ATO),
Mission Support Services (AJV)
• Mission Support Services provides administration of
shared technical and program services which promote
standardization of processes to support efficiency and
effectiveness in the NAS.
• Some of what we do:
– Aeronautical Information Services
– Instrument Flight Procedures Publication/Charting
– Metroplex
– Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA)
– Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) Implementation
– Oversees Operations in Western, Central and
Eastern Service Area(s)
– UAS Certificates of Operation
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Organizational Chart,
ATO→ MSS → ESA → OSG → EFPT
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Flight Procedures Team Contacts,
ASO Team
Christopher Cox, EFPT Manager
[email protected] (404) 305-5941
Cindy Hintz, Team Lead Jon Walker (NC, SC) Melissa Rivera (FL, VI, PR)
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
(404) 305-5956 (404) 305-5955 (404) 305-5597
Reginald Davis (GA) David Erstfeld (AL, MS) Robert Myers (KY, TN)
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
(404) 305-5946 (404) 305-5947 (404) 305-5952
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Eastern Service Center (ESC),
Flight Procedures Team (FPT)
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How to Request Instrument Flight
Procedures
• Requests to establish, amend or cancel:
– Should be coordinated with stakeholders, state or federal
aviation authorities and/or ATC prior to initiation
– May be made in writing to the FPT state specialist or via
the IFP Information Gateway here:
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/procedures/
Note: Gateway is a useful tool for tracking production plan/coordination
at your airport. Simply enter the airport ICAO in the “Search by” box or
sign up for email notifications.
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IFP Information Gateway
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IFP Considerations
• Validation:
– NAS Strategy (ground-based to satellite-based)
– NAS Initiatives (VOR MON, Metroplex, ACR, etc.)
– Airspace Constraints/ATC workload
– IAPs/DPs already available
– Airports (projects, construction, traffic, surveys)
– Cost/benefit
• IFP Production Challenges
– Timely/Accurate data (MagVar, surveys, etc.)
– Scheduling and Prioritization Projects
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IFP Considerations:
NAS Navigation Strategy
• PBN NAS Navigation Strategy 2016
– Right Procedures
– Route Structure
– Time- and Speed-Based Management
– Resilient Services
– Faster Delivery
– Low-Visibility Access
– National Service Group (NSG) concept: NSG 1-6
• NSG 1 (busiest 15 Large Hubs, 30% of NAS traffic), NSG 2 (next busiest 60 Medium
Hubs, 45% of NAS traffic), NSG 3 (300 Small & Non-Hub) , NSG 4 (500 national/regional
GA), NSG 5 (2,400 local and basic GA), and NSG 6 (thousands of non-NPIAS airports)
Source: Performance Based Navigation (PBN NAS) Navigation Strategy 2018
(https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/media/PBN_NAS_NAV.pdf)
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IFP Considerations: NAS Initiatives
• Programs affecting IFP Process:
– Northeast Corridor (NEC)
– VOR Minimum Operating Network (VORMON)
– Atlantic Coast Route (ACR)
– Enhanced Low Visibility Operations (ELVO)
– South Florida Metroplex
• IFP Maintenance
– NOTAMs
– Periodic Review
– Congressional/Political
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RAPT
• Regional Airspace and Procedures Team:
– Requests processed through monthly RAPT
– Focal point for analyzing, coordinating,
approving/disapproving, and prioritizing IFP requests
– Core members:
• FPT Manager, Planning & Requirements Manager, ATC
Operations Support Manager, Regional Flight Standards
Division NextGen Branch Manager, Regional Airports Division
Manager
Source: FAAO 8260.43B
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RAPT Priorities
• “1” – Critical includes:
– Amendments required for flight safety deficiencies
– IFPs based on new/relocated NAVAIDs & MagVar
– Amendments required for MagVar of CAT II/III ILS
• “2” – High includes:
– IFPs at airports without IFR approach
– IFPs providing flow improvement, more efficient routing, reduced
comm, or reduced coordination and complexity
– IFPs that test or implement FAA national initiatives
– Amendments or canx which are benefit, w/ minimal resources
• “3” – Routine includes:
– All other IFPs which do not provide benefits listed above
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Environmental Review
• Environmental Assessment (EA)
– Full process for large-scale projects, such as Metroplex; may include
community outreach & Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) at NSG
1/Large Hub & NSG 2/Med Hub airports
• Focused Environmental Assessment
– All projects where CATEX does not apply and full EA is not required, such
as new approaches to some Medium/Small/Non-hub & GA airports
• Categorical Exclusion (CATEX) (60 days)
– Do not require EA or EIS, and determined to have no significant effect to
human environment
Sources: Airspace Redesign (ARED) Documentation
(https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/environmental_issues/ared_documentation/)
& FAA Order 1050.1E
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IFP Production Schedule
• To OKC:
– FPT cut-off to send projects to Aeronautical Information
Services (AIS), where procedure development occurs &
periodic maintenance is conducted
– All FPT activities must be accomplished by the “cut-off”
date “To OKC”, to include validation, stakeholder
coordination, RAPT, environmental review, etc.
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Flight Procedures Team Contacts,
ASO Team
Christopher Cox, EFPT Manager
[email protected] (404) 305-5941
Cindy Hintz, Team Lead Jon Walker (NC, SC) Melissa Rivera (FL, VI, PR)
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
(404) 305-5956 (404) 305-5955 (404) 305-5597
Reginald Davis (GA) David Erstfeld (AL, MS) Robert Myers (KY, TN)
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
(404) 305-5946 (404) 305-5947 (404) 305-5952
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Questions/Open Discussion
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