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Randy Bone Tiger Team mtg @ RTCA 2010 June 29 Past Activities  December 17, 2009 – SC-186 Plenary action to RFG to       initiate FIM-S (aka IM) activity and brief ICC January 19 and February 17, 2010 –RFG briefings to ICC March 17 – ICC report to PMC March – April – Inter-Special Committee Requirements Agreement (ISRA) developed April 16 – SC-186 approved ISRA May 7, 2010 – SC-214 / WG-78 approved ISRA June 8, 2010 – First Tiger Team telecon Messages  Target identification  Initiation / resumption  Intended flight path  ATC parameter change  ATC query of current interval  FIM-S status  New sector check-in  Termination Target Identification - UM Red indicates a new variable  ATC initial message- UM IM1 “Traffic [target azimuth] [distance] [aircraft type] [level] [aircraft flight identification]”  Same as traffic point out today with addition of traffic flight identification  Message does not exist in current CPDLC set Variable Target azimuth Distance NM Definition Specifies azimuth to target aircraft Specifies distance in nautical miles Parameters (if any) none none Range 0 - 359 0-999.9 Aircraft type Level Feet Level Flight Level Specifies the aircraft type Specifies a level in feet Specifies a level as a flight level in feet none none none 2-4 characters -600-70000 030-700 Resolution 10 degrees 0.1 nautical mile IRA5 Target Identification - DM  Flight crew reply - DM IM1 “[target search status] traffic [aircraft flight identification]” Variable Target search status Definition Specifies the aircraft type Parameters (if any) Choice: Located Searching for Range NA Resolution NA Initiation/Resumption Instruction  ATC initial message - UM IM2 “[FIM initiation time] [FIM application name] traffic [aircraft flight identification], [FIM spacing type] [FIM assigned spacing goal] [FIM special points term] [Published Identifier]”  Note: May have more than one FIM special point and two target aircraft  Issue: For the achieve-by and termination points need also time & altitude Variable FIM initiation time Definition Parameters (if any) Specifies when to initiate FIM Choice Conduct Expect Resume FIM application name A unique identification of the Choice specific FIM application ??? FIM spacing type A unique identification of the Choice specific FIM spacing type Precise Closed No closer than No closer than with capture FIM assigned spacing Specifies a spacing goal Choice goal FIM spacing interval – Distance FIM spacing interval - Time FIM special points term Specifies a waypoint Choice Achieve-by Point Planned Termination Point Intercept Point Target Reference Point Published Identifier A published fixname or navaid Choice: Fix Name Navaid Range Resolution NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Initiation/Resumption Instruction  Flight crew reply - DM 0 (WILCO), 1 (UNABLE), 2 (STANDBY) Intended Flight Path  Target Aircraft intended flight path information - UM IM3 “Traffic[aircraft flight identification], [route clearance enhanced]” Variable Route Clearance Enhanced Definition Specifies the Cleared route of flight Parameters (if any) Sequence: Departure Airport (O) Destination Airport (O) Departure Runway(O) Departure Procedure (O) Arrival Runway (O) Approach Procedure (O) Arrival Procedure (O) 1-128 Route Information (O) Route Information Additional Sec (O) Clearance Name Position Range NA Resolution NA Execution – ATC parameter change  Expect it would be possible to reuse UM IM2 with the a check by the avionics or flight crew for changes  Likely would need to make it clear in the message that this was a change to an initial message Execution – ATC Query of Current Interval  UM IM4 “Report FIM current spacing”  DM IM2 “FIM current spacing [FIM current spacing]”  Whatever aircraft is controlling to (maintain or achieve) Variable FIM current spacing FIM spacing interval Distance FIM spacing interval - Time Definition Parameters (if any) Specifies the current Choice spacing FIM spacing interval – Distance FIM spacing interval - Time Specifies a spacing None goal in distance Range NA Resolution NA 0 – 200 (???) 1 nm Specifies a spacing goal in time 0 – 400 (???) 1 second None Execution – FIM-S Status  UM IM5 “Report FIM status”  DM IM3 “FIM [FIM status]” Variable FIM status Definition Specifies the FIM status spacing Parameters (if any) Choice Started Pending Range 7 characters Resolution NA Execution – New Sector Check-In  DM IM4 “FIM [FIM status] [FIM application name] traffic [aircraft flight identification], [FIM spacing type] [FIM assigned spacing goal] [FIM special points term] [Published Identifier]” ” Termination – Pilot initiated  DM IM5 “Unable [FIM application name] due to [FIM aircraft termination reason] [free text].” Variable FIM aircraft termination reason Definition Specifies flight crew reason for FIM termination Parameters (if any) Choice Turbulence Loss of data quality Unable FIM Speed … Range 20 characters Resolution NA Termination – ATC initiated  UM IM6 “Terminate [FIM application name] with traffic [Aircraft flight identification] due to [FIM controller termination reason] [free text].”  Would be followed by instruction for other actions Variable FIM controller termination reason Definition Parameters (if any) Specifies controller Choice reason for FIM ??? termination Range 20 characters Resolution NA Termination – ATC Suspend  UM IM7 “Suspend [FIM application name] with traffic [Aircraft flight identification] due to [FIM controller termination reason] expect to resume at [Published Identifier] [free text].”  Would be followed by instruction for other actions