RESULTS – EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPATING PILOT

RESULTS – EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPATING PILOT

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T R Price T R Price

DERA Boscombe DownDERA Boscombe Down

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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Tim Price Tim Price Project Test Pilot for DERA BAC 1-11 research Project Test Pilot for DERA BAC 1-11 research

aircraft since 1996aircraft since 1996 94 EFMS flights 94 EFMS flights >230 flying hours>230 flying hours 42 demo flights42 demo flights Pilot on all PD1 Pilot on all PD1

& PD3 flights & PD3 flights

RESULTSRESULTS

Overall:Overall:Participants are to be congratulated on Participants are to be congratulated on

their achievementstheir achievementsPHARE should be regarded as a major PHARE should be regarded as a major

successsuccess

Experimental Flight Management SystemExperimental Flight Management System

A natural progression from current-generation A natural progression from current-generation FMS (as fitted to Airbus / Boeing)FMS (as fitted to Airbus / Boeing)

Pilots should be able to adapt to its use easilyPilots should be able to adapt to its use easily Compatible with technology developed for Compatible with technology developed for

ADS(B) and FANSADS(B) and FANS Should be easy to use with CPDLC Should be easy to use with CPDLC

Research RouteResearch Route

EFMS (continued)EFMS (continued)

Meteorological databaseMeteorological database

4D Control4D Control

AchievedAchieved AccuracyAccuracy

AHMIAHMI

AAirborne irborne HHuman uman

MMachine achine

IInterfacenterface

AHMI (continued)AHMI (continued)

In BAC 1-11In BAC 1-11

AHMI (continued)AHMI (continued)

In BAC 1-11In BAC 1-11

In modernIn modern flightdecksflightdecks

AHMI (continued)AHMI (continued)

In BAC 1-11In BAC 1-11

Workload for pilotsWorkload for pilots

In modernIn modern flightdecksflightdecks

AHMI (continued)AHMI (continued)

Evolution during PHAREEvolution during PHARE Touch screenTouch screen Rollerball Rollerball

Use of AHMIUse of AHMI

Initialisation and data entry Initialisation and data entry Inspection of route & constraintsInspection of route & constraints

Editing of routeEditing of route Time-constraintsTime-constraints

Avionics RequirementsAvionics Requirements

Should not change substantially with introduction of Should not change substantially with introduction of PHARE conceptPHARE concept

Very accurate navigation is a “must”Very accurate navigation is a “must” GPS and IRS in en-route phaseGPS and IRS in en-route phase Galileo, WAAS, in terminal phase (RNP-1 likely)Galileo, WAAS, in terminal phase (RNP-1 likely)

Satellite and VHF datalinksSatellite and VHF datalinks Accurate computer performance model for each Accurate computer performance model for each

aircraft typeaircraft type Met database Met database

VISION FOR THE FUTUREVISION FOR THE FUTURE

My opinions aloneMy opinions alone BIG PICTUREBIG PICTURE

Airspace congestionAirspace congestion ““The Prize”The Prize”

Tim’s Top Tip #1:Tim’s Top Tip #1:

The The status quo antestatus quo ante is not an option is not an option

Acceptance IssuesAcceptance Issues

Implementation of PHARE concepts will be Implementation of PHARE concepts will be harder for ATCOs to accept than pilotsharder for ATCOs to accept than pilots

Peter Bone of AEA Technology Consulting Peter Bone of AEA Technology Consulting warns: “warns: “The ATCO may soon be removed, or The ATCO may soon be removed, or remote, from the (ATC) system. Effectively he or remote, from the (ATC) system. Effectively he or she will be policing the system as opposed to she will be policing the system as opposed to being part of it.being part of it.”” © Royal Aeronautical Society 1999© Royal Aeronautical Society 1999

Acceptance Issues (2)Acceptance Issues (2)

Genius of PHARE:Genius of PHARE: Humans ‘in the loop’ at both endsHumans ‘in the loop’ at both ends

ATCOATCO IssuesIssues::

Pay & skillPay & skill

Impact of ITImpact of IT

StatusStatus

Acceptance Issues (3)Acceptance Issues (3)

Tim’s Top Tip #2:Tim’s Top Tip #2:

Adrenaline does NOT lubricate Adrenaline does NOT lubricate ATM systemsATM systems

PHARE will be to ATCOs what PHARE will be to ATCOs what FBW was to pilotsFBW was to pilots

The system MUST be reliable and The system MUST be reliable and fail-safefail-safe

Operational IssuesOperational Issues

Investment by airlinesInvestment by airlines Ideal flight profileIdeal flight profile

Annoyances:Annoyances: Standard Flight LevelsStandard Flight Levels Open and Closed ConstraintsOpen and Closed Constraints

Regulatory IssuesRegulatory Issues

How is the transition to a 4D How is the transition to a 4D environment going to happen?environment going to happen?

Height-encoding transponders must Height-encoding transponders must be mandatory for everything that be mandatory for everything that flies, except:flies, except:

SUMMARYSUMMARY

Congratulations to all those involved in a Congratulations to all those involved in a highly-successful program. I have been highly-successful program. I have been privileged to be a small part of it. Please privileged to be a small part of it. Please

don’t lose the opportunity to make it don’t lose the opportunity to make it happen!happen!

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

To those who said there was no need for To those who said there was no need for any airborne research in PHARE:any airborne research in PHARE:

A quote, from Ken Szalai, director of A quote, from Ken Szalai, director of NASA DrydenNASA Dryden

Flight is reality - Flight is reality - anything else is just anything else is just

pure fantasy!pure fantasy!

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION