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ATN 200118-19 September 2001

American American Airlines Data Airlines Data

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Frank Cheshire / Andy Fry

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The Path to PETALThe Path to PETAL• Certification & Operations Approval• CDG Operations

– Not your basic routine flights– Good support a key

• Non-revenue test profiles– Data collection– Response to problems

• Operational sector operations• Results

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Certification & Ops ApprovalCertification & Ops Approval

• Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)– AAL was the applicant, issued 6/06/01– Applies to the B-767-300 with Pegasus FMC

and Rockwell Collins avionics package:• CMU - 900

• VHF - 920 VHF Digital Radio (VDR)

• APM

• Operations Approval– Issued mid-August– Triggered start of revenue flying

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Charles de Gaulle OperationsCharles de Gaulle Operations

• Airframe Scheduling

• Routing & Coordination– Non-standard routing and short flights– Lots of coordination

• Kudos to lots of people/organizations– Internal to AA– Eurocontrol– CFMU and CDG ATC personnel

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Non-Revenue Test ProfilesNon-Revenue Test Profiles

• Objectives outlined by Eurocontrol– Specific profiles to establish system performance

• Avionics performance with “operational” ground network• Ground network• The Controller’s end

– Troubleshooting• Profiles modified or repeated to check “fixes”• Aircraft variables• Lots of data collected

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Flight LogFlight Log• 07:25:59 (AVLC) INFO (P=0) N(s)=4 N(r)=6 A/G=1 • Source Addr: 0x5102b1a, Dest Addr: 0x1a4a445• Frame Data:• b2 48 12 a2 14 02 6a 59 c8 1b ff 66 82 1e 01 00 '.H....jY...f....'• 04 07 08 00 00 14 47 00 27 01 58 41 41 00 ee ee '......G.'.XAA...'• ee 00 2b 02 00 ac 14 2b c2 00 '..+....+........'• 07:25:59 (VDL) SQP.indication=0, Source Addr: 0x5102b1a• ROUTER MOBILE_ISH_IN 11/07/01 07:25:59 ARINC "584141EE002B" 1800

"4700270158414100EEEEEE002B0200AC142BC200"RIF ISH_IN 11/07/01 07:25:59 ARINC "4700270158414100EEEEEE002B0200AC142BC200" "584141EE002B"07:25:59 (AVLC) RR (F=0) N(r)=5 A/G=0

• Source Addr: 0x1a4a445, Dest Addr: 0x5102b1a• Frame Data:• 16 02 6a 58 b2 48 12 a3 a1 '..jX.H..........'• 07:26:44 (AVLC) INFO (P=0) N(s)=5 N(r)=6 A/G=1 • Source Addr: 0x5102b1a, Dest Addr: 0x1a4a445• Frame Data:• b2 48 12 a2 14 02 6a 59 ca 1b ff 68 82 1e 01 00 '.H....jY...h....'• 04 07 08 00 00 14 47 00 27 01 58 41 41 00 ee ee '......G.'.XAA...'• ee 00 2b 02 00 ac 14 2b c2 00 '..+....+........'• ROUTER MOBILE_ISH_IN 11/07/01 07:26:44 ARINC "584141EE002B" 1800

"4700270158414100EEEEEE002B0200AC142BC200"07:26:44 (VDL) SQP.indication=0, Source Addr: 0x5102b1a

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Operational Sector OpsOperational Sector Ops

• The Pay-off !– Controller-Pilot data link communications

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ResultsResults

• The “good” news - VDLM2 works !

• The “other” news - there is room forimprovement– Technical and operational suitability issues

• 21 Non-revenue test profiles flown

• Started data link with operational sectors on 17 August, it is continuing

• PETAL an excellent proving ground

• Next step - FAA Build I in Miami next year

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Upper E I C A SUpper E I C A S

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Logon Status PageLogon Status Page

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M C D U DisplayM C D U Display

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Uplink MessageUplink Message

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A T C LogA T C Log

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Brain TrustBrain Trust ? ?

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Questions ?Questions ?

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