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AO-0316 — Increased Airport Performance through Independent (parallel or convergent) IFR Rotorcraft Operations

Using Rotorcraft specific independent IFR procedures to/from Final Approach & Take-Off areas (FATO) located at airports will remove IFR rotorcraft from active runways and allow aircraft and rotorcraft simultaneous non-interfering operations (SNI).
This rotorcraft specific independent IFR procedure will include (parallel or convergent) Point-in-Space (PinS) procedure to enable access to/depart from VFR FATO. When reaching the PinS, the pilot shall decide either to proceed to a landing or to abort the approach. The PinS is also the MAPT (Missed Approach Point).
In case of IFR FATO implemented for SNI IFR operations, the specific independent IFR procedure could be designed as a direct procedure.

Rationale
Expected benefits are:
- increased safety (no rotorcraft in runway traffic results in more homogeneous approach speeds and reduces the risk of longitudinal separation loss)
- increased runway throughput via dedicated procedures for rotorcraft accessing the airport:
a) removing IFR rotorcraft operations from current runway flow
b) reducing the number of potential go-around (with more homogeneous approach speeds)
- increased passenger throughput (airport capacity) thanks to more rotorcraft operations enabled
- noise reduction (rotorcraft accessing the airport via dedicated procedures will produce less noise than using the current 3° glide slope, a far-from-optimum approach for rotorcraft)
- improved flight efficiency through shortened approaches for IFR rotorcraft operations (fuel / flying time).
Forecast V3 end date
30-09-2019
Benefits start date (IOC)
19-10-2022
Full benefits date (FOC)
31-12-2026
Current Maturity Level
V2 finalised
Solution Data Quality Index
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Current Maturity Phase
R&D
Scope
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Release
R9
PCP Status
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Related Elements
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AO-0316
 
A/C-01
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-04
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-04a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-04b
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-06
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-07
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
PRO-251
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-02a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-23a
IOC - FOC
AIMS-23
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
BTNAV-0502
BTNAV-0503
BTNAV-0504
CTE-N07a
IOC - FOC
METEO-03c
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
METEO-04c
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
METEO-05c
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
REG-0009
STD-025
STD-043
STD-067
Code Title Related Elements Analysis
A/C-01 Enhanced positioning for LPV/RNP based on Single Frequency SBAS
Analysis
A/C-04 Flight management and guidance for improved lateral navigation in approach via RNP
Analysis
A/C-04a Flight management and guidance for Advanced RNP
Analysis
A/C-04b Flight management and guidance for RNP 0.3 (Category H(rotorcraft)) in all phases of flight, except final approach and initial missed approach
Analysis
A/C-06 Flight management and guidance for LPV approach based on SBAS
Analysis
A/C-07 Flight management and guidance for RNP transition to ILS/GLS/LPV
Analysis
PRO-251 ATC Procedure to handle SNI IFR rotorcraft operations using PinS
Analysis
A/C-02a Enhanced positioning using GBAS single frequency
Analysis
A/C-23a Synthetic vision in low visibility conditions
Analysis
AIMS-23 Enhanced digital data chain to ensure Aeronautical Information data provision to meet full 4D trajectory management requirements
Analysis
BTNAV-0502 Update of Minimum Performance Standard for Enhanced Vision (EV)
Analysis
BTNAV-0503 New ARP standard for Transport Category Airplane HUD/SVS systems
Analysis
BTNAV-0504 Update of Minimum Performance Standard for Airborne Synthetic Vision (SV)
Analysis
CTE-N07a GBAS Cat I based on Single-Constellation / Single-Frequency GNSS (GPS L1)
Analysis
METEO-03c Provision and monitoring of real-time airport weather information for time-based separation and curved approaches
Analysis
METEO-04c Generate and provide MET information relevant for Airport and approach related operations at short notice ('time to decision' between 3 minutes and 7days) including rotorcraft and RPAS
Analysis
METEO-05c Generate and provide MET information relevant for TMA and En-route related operations at short notice ('time to decision' between 3 minutes and 7days), including for low-level IFR operations.
Analysis
REG-0009 AMC for Curved Approaches
Analysis
STD-025 Harmonisation Specifications on Ground Based Augmentation System Ground Equipment to Support Category I Operations
Analysis
STD-043 EN 303 084, Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) VHF ground-air Data Broadcast (VDB)
Analysis
STD-067 DO-253D 'GBAS MOPS' & DO-246E 'GBAS ICD'
Analysis

Dependent OI Steps: No associated data

SESAR Solutions

Code Title Program Related Elements Analysis
PJ.02-05 Independent Rotorcraft operations at the Airport SESAR 2020 Wave 1
Analysis

PCP Elements: No associated data

Implementation Objectives: No associated data

ICAO Block Modules: No associated data