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Doug Arbuckle advises the JPDO Director on required PNT and Surveillance activities to meet Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) objectives -- including identification of critical institutional, policy, and technology issues.
Mr. Arbuckle advises SBS Program management in the development of future ADS-B applications, through the lifecycle of operational concept development, safety and performance analysis, field test validation, and avionics standards development via RTCA and ICAO. He also leads implementation of the SBS Program’s international strategy.
Prior to joining FAA in March 2009, Arbuckle was a NASA employee, beginning as a researcher at Langley Research Center (LaRC) in flight controls and simulation. At LaRC, he served in multiple technical leadership and management positions including: Vehicle Operations Research Branch Head, Flight Dynamics and Control Division Chief, and Airborne Systems Competency Director.
Arbuckle holds B.S./M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and is an AIAA Associate Fellow. He is the Designated Federal Official for the ADS-B-In Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), a member of the RTCA Program Management Committee, and US representative on the ICAO Airborne Surveillance Task Force. He also served on the ADS-B Aviation Rulemaking Committee.
Next Generation Air Traffic Management – Promises, Pitfalls and Progress
Both the U.S. and Europe are engaged in active, long-term programs to modernize Air Traffic Management (ATM). These programs promise a continuous roll-out of new procedures and technology that will save fuel, reduce noise, cut pollution, and maintain or improve safety.
The United States has invested nearly $3 billion in its ATM modernization program, called NextGen. NextGen is projected to reduce delays about 35 percent in the next seven years. It will bring $23 billion in cumulative benefits, saving about 1.4 billion gallons of jet fuel and cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 14 million tons.
This presentation will describe the technologies that enable and underpin NextGen, as well as the technical challenges involved in integrating these technologies. However, good engineering alone is not enough to achieve NextGen goals. Since ATM systems must operate 24/7/365, how to transition to new operations and procedures using the new technologies is also key; major transition considerations will be described. Cultural factors in the engineering, pilot and controller workforces must also be addressed; these factors will be described, as well as the approaches which are trying to address them.
The presentation will close with selected examples of progress from a U.S. and global perspective.
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