ACARS applications (2)

by
Laurent Teissier
STNA/3EC
air-ground datalink and services branch
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ARINC 623 DCL&ATIS

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 Standardisation status
• DCL described in
¬ ARINC 623 specification
¬ Eurocae ED-85 Data Link Application System Document
¬ exists in ICAO SARPS and A622 inside CPDLC application but
unusable

• ATIS described in
¬ ARINC 623 specification
¬ Eurocae ED-89 Data Link Application System Document
¬ exists in ICAO SARPS new FIS application (ed.3 of doc. 9705)

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 Departure CLearance Service

Clearance given by
controller before
pushback containing
:
runway in use
SID
SSR code

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 TThe
he VVoice
oice D CL PProcedure
DCL rocedure PPhase
hase #1
#1

Before engine start, the pilot requests for

his departure clearance
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TThe
he VVoice
oice D CL PProcedure
DCL rocedure PPhase
hase #2
#2

The controller answers ...

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 TThe
he VVoice
oice D CL PProcedure
DCL rocedure PPhase
hase #2
#2

... and validates the flight plan to get SSR code

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 TThe
he VVoice
oice D CL PProcedure
DCL rocedure PPhase
hase #3
#3

The controller reads the clearance to the pilot

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 TThe
he VVoice
oice D CL PProcedure
DCL rocedure PPhase
hase #4
#4

The pilot reads back his clearance

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Voice
Voice DCL
DCL
TThe
he VV.H.F
.H.F D rawbacks
Drawbacks

• frequency congestion
• high controller workload
• potential misunderstanding
• waste of time for the pilots

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 TThe
he VV.H.F
.H.F D rawbacks
Drawbacks

While controllers are over busy ...

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 TThe
he VV.H.F
.H.F D rawbacks
Drawbacks

... Pilots are waiting ...

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 TThe
he VV.H.F
.H.F D rawbacks
Drawbacks

... Misunderstanding due to radio signal quality

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datalink
datalink DCL
DCL
TThe
he C lairé TTrial
Clairé rial

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 Clairé terminal

SITA Aircom
Ethernet Network

CLAIRÉ ground
system

AFTN Network Flight Plan

System
Q Flight Plan System
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 datalink
datalink DCL
DCL

H-30: The Clairé ground system receives

flight plan information
H-12: The pilot requests for his departure
clearance using his ACARS
The controller activates the flight
The controller validates and sends the
clearance
The pilot sends a datalink
acknowledgement

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 datalink
datalink DCL
DCL

H-30: The Clairé ground system receives flight

plan informations

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 datalink DCL
airborne system

VHF/HF/Satcom

MCDU
CHI
upgraded
ACARS/MU
with A623 ATIS/DCL

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 datalink
datalink DCL
DCL
DE P ART CL X RQ 1 / 2
AT S F L T I D F AC I L I T Y
1L AFR1234 LFPG 1R

A / C T YP E AT I S
2L EA34 X 2R

OR I G S T A DE S T S T A
3L LFPG GOOY 3R

GAT E
4L A45 4R

5L S E ND* 5R

6L 6R

DE P AR T C L X R Q 2 / 2
R E MA R K S
1L
[ REQUEST2%SLOPE ] 1R

2L
[ ] 2R

3L 3R

4L 4R

S E ND *
H-12: The pilot requests for his
5L 5R

6L 6R

departure clearance using

his ACARS
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 Datalink DCL
Ground (ops view )
Ground system
£ decodes the request,
£ matches it with a FPL
£ waits for FDPS parameters
(SSR code)
£ proposes a DCL to ATCO
ATCO
£ validates DCL parameters
£ sends DCL back to pilot
£ checks PILOT ack

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 datalink DCL
system (airborne side)

DCL message
VHF/satcom
MCDU
chi
upgraded
FMC ACARS/MU
with A623 DCL
Printer

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 datalink
datalink DCL
DCL

DE P ART CL X RE V I E W
H H : MM AAAAAAAA N N / MM
1L 1R

CLD 1423 960305 LFPG

2L PDC 001 2R

SAS 1234 CLRD TO EKCH

3L
OFF 27 VIA CMB7A 3R
SQUAWK 4776 ADT
1015/1025 NEXT FREQ
4L
121.6 ATIS B 4R

5L
* ACCE P T RE Q> 5R

6L 6R

which is printed …...and …..displayed in the cockpit

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 datalink DCL
on board (ops view )
• Pilot acks

And the flight is ready

to leave ...
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 ATIS SERVICE
Q Airport Terminal Information Service
Q Before first radio contact pilot gets
ATIS info (VHF recorded voice)
Q ATIS content: according to RCA
Q time of recording
Q ident letter
Q SID, STAR
Q airfied status
Q local Wx

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 Voice ATIS (ground)

• ATCO records info every

hour (or more if no
change)
• ATIS recorded message
broadcasted on dedicated
freq (dual if bilingual)
• Drawbacks :
• understandability, manual update
• repetitive, unexciting and time-
spending work

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 Voice ATIS (airborne)

•tunes on dedicated freq, listens, writes down info

•Drawbacks:
•distorted information, time spent, VHF coverage,
exclusive activity
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ISATIS
ISATIS
Isatis terminal

SITA Aircom
Ethernet Network

ISATIS ground
system

VHF radio

CAOBS System

Q VHF broadcasting
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 datalink ATIS(ground)
ISATIS Interface de Saisie de
l'ATIS

• automatic Wx info collection

(CAOBS)
• preformatted message
• voice synthesis for aural check
and VHF broadcast (bilingual)
• English ACARS A623 ATIS
delivery on request or update

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 datalink ATIS (airborne)

• usual procedure (one

ATIS per airport)
• same info printed and
displayed
• Advantages :
¬correct info,
¬desynchronization,
¬ minimized workload

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 datalink ATIS
airborne CHI

AT I S RQ
A I RP ORT
AT I S REVI EW
1L LFPG 1R
H H : MM AAAAAAAA N N / MM
S ERV I CE TYP E 1L LFPO ARR/DEP ATIS K. 1R
2L ARRIVAL ATIS 2R 1005Z.
APCH ILS / LDG 26 /
RE P ORT I NG MO D E 2L TKOF 25 / SID 7 P.- RWY COND : NIL. 2R
3L START AUTO UPDATES 3R - TL 40 GATE ALPHA ZERO ALPHA
TWY 22D CLOSED-TL40 -BIRD HAZARD
3L - WIND 300 / 20 KT /. 3R
4L 4R - VIS 10 KM- PRESENT WEATHER : NIL
FEW 3800 FT.- T 9 / DEW 0-
4L QNH 1023 / QFE 1012.- PHENOMENA : NIL. 4R
5L S END* 5R
END OF ATIS K.
2E43

6L 6R
5L
* P R I NT REQ> 5R

6L 6R

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datalink
datalink ATIS
ATIS TThe
he IISATIS
SATIS FFunctions
unctions

ISATIS receives Wx data each minute

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 TThe
he IISATIS
SATIS FFunctions
unctions

The controller adds up info and validates next

ATIS text... ENAC AA2 CNS08/ 32
 TThe
he IISATIS
SATIS FFunctions
unctions

... and checks its aural result before broadcast

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 TThe
he IISATIS
SATIS FFunctions
unctions

Pilots can also listen to text-to-speech

synthesis on the ATIS frequency

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 ARINC623 SYSTEM AVAILABILITY
ATIS
¬ Australia
¾ 6 airports DCL
¬ New Zealand ¬ South Korea
¾ 2 airports ¬ France
¬ USA ¾ 3 airports
¾ 57 airports ¬ Belgium, Denmark
¬ Canada ¬ PDC in 57 US airports
¬ France
¾ 2 airports
¬ Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, UK
Warning
/ ATIS & DCL available via gateways : technically interoperable BUT no
guarantee of QoS
/ ATIS structure even though ICAO defined, may differ

AIRCRAFT either upgrade of current ACARS/MU,

or ATSU FANS/A v.2 & B777 FANS/1 v.2 packs end 02

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ARINC 702A FLIPCY

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 FLIPCY functional objectives

d) Early detection of waypoint insertion errors

incorrectly flight trajectory inserted in the

inserted WPT Flight Management System

correct WPT
WPT cleared flight
trajectory

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 A702A vs ADS
FLIPCY requires waypoint identifier where available
– Not supplied by ADS demand Report
– Supplied by A 702A
– Remark : For ADS, the conversion of latitude, longitude to waypoint
identifier can be made by ground system if it is necessary. In any
case, A 702A offers the easiest solution on this topic.
– ADS advantage : ground managed trigger of FPL request

¾ A340, A 330 and A320 & B777, B747/400 and new B737
equipped but option must be activated
¾ FANS only on long-haul i.e. B747/400, B777, A340/330

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 FLIPCY
Ground architecture

AFR A340 DLH A340/B737

Ground Station 1 Ground Station 2

SITA Service Provider

STPV
flight data
processing
SITA MTN
LDAS
SITA gateway
ground FPL air FPL

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 FLIPCY sequence diagram
processing
Init message
(free text)
flight plan
downlink
request
(AEEC702A)

flight plans (AEEC702A)

comparison flight plan
downlink report

step 3.2 (free text)

if
different
step 3.2 ATC status of the
route selected
ATCO STPV LDAS ASP/DHP FMS Cockpit

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 FLIPCY
Air architecture
pilot HMI (MCDU)
pilot HMI (MCDU)

PLANE PLANE

Arinc 702A
Acars FMS
Acars FMS Arinc 702A Application
Application MU 429
MU 429

on-board flight plan

GS 1
GS 2

DHP
SERVICE PROVIDER A/G
NETWORK NTI processor
(SITA)
X.25
STPV
X.25
DGAC

FRANCE LDAS private network

ATC
ground systems

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Detection of inconsistencies

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 FLIPCY messages example

init
QU TLSLDYA
.QXSXMXS
FI AF0123 AN D-ABCD
DT QXS CDG1 031330 M03A
3B01 OTHER 0123/03 LFPG/EDDR .D-ABCD
INIT

flight plan downlink report

QU TLSLDYA
.QXSXMXS 212326
FML
FI AF0123/AN F-GWWW
DT QXS CDG2 212326 F05A
FPN/RP:DA:LFPG:AA:WSSS:R:09O:D:MARG8K..AUZON.UG42..COLOM.UR11..EPL.UA109..TRA.UG4..KP
T.UG313..RTT.UT19..GOTAR.UT20..TOMPA.UW20..BEO.UA4..KAL.UW10..RAD.VA4..GOTAN.VG8..AL
RAM.G8..ZAJ.R54..KER.W15..NABOD.G665..PG.G8E..VASLA.G472E..AAE.G472..NNP.B579..PUT.R32
5..AT.A464..D90SJ..PASLA/PR,,330,,4000,,67,,M30,50,,,P37,P0,36090,7,3935,290A365

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 Conclusion

*Standardized applications / unclear ops goal

* Full FANS1/A ops limited to low density airspaces

(imbedded limited performances e.g. FMC/MU dialogues)

*but as available on many aircraft

ªshould serve as training ground for final version of apps
ªsome features must be reproduced by ATN apps
*close system
*0 obsolete techniques (! maintenance)
*HMI to be refined
*Training and operational concept/benefits key to success
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Questions ?

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 Web sites
ACARS
http://www.airnavsystems.com/suite/inet.html
http://patriot.net/~acars/

FANS
http://www.mitre.org/tech_transfer/atssir/
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/caft/
http://www.eurocontrol.be/projects/eatchip/petal2/index.htm

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