Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards Update Presented to: DCIT 42 By: Mark Patterson, FAA, AFS-470 Date: 12 August 2015 N8900.297 (revised A056 templates) Published on 7 May 2015 • Parts 121, 125, 135, 91K – Compliance date - 12 June 15 • Part 91 – Compliance date – 11 Sep 15 – Operator / Inspector work load Federal Aviation Administration 2 As of 10 August 2015: Operators with A056 = 556 (Last DCIT = 482) Data link applications currently under review = 59 U.S. Carriers w/CPDLC-DCL authorization = 10/12 – Fleets: A330; B737/747/757/767/777/787; MD11 Foreign Carriers: 2 – Fleets: A330/A380/B747/B777 – Should have 2 more authorized by end of week - Both are trials participants that operate at KIAH - Expected fleets authorized: A330/380; B747/777 Federal Aviation Administration 3 As of 10 August 2015 DCIT operator A056 application status • Opr A (initial A056 application) - 1 Aug 15 – authorized for CPDLC-DCL only • Opr B (adding B737 to existing A056) - 10 Aug 15 – authorized for CPDLC-DCL only • Opr C (adding B737 to existing authorization) - on hold - waiting for Load 12 Federal Aviation Administration 4 As of 10 August 2015: Part 91K operators: - with new A056 = 1 (No CPDLC-DCL ops authorized) Part 125 operators: - with new A056 = 6 (5 w/ CPDLC-DCL authorized) - B737/757/767 Part 135 operators with new A056 = 32/35 - 28/32 auth CPDLC-DCL (3 ATN; 1 No CPDLC-DCL) - Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault, Gulfstream, Hawker Part 91: - with A056 = 502 (with CPDLC-DCL auth = ??) - not req’d to have A056 for domestic DL ops only Federal Aviation Administration 5 AC 120-70C Published on 3 August Federal Aviation Administration 6 Future Work AC 90-[datacomm/PBCS] project Includes: AC 120-70C incorporated New guidance - PBCS FANS / ATN B1 / B2 (as available) Post-implementation monitoring Compliance determination Streamlined application process for Part 91 OpSpec / MSpec / LOA template updates Additional guidance / training material as necessary PARC CWG & DCIT collaboration -- but will welcome other participants Federal Aviation Administration 7 Other activities 1. Final ACF determination – CPDLC-DCL information not yet added to AFD or vendor products 2. AIM revision – – Para 5-2-2 Pre-departure Clearance Procedures has not yet been updated to reflect CPDLC-DCL Recommend a general scrub to delete outdated CPDLC info (eg. Build 1 services, Miami ops, etc) Federal Aviation Administration 8 Questions? Federal Aviation Administration 9