Flight Information Services Data Link (FISDL)

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Flight Information Services Data Link (FISDL)
Status / Update for Friends / Partners in
Aviation Weather Forum
Alfred Moosakhanian, FAA/AUA-460 (FISDL Program
Manager) October 7, 2003
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Weather in the Cockpit
Is Here Growing
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FISDL Program Major Tasks

• National Implementation based on FAA FIS Policy
• Standards Development
• RTCA SC-195
• Quality Assurance
• Product Review Team
• WJHTC Post Analysis
• Training Education
• FAA Publications (AIM, ACs)
• Trade Shows (NBAA, AOPA, Sun N Fun, Oshkosh)
• ?? - Other

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FISDL Program - Status

• National Deployment
• Only one FISDL Service Provider Honeywell
• Nearly 75 coverage of CONUS today and growing
• Standards
• RTCA FIS-B MASPS (DO-267) published and Revision
  A being worked
• TSO and companion AC in progress (AIR-130)
• Quality Assurance
• Honeywell products reviewed and accepted
• Honeywell met or exceeded all performance
  criteria
• Training and Education
• AIM published and AC in progress (AFS-400)
• Trade Shows supported - No FY03 funds for other
  initiatives

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On-Going Actions

• Development of METAR plain language decoder by
  NCAR and FSL
• Development of access for NAS status information
  (i.e., TFRs) through the NAIMES program
• Co-sponsor NASA Glenn WINCOMM studies for FIS
  data link simulation/modeling
• NAIMES NAS Aeronautical Information
  Management Enterprise System