It is nearly two decades ago that the idea of Free Flight first surfaced in discussions about the future of air traffic management. To put it simply, free flight means an environment in which air traffic control transfers responsibility for separation to the pilots. It may sound outlandish but simulation after simulation has shown that… Continue reading Airbus to trial automated airborne separation. Free Flight… not such a crazy idea after all?
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Free flight…or…Flight of Fancy?
If you utter the words ”free flight” these days, a number of interesting reactions are likely. These can range from blank stares via violent reactions to sad headshaking. On one occasion somebody actually asked me.…”But you still have to pay airport taxes…?” But jokes apart, there are plenty of experts who will remember how much… Continue reading Free flight…or…Flight of Fancy?
When Technology Overtakes Obfuscation
Not so long ago the hottest topic of discussion, and a major item of contention, was the idea of Free Flight. In case you are not sure what that was all about let me just say that free flight is an air traffic management concept under which the responsibility for providing separation is transferred to… Continue reading When Technology Overtakes Obfuscation
Oceanic airspace, the proving ground for future separation techniques
It was more than a decade before SESAR that I first heard the term “free flight”, a new paradigm for separating aircraft that would replace concentrated decision making with a distributed one by giving the flight crew the responsibility for ensuring separation between their aircraft. This is the normal state of affairs for VFR flights… Continue reading Oceanic airspace, the proving ground for future separation techniques
(Before) all else fails… read the Concept! Part 3.
What is TMR? The abbreviation of Trajectory Management Requirements and an item that has been misunderstood in several ways (some quite surprising). Obviously, the CONOPS did not do a very good job of explaining this simplest of elements (mea culpa…). An aircraft flying its 4 dimensional trajectory will do so with an agreed precision and… Continue reading (Before) all else fails… read the Concept! Part 3.