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European Studies to Investigate the Feasibility of using 1000 ft Vertical Separation Minima above FL290 Part III Further Results and Overall Conclusions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

G. Moek
Affiliation:
(National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Amsterdam)
J. M. Ten Have
Affiliation:
(National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Amsterdam)
D. Harrison
Affiliation:
(Civil Aviation Authority, London)
M. E. Cox
Affiliation:
(EUROCONTROL, Brussels)

Abstract

This is the concluding part of a series of three papers for this Journal, documenting the European studies into the feasibility of 1000 ft vertical separation minima above FL290. This paper outlines the results from European data collections other than the main precision radar data collection and expands upon the factors affecting height-keeping performance. The development of a Minimum Altimetry System Performance Specification (MASPS), necessary for a reduced vertical separation minimum above FL29O, is presented. A number of implementation issues, in particular monitoring, are also discussed.

The contents of this paper reflect the views of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the NLR, CAA or EUROCONTROL.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1993

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