“Friends/Partners in Aviation Weather” Vision Forum

FAA Headquarters – 800 Independence Avenue SW – Washington, D.C.

Third Floor Auditorium

 

Sponsored by

National Business Aviation Association

 

July 13, 2006

 

Agenda

 

The Goal of this meeting is for the JPDO Weather Product Development Team (PDT) to share with the broader aviation-weather community of interest the status of “NGATS Weather”.

 

The aviation-weather community of interest will have an opportunity to provide feedback to the JPDO Weather IPT on the “NGATS Weather - Concept of Operations” and overall vision for transforming how the Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Weather communities work together to mitigate the impacts of weather in the NAS.

 

The scope of this Vision meeting is the medium and long term R & D and implementation of ATM-Weather operational solutions. Short-term (12-36 months) operational issues and the resultant solutions are the scope of the separate 19 Oct 2006 FPAW forum at NBAA in Orlando.

 

7:30                             Participants without badges meet in lobby

 

8:00 – 8:30                  Welcome (Vicki Cox – FAA, Acting Vice President, ATO-Planning)

                                                (Gen. D. L. Johnson, Director, National Weather Service)

 

8:30 – 8:40                  Overview of Meeting (Bruce Carmichael – NCAR Aviation Weather)

 

8:40 – 9:25                  Segment One – Overview of Vision, Goals, and Plans

(Mark Andrews - JPDO WxIPT Lead, Rick Heuwinkel – FAA Weather Policy)

 

 9:25 – 9:45                 Segment Two – NGATS Vision

                                     (Doug Arbuckle – JPDO Agile ATM Lead)

 

9:45 – 10:00                Break

 

10:00 – 11:45              Segment Three – Weather IPT Concept of Operations

                                    10:00 – 10:30  Vision Presenter (Steve Green – NASA/Ames)

                                    10:30 – 11:45  User Panel Discussion (Tom Fahey – Northwest Airlines, Bill Phaneuf – ALPA, Leaders)

 

11:45 – 12:45              Lunch (You are on your own.  FAA Cafeteria or local restaurants)

 

12:45 –1:15                 Segment Four – Air Force Exploitation of Weather in Mission Planning and Execution 

                                              (Col. Don Berchoff – HQ USAF,
                        Weather Resources and Programs)

 

1:15 – 2:45                  Segment Five – Private Sector Participation in NGATS Weather

1:15 – 1:45      Presenter (Roy Strasser - WSI)

1:45 – 2:45      User Panel Discussion (Warren Qualley – Weather News, Leader)

 

2:45 – 3:00                  Break

 

3:00 – 4:00                  Segment Six – 2012 Initial Operating Capability

            3:00 – 3:20      Vision Presenter (Ken Leonard - FAA/ATO-P)          

            3:20 – 4:00      User Panel Discussion (Bob Lamond – NBAA)

 

4:00 – 4:45                  Segment Seven – The Way Forward – Community Input

                                     - Capture issues identified for follow-up (Mark Andrews)

 

4:45 – 5:00                  Look Ahead to Weather Activities of Note (Bruce Carmichael)

 

 

 

The User Panel Leaders listed below are requested to carefully read the CONOPS prior to the meeting, and be prepared to lead their respective discussion session. There is no requirement to prepare or give a briefing at this meeting.

 

 

 

 

Panel of Current Users of Weather Information

 

Rick Curtis

Southwest Airlines

 

Bill Phaneuf (LEADER)

Air Line Pilots Association

 

Warren Qualley (LEADER)

WeatherNews, Inc.

 

Heidi Williams

AOPA

 

Dave Lotterer

Regional Airline Association

 

Tom Fahey (LEADER)

Northwest Airlines

 

Bob Lamond

NBAA

 

Leo Prusak

FAA/ATO – LaGuardia Tower

 

Mark Evans

FAA/ATO