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COCKPIT WEATHER UPLINK. CARL R. KNABLE MGR. METEOROLOGY UNITED AIRLINES. NWS NAFAX. JEPPESEN FAX CHARTS - HI LEVEL SIG WX. JEPPESEN FAX CHARTS - RADAR. PILOTBRIEF. GRAPHICS. RADAR MOSAIC. SATELLITE. NASA CWIN - 1990’s. NASA/UAL DISCUSSIONS - 1995
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COCKPIT WEATHER UPLINK CARL R. KNABLE MGR. METEOROLOGY UNITED AIRLINES
NASA CWIN - 1990’s • NASA/UAL DISCUSSIONS - 1995 • SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE (STC) FOR UAL DC-10 FOR CWINS HARDWARE INSTALLATION • 1997 - UAL DC-10 EVALUATION FLIGHTS • RESULTS WERE SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS NASA WORK
NASA ASIST • ASIST - AVIATION SAFETY INVESTMENT STRATEGY TEAM • AvSP - AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM • WxAP - WEATHER ACCIDENT PREVENTION • AWIN - AVIATION WEATHER INFORMATION PROGRAM
AWIN - OCND • NCAR, UAL, OAKLAND ARTCC, AWC, ARINC, AND NRL • GOAL - PROVIDE REAL-TIME GRAPHICS OF OCEANIC WEATHER HAZARDS TO PILOTS, DISPATCHERS AND ATC PERSONNEL • OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION BEGAN NOV. 1999
WINN - WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK • STAGE 1 - CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CWIN CONCEPT USING HONEYWELL’S INTEGRATION AND VERIFICATION FACILITY • STAGE 2 -INSTALL AIRBORNE HARDWARE ON UAL SIMULATOR TO VALIDATE HUMAN FACTOR ISSUES, TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND WEATHER PRODUCTS • STAGE 3 - INSTALL AND EVALUATE WINN ON AN OPERATION AIRCRAFT
WINN UAL SIMULATOR EVALUATION • UAL B777 SIMULATOR • DEC 99 - JAN 00 • PILOTS FROM SEVERAL AIRLINES PARTICIPATED
WINN STAGE 3 • UAL A320 - AUGUST 2000 • HARDWARE - PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE (PED) • COMMUNICATIONS - GTE AIRPHONE • APPLICATION - “WINN-LITE” SOFTWARE (HONEYWELL)
FUTURE PLANS • HARDWARE - “PED” PROVIDED TO EVERY PILOT • COMMUNICATIONS - VHF DATA LINK (VDL) • APPLICATIONS - ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG AND WEATHER • JUSTIFICATION
ISSUES • BANDWIDTH • PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/MENUS • TRAINING • HARDWARE/CERTIFICATION/RETRO-FIT