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American Airlines Data Link. ATN 2001 18-19 September 2001. Frank Cheshire / Andy Fry. The Path to PETAL. Certification & Operations Approval CDG Operations Not your basic routine flights Good support a key Non-revenue test profiles Data collection Response to problems
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American Airlines Data Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ATN 2001 18-19 September 2001 Frank Cheshire / Andy Fry
The Path to PETAL • Certification & Operations Approval • CDG Operations • Not your basic routine flights • Good support a key • Non-revenue test profiles • Data collection • Response to problems • Operational sector operations • Results
Certification & Ops Approval • Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) • AAL was the applicant, issued 6/06/01 • Applies to the B-767-300 with Pegasus FMC and Rockwell Collins avionics package: • CMU - 900 • VHF - 920 VHF Digital Radio (VDR) • APM • Operations Approval • Issued mid-August • Triggered start of revenue flying
Charles de Gaulle Operations • Airframe Scheduling • Routing & Coordination • Non-standard routing and short flights • Lots of coordination • Kudos to lots of people/organizations • Internal to AA • Eurocontrol • CFMU and CDG ATC personnel
Non-Revenue Test Profiles • Objectives outlined by Eurocontrol • Specific profiles to establish system performance • Avionics performance with “operational” ground network • Ground network • The Controller’s end • Troubleshooting • Profiles modified or repeated to check “fixes” • Aircraft variables • Lots of data collected
Flight Log • 07:25:59 (AVLC) INFO (P=0) N(s)=4 N(r)=6 A/G=1 • Source Addr: 0x5102b1a, Dest Addr: 0x1a4a445 • Frame Data: • b2 48 12 a2 14 02 6a 59 c8 1b ff 66 82 1e 01 00 '.H....jY...f....' • 04 07 08 00 00 14 47 00 27 01 58 41 41 00 ee ee '......G.'.XAA...' • ee 00 2b 02 00 ac 14 2b c2 00 '..+....+........' • 07:25:59 (VDL) SQP.indication=0, Source Addr: 0x5102b1a • ROUTER MOBILE_ISH_IN 11/07/01 07:25:59 ARINC "584141EE002B" 1800 "4700270158414100EEEEEE002B0200AC142BC200"RIF ISH_IN 11/07/01 07:25:59 ARINC "4700270158414100EEEEEE002B0200AC142BC200" "584141EE002B"07:25:59 (AVLC) RR (F=0) N(r)=5 A/G=0 • Source Addr: 0x1a4a445, Dest Addr: 0x5102b1a • Frame Data: • 16 02 6a 58 b2 48 12 a3 a1 '..jX.H..........' • 07:26:44 (AVLC) INFO (P=0) N(s)=5 N(r)=6 A/G=1 • Source Addr: 0x5102b1a, Dest Addr: 0x1a4a445 • Frame Data: • b2 48 12 a2 14 02 6a 59 ca 1b ff 68 82 1e 01 00 '.H....jY...h....' • 04 07 08 00 00 14 47 00 27 01 58 41 41 00 ee ee '......G.'.XAA...' • ee 00 2b 02 00 ac 14 2b c2 00 '..+....+........' • ROUTER MOBILE_ISH_IN 11/07/01 07:26:44 ARINC "584141EE002B" 1800 "4700270158414100EEEEEE002B0200AC142BC200"07:26:44 (VDL) SQP.indication=0, Source Addr: 0x5102b1a
Operational Sector Ops • The Pay-off ! • Controller-Pilot data link communications
Results • The “good” news - VDLM2 works ! • The “other” news - there is room for improvement • Technical and operational suitability issues • 21 Non-revenue test profiles flown • Started data link with operational sectors on 17 August, it is continuing • PETAL an excellent proving ground • Next step - FAA Build I in Miami next year