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Deployment Scenario Title

Independent rotorcraft operations at airports
Deployment Scenario Description Independent rotorcraft operations at airports: this solution involves the use of rotorcraft-specific and SBAS-based point-in-space (PinS) approach procedures, which aim to improve access to secondary airports in low-visibility conditions.
Essential Operational Change Multimodal Mobility and integration of all Airspace Users
Maturity In development phase: Key Solutions Approaching Maturity
Applicable Operating Environment
Airport Terminal Airspace En-Route Network
       
Timeline
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035
Deployment                
Benefit      
Performance Contribution of the DS
Capacity Safety Environment Cost-efficiency Operational efficiency
         
Stakeholders affected (at least one enabler to be deployed)
ANSP AO AU Network Manager
Civil Military Civil Military Civil Military
TWR, APP, ENR, CNS, SWIM, AIS, MET TWR, APP, ENR, AIS, MET, AMC APT Operator APT Operator Scheduled, BA Fixed, BA Rotorcraft, GA, FOC Transport, Fighter, Light, WOC, Network Manager
SESAR Solutions
Solution Code Solution Title Solution Description Related Elements
PJ.02-05 Independent Rotorcraft operations at the Airport Independent Rotorcraft (RC) operations at the airport refer to RC specific approach procedures...
Operational Improvement Steps
OI Step Code OI Step Title OI Step Description Related Elements
AO-0316 Increased Airport Performance through Independent (parallel or convergent) IFR Rotorcraft Operations Using Rotorcraft specific independent IFR procedures to/from Final Approach & Take-Off areas...
Enablers
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Inherited		 Develop/
Use		 Enabler Code Enabler Title Enabler Description Related Elements
A/C-01 Enhanced positioning for LPV/RNP based on Single Frequency SBAS Enhanced positioning for Localizer Precision with Vertical Guidance Approach based on Single...
A/C-04 Flight management and guidance for improved lateral navigation in approach via RNP Flight management and guidance to improve lateral navigation in approach e.g. 2D RNP value down...
A/C-04a Flight management and guidance for Advanced RNP Flight management and guidance for Advanced RNP i.e. RNP1 with more deterministic FRT in...
A/C-04b Flight management and guidance for RNP 0.3 (Category H(rotorcraft)) in all phases of flight, except final approach and initial missed approach The helicopter community identified a need for a specification that has a single accuracy of...
A/C-06 Flight management and guidance for LPV approach based on SBAS Flight management and guidance for Localizer Precision with Vertical guidance approach (LPV)...
  A/C-07 Flight management and guidance for RNP transition to ILS/GLS/LPV Flight management and guidance for curved approach (requiring FMS capable of Radius to Fix) with...
PRO-251 ATC Procedure to handle SNI IFR rotorcraft operations using PinS ATC Procedure to handle SNI IFR rotorcraft operations using PinS. This covers specific Flight...
A/C-02a Enhanced positioning using GBAS single frequency Enhanced positioning using GBAS single frequency (GPS L1)
  A/C-23a Synthetic vision in low visibility conditions Synthetic vision (SV) in Low Visibility Conditions to facilitate approach
AIMS-23 Enhanced digital data chain to ensure Aeronautical Information data provision to meet full 4D trajectory management requirements Enhanced aeronautical information data provision chain enabling the provision of high quality...
BTNAV-0502 Update of Minimum Performance Standard for Enhanced Vision (EV) New EUROCAE standard(s) based on: - DO-315 / ED-179A MASPS for EVS, SVS, CVS and EFVS (no...
BTNAV-0503 New ARP standard for Transport Category Airplane HUD/SVS systems Proceed with the development of Transport Category Airplane Head Up Display (HUD) Systems
BTNAV-0504 Update of Minimum Performance Standard for Airborne Synthetic Vision (SV) ED-180 (EUROCAE WG-79 equivalent for DO-315B MASPS for SVS_150ftDA (2011))
CTE-N07a GBAS Cat I based on Single-Constellation / Single-Frequency GNSS (GPS L1) GBAS Cat I is deployed as a precursor to GBAS Cat II/III to support validation of precision...
METEO-03c Provision and monitoring of real-time airport weather information for time-based separation and curved approaches ATM-MET ground based sub-system dedicated to acquire, collect, combine, provide and monitor...
METEO-04c Generate and provide MET information relevant for Airport and approach related operations at short notice ('time to decision' between 3 minutes and 7days) including rotorcraft and RPAS The ATM-MET system is acquiring, generating, assembling and providing Meteorological (MET)...
METEO-05c Generate and provide MET information relevant for TMA and En-route related operations at short notice ('time to decision' between 3 minutes and 7days), including for low-level IFR operations. The ATM-MET system is acquiring, generating, assembling and providing Meteorological (MET)...
REG-0009 AMC for Curved Approaches To be confirmed, pending project 09.12 outcome. Need for coordination between EASA and European...
STD-025 Harmonisation Specifications on Ground Based Augmentation System Ground Equipment to Support Category I Operations Planned for ETSI
STD-043 EN 303 084, Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) VHF ground-air Data Broadcast (VDB) ETSI Technical characteristics and methods of measurement for ground-based equipment; Harmonized...
STD-067 DO-253D 'GBAS MOPS' & DO-246E 'GBAS ICD' Main standards for the GBAS airborne receiver