摘要: |
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Capstone and Safe Flight 21 Programs are in the early stages of implementing a broadcast services ground network that will deliver to the cockpit real-time access to weather, traffic and advisory aeronautical information. Aeronautical digital communications, or data link, will provide high-speed exchange of textual and graphical information between aircraft and ground-based systems. Dedicated or multifunction avionics displays will be used to present this information to the flight crew. This implementation has begun in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta area of Alaska under the Capstone program. Additionally, during 2004, sites are being established between Florida and New Jersey as part of the East Coast initiative as part of the Safe Flight 21 program. Subsequently, approval is being sought for a national deployment of ground infrastructure. This document is intended to address the needs of early Capstone and Safe Flight 21 implementations. This guidance may be superceded by subsequent guidance, e.g., FAA TSOs, Advisory Circulars, RTCA, and ICAO standards. |