15th IFIS (2008) Oklahoma City, United States

Monday, June 23

• Aerodata
• SAGEM
• NXT, Inc.
• Norwegian Special Mission/Sundt Air
• Rockwell Collins, Inc.
• ICAO Annex 10 and DOC 8071 Evolution
• Single European Skies Initiative

Tuesday, June 24

• Keynote Speaker; FAA Air Traffic Organization
• Qualifying DME for RNAV Use
  •  Presentation
  • Authors: Gerhard Berz and Jochen Bredemeyer
• Identifying the Achilles’ Heels of Instrument Flight Procedures
  • Presentation
  • Author: Ivan Ferencz
• Flight Inspection of GNSS-Based Approaches to Regional Airports in Norway
  
  • Presentation
• The challenges and Benefits of Implementing Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Instrument Flight Procedures
  • Presentation
• JCAB Activities and Considerations on RNAV Flight Inspection
  • Presentation
  • Authors: Yutaka Oikawa and Yoshiyuki Sasaki
• The ICASC Technical Working Group View on RNAV Flight Inspection
  • Presentation
  • Authors: Mike Spanner and Hervé Renouf
• ICAO PBN Programme
  • Author: Alessandro Capretti
• Electronic Coding / Packing Process of RNAV Approach for Flight Inspection
  • Presentation
  • Author: Dan Burdette
• WAAS / LPV Flight Inspection and the Importance of Database Integrity and Standardization
  • Presentation
  • Author: Gary Flynn

Wednesday, June 25

• The Use of Remote Sensing Technology with Flight Inspection to Improve the Accuracy of Obstacle Databases
  • Presentation
  • Authors: Fred Anderson and Earnie Michael Coffman
• Status and Progress of System Simulations for ATC-Systems
  • Author: Gerhard Greving
• Flight Inspecting Ground Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS)
  • Presentation
  • Authors: Thorsten Heinke and Thomas Feuerle
• The Support of Analysis Tools to Flight Inspection Activities
  • Presentation
  • Authors: Marcello Mannino and Alessandro Nobiletti
• Wide Area Augmentation System Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) Operation Concept
  • Presentation
  • Author: Jimmy R. Snow

Thursday, June 26

• GNSS-Based Flight Inspection Systems
  • Presentation
  • Authors: Euihp Kim, Todd Walter, and David J. Powell
• Initial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Inspection Criteria for Precision Instrument Approach Procedures Supported by the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS)
  • Presentation
  • Authors: Dan G. Burdette and Michael F. DiBenedetto
• Evaluation and Validation of RNP SAAAR/AR Instrument Flight Procedures
  • Presentation
  • Author: Donald P. Pate
• Monitoring Pulse Based Navigation Signals in Flight
  • Presentation
  • Author: Rolf Seide
• Panel Discussion Topic: Aeronautical Data Integrity and the Relationship to Procedure Flight Validation – Initial Training Example Document
  • Presentation
  • Moderator: Nelson Spohnheimer
• Current Issues in Demanding Flight Measurement Environments
  • Authors: Dr. Gerhard Greving and Nelson L. Spohnheimer
• A Different Approach to Data Exchange and Communication in the Flight Inspection and the ATC Environment
  • Presentation
  • Author: Fabrizio Maracich
• Determination of ILS Critical and Sensitive Areas: A Comparison of Flight Measurement Versus Simulation Techniques
  • Presentation
  • Author: Dale Courtney
• Testing of ILS Receivers in a Multipath Propagation Environment
  • Presentation
  • Authors: Jochen Bredemeyer and Klaus Theiβen

Friday, June 27

• Evaluation, Design, Commissioning and Certification of a +/- 15° Reduced Coverage Localizer
  • Presentation
  • Authors: Nervé Demule, Gehard W. Berz and Alf W. Bakken
• Elimination of ILS Navigational HMI in the Operational Environment
  • Presentation
  • Author: Mickey Lindecker
• Innovative Localizer Antenna Installation Beats the Odds
  • Presentation
  • Author: Mel King
• Routine ILS Flight Inspections Conducted from a Remote Location
  • Presentation
  • Author: Leslie E. Atkinson
• Flight Inspection of Moving Navigational Aid
  • Presentation
  • Author: Mike Spanner
• Glide Slope Considerations to Provide Support for Aircraft Certification for Steep Angle Approaches
  • Presentation
  • Authors: David Quinet and Aaron Wilson

Additional Published Technical Papers

• Flight Calibration and Safety Regulation
  • Author: Dipl. Ing. Sasho Andonov
• International Quality Management Systems and Aviation Systems Standards (AVN)
  • Author: Robert Crumrine
• Flight Inspection for High Elevation Airports
  • Authors: Yi Pan and Tong Liu
• NAVAID Infrastructure Assessment for RNAV in Terminal Control Areas
  • Authors: Juan J. Navarro, F. Moreno, Miguel A. Salamanca, Enreque Valesco and Manuel Protillo
• Characterizing Interference Effects of Opposite End Localizer Systems
  • Authors: Simbo A. Odunaiya and Ph.D. David Quinet