Contents:
Project History
Origin: references in the FAA's A
Concept of Operations for the National Airspace System in 2005
led to the question “What is a Flight Object?”
Sponsor: Steve Bradford (ASD-130)
Product: operational concept for distribution and use
of flight objects (CAASD product 4-6.3-3 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000) Top of Page
Project Coordination
For links to additional information on these tasks, see other
work related to Flight Object Concept. Top of Page
Implementation Possibilities
*Not available on the Host Computer System (HSC)
Who could access Flight Object information:
- National Airspace system (NAS) users and tools
- Air Traffic Management (ATM) users and tools
What's expected to be available when (identifying candidates without
addressing which will be implemented when):
- Limited flight object information as early as the Free
Flight Phase 1 (FFP1) time frame
- Host Computer System's flight information outside the flight object,
through direct connections with the ATM capabilities, in the FFP1 and
Free Flight Phase 2 (FFP2) time frames
- Host's flight information available through the flight object, not
until beyond the FFP2 time frame
How flight information will be stored or accessed:
- No assumptions made by
- Range of possible options:
- Centralized database containing the best available information
on each flight
- Completely decentralized, with information available directly
from those responsible for maintaining it
- Many issues about Flight Object architecture and implementation (see
associated issues)
- Coordinate study with projects developing and updating capabilities
that use or provide flight information
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Issues for Analysis and Evaluation
The Flight Object Concept raises a number of issues. These issues are
listed here, along with recommendations for resolving them. All issues
should be addressed before the flight object can be implemented in an
operational environment.
Go to issue details, with recommendations for
resolving them:
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