ATD-2 Phase 2 Field Demonstration Shadow Session Completed
September 26, 2018
On September 11, 2018, the Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) team conducted a shadow session in the NASA ATD-2 Lab (CLTlab) located at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), to review Phase 2 requirements and accomplishments with field demo partners from the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), American Airlines (AAL), and the CLT Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT). The shadow session opened with a highlight of some of the new features introduced in the recent Integrated Arrival/Departure/Surface (IADS) software release. Following a brief overview of the training plan, the ATD-2 team presented a summary of Phase 1 metrics and benefits, and discussed the Strategic Scheduling Micro-Phases to leverage Surface Metering from Phase 1 and transition the Metering Decision Making role from AAL Ramp to the ATCT. Updates regarding Atlanta Center Pre-Scheduling, TFDM Terminal Publication (TTP), and IADS Aircraft Management were also provided to the attendees, and the shadow session concluded with an approval from the field demo partners to "go-live" with Phase 2. IADS release 4.0 was deployed in the evening following the shadow session. (POC: Bob Staudenmaier)