Federal Aviation Administration Data Communications Implementation Team (DCIT) Departure Clearance Trials (DCL) Test Status DCIT Meeting # 22 Washington, DC Presented to:D C I T By:Pete Muraca, FAA Date:March , 2013

2 Agenda Test Activity to Date –Boeing / Airbus Test Sessions –E-E Functional and Operational Testing –Environment –Avionics Assets MEM Schedule Milestones Schedule Highlights DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March , 2013)

Federal Aviation Administration Test Activity to Date Latest Build 6 was delivered to WJHTC 3/4/13: Build 6 WJHTC Installation Complete: March 4 -Build 6 WJHTC Functional Testing: March Build 6 MEM Functional/Pre-SAT Testing: March Build 6 MEM Site Acceptance Test (SAT): March DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March , 2013) 3

Federal Aviation Administration Boeing / AIRBUS Test Sessions Boeing Test Sessions: -Boeing Test Session dates – 2/27, 3/1, 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, 3/8 -Boeing Test Benches utilized – B737, B , B767, B777 AIRBUS Test Sessions: -Airbus Test Session dates – 2/28, 3/5, 3/7 -Airbus Test Benches utilized – A340, A380 Week of March 11, 2013 MEM pre-SAT testing -MEM DTAP env with Tech Center avionics -MEM DTAP env with UPS / AOC -MEM DTAP env with FedEx / AOC Week of March 11, 2013 MEM pre-SAT testing -MEM DTAP env with Tech Center avionics -MEM DTAP env with UPS / AOC -MEM DTAP env with FedEx / AOC MEM Pre-SAT Test Activities DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March , 2013) 4

Federal Aviation Administration End to End Functional Testing DTAP Build 6 -Run system test cases with Tech Center bench avionics -Run system test cases with Boeing and Airbus labs (multiple flight deck configs) -Exercised test scenarios with DCIT aircraft -Conducted Regression testing Documented / Socialized Findings New PTRs Opened -118,120,122,124,125,126,127,128,133 Closed PTRs -88,93,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,118,125,124,126,127 DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March , 2013) 5

DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March , 2013) Functional and Operational Test Env. Lab Environment End to End Functional Testing End to End Operational Scenarios Testing (includes pilots & controller crew) FANS Avionics Platforms DCIT Aircraft (FedEx, United-Continental, UPS, Delta, AA, UsAir, Southwest) Site Acceptance Testing (Field Environment) Sub_set of Functional End to End Operational end to end scenarios FedEx Aircraft and AOC Participation  HADDS / FDIO connectivity and simulation capability  FNTB (via NESG) connectivity for external FAA communications  Ground/Ground and Air/Ground Communication service via ARINC  Ground/Ground and Air/Ground Communication service via SITA  Utilization of Boeing configurable flight deck  Utilization of Airbus configurable flight deck  Utilization of FAA Technical Center bench avionics  DCIT Aircraft Participation  Plans, Procedures and Personnel in place 6

DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March , 2013) Avionics Assets (FANS) In-House CMU based FANS 1/A+ avionics end system – Connected to roof antenna representing a target aircraft Laptop based FANS 1/A+ avionics end system – Can be connected to real avionics hardware (A750 Radio, A739 MCDU, A758 CMU) via A429 card (FANS) External o Boeing Flight Deck (via subnetwork infrastructure and service (ARINC and SITA) o B737-ng o B777 o B o MD-11 o B787 o B767 o Airbus Flight Deck (via subnetwork infrastructure and service (ARINC and SITA) o A320 o A330 o A350 o A380 Note: Planning for Lab FMS integrated avionics solution (ATN Baseline 1 & SC-214 v. H) Rockwell Collins prototype Avionics (Real Hardware) Honeywell Avionics (Real Hardware) Thales Avionics (PC based) 7 (FANS) DCIT Aircraft o FedEx o UPS o Delta o United

Federal Aviation Administration MEM Schedule Milestones The Milestone Schedule Outlook: Build 6 WJHTC Installation Complete: March 4 -Build 6 WJHTC/MEM Functional/Pre-SAT Testing: March Build 6 MEM Functional/Pre-SAT Testing: March Build 6 MEM Site Acceptance Test (SAT): March MEM Limited Full Functionality Trials (3 Ops/day): March 26 – April 26 -MEM Full FANS Fleet 24x7 Trials Start: April 30 -4pm Daily Build 6 Testing/PTR review telcon DCL Trials – Test Status DCIT #22 (March , 2013) 8

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