Smart Skies TM Be an Air Traffic Controller! 00:00 Target 3:48 AAL kts DAL kts UAL kts How many planes?
2 The Goal Can you line up the planes at MOD? What’s the spacing goal at MOD? What’s the target time? 3:48 Target 3:48 UAL kts AAL kts DAL kts Smart Skies TM
3 A Closer Look at the Goal The planes must be spaced 3 Nmi apart at MOD. The last plane must arrive in 3 mins and 48 secs. 3:48 Target 3: UAL kts AAL kts DAL kts MOD 3 Nmi Smart Skies TM
4 00:00 Target 3:48 Analyze Problem 3-8 Distance to MOD: 600 kts AAL12DAL88UAL74 35 Nmi Speed: 13 Nmi 10 Nmi DAL kts UAL kts AAL kts 12 Nmi
5 Analyze Problem 3-8 Which plane will arrive at MOD first? What’s the spacing at MOD? 00:00 Target 3:48 DAL kts UAL kts AAL kts Smart Skies TM
6 Solve Problem 3-8 – Route Change Can you change the route for: UAL74? DAL88? AAL12? 00:00 Target 3:48 DAL kts UAL kts AAL kts Smart Skies TM
7 Solve Problem 3-8 – Route Change Does AAL12 route change help spacing at MOD? Why? 00:00 Target 3:48 DAL kts UAL kts AAL kts Smart Skies TM
8 Solve Problem 3-8 – Speed Change Would slowing the speed of UAL74 help spacing at MOD? Why? 00:00 Target 3: kts DAL kts UAL kts AAL kts Smart Skies TM
9 Summary Change the route of AAL12 direct to MOD. Change the speed of UAL74 to 540 knots. 00:00 Target 3: kts DAL kts UAL kts AAL kts Smart Skies TM