1. EWR DCL Flight Tests Capt Gregg Kastman MD-11 Flt Trng Sup
Welcome to students back to the FTC.

2. EWR DCL Flight Tests 6 Flights conducted 16 May – 6 Jun 13
MD-11, Flight 1083, EWR-SDF, 0220z dept (2220L)
Telecon during ground ops
EWR Tower
UPS Ops
FAA Data Comm Team
Flight Crew

3. Flight 1, 16 May
Ground Ops
Logon successful

4. Flight 1, 16 May
Ground Ops
Logon successful
Initial Clearance, CAF

5. Flight 1, 16 May Ground Ops Logon successful Initial Clearance, CAF
During Taxi, Revised Dept Freq

6. Flight 1, 16 May Ground Ops Logon successful Initial Clearance, CAF
During Taxi, Revised Dept Freq
Airborne, auto log-off 15 min after T/O
At Cruise Flt, FL380

7. Flight 2, 22 May
Ground Ops
Logon successful
Initial Clearance, CAF

8. Flight 2, 22 May Ground Ops Logon successful Initial Clearance, CAF
During Taxi, Revised Route (UM79)

9. Flight 2, 22 May Ground Ops Logon successful Initial Clearance, CAF
During Taxi, Revised Route (UM79)
Airborne, ATC logoff 5 min after T/O – no problems
No problems on FMC or ND approaching waypoints

10. Flight 3, 24 May
Ground Ops
Logon REJECTED

11. Flight 3, 24 May
Ground Ops
Logon REJECTED
Initial Clearance, UM79

12. Flight 3, 24 May Ground Ops Logon REJECTED Initial Clearance, UM79
During Taxi, ATC unable to send UM80
Possible glitch in ARTCC rte build
Revised Rte clnc via voice
Airborne, auto log-off 5 min after T/O

13. Flight 4, 29 May
Ground Ops
Logon successful
Initial Clearance, CAF

14. Flight 4, 29 May Ground Ops Logon successful Initial Clearance, CAF
During Taxi, Revised Rte (UM80)
Scratchpad message

15. Flight 4, 29 May Ground Ops Logon successful Initial Clearance, CAF
During Taxi, Revised Route (UM80)
Scratchpad message (PARTIAL F-PLN UPLINK)
Printer problems
After airborne, ATC logoff 5 min after T/O

16. Flight 5, 5 June Ground Ops Logon successful Unable to receive DCL
Simultaneous message on both DSP

17. Flight 6, 6 June Ground Ops Logon successful ATC unable to send DCL
DTAP reboot after flight plan filed

18. General Observations DCL has outstanding potential Positives
Route uplinks should reduce errors and time
Reduce voice requirements
Challenges
Mitigate threat of misread messages
Crew workload during taxi
Comfort with CPDLC domestic operations