1. Presented to: By: Date: Federal Aviation Administration What’s New at the Flight Procedures Office Pennsylvania Airports Conference Jerry Lebar March 2, 2011

2. 2 Federal Aviation Administration 2 Topics we will talk about What has changed at the Flight Procedure Office 20 to 1 Visual Surface Surveys Obstacle Evaluations

3. 3 Federal Aviation Administration 3 So what has changed ? When did this take place? Will you notice any change in the great service you receive? What does this mean? What has changed at the Flight Procedures Office

4. 4 Federal Aviation Administration 4 What has changed ? We are under new management Used to be under AVN in OKC Now under Operation Support Group (Air Traffic) Flight Procedures Office, Flight Check and Procedure Development now have 3 separate bosses.

5. 5 Federal Aviation Administration 5 When did this take place ? October 1, 2010

6. 6 Federal Aviation Administration 6 Will you notice a change? Hopefully not, but our priorities have changed slightly. Being part of Air Traffic we will be focused on their priorities first. We will continue to provide all Airports the same great service

7. 7 Federal Aviation Administration 7 What does this mean ? This should be seamless. Its been 4 months and you probably havent noticed a change and probably never will. Some Air Traffic projects will get priority

8. 8 Federal Aviation Administration 8 20 to 1 Visual Surface Flight Standards revokes 3 year moritorium First approved in 1999 Revoked Sept 12, 2010

9. 9 Federal Aviation Administration 9 What is this 20 to 1 surface 20 to 1 surface is your night visual surface. If 20 to 1 is penetrated then you cannot have Night Minimums unless…. Size of trap is dependant on what Category of minimums the airport has.

10. 10 Federal Aviation Administration 10 How Do We Mitigate These 20 to 1 Obstructions 20 to 1 obstructions can be mitigated three ways: Remove Light VGSI - VASI or PAPI

11. 11 Federal Aviation Administration 11 SURVEYS Two types of surveys VG – Verticall Guided NVG – Non Vertically Guided How to get your airport a survey Clear GQS surface 3200 x 60 runway Federally obligated

12. 12 Federal Aviation Administration 12 OBSTACLE EVALUATIONS Under the new Alignment OE Evaluations done by Development branch. Airports need to be watchful of proposed obstructions being built near airport. FPO no longer involved in process.

13. 13 Federal Aviation Administration 13 Questions? Eastern Flight Procedures Team Eastern Service Area Atlanta, GA Jerry Lebar