Automated Flight Strip Management System Functional Description

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT The author would like to acknowledge the assistance ofthe staffofthe Boston Tower in the preparation ofthis report In addition, concepts for the Automated Strip Management System are largely based on ideas originated by Boston Tower personnel. ill
TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement ill List of Dlustrations vu List ofTables vu 1. INTRODUcnON 1 2. PROORAM DESCRIPTION 3 3. FUNcnONAL OVERVIEW 5 3.1 Flight Plan Data Base 5 3.2 Interfaces 5 3.3 Human Factors 5 3.4 Operational Recording and Eligibility Functions 6 3.5 Traffic Data 6 3.6 Archiving and Retrieval 6 3.7 Hardware 6 4. CURRENT BOSTON FLIGHT STRIP SYSTEM 7 4.1 Flight Plans in the ATC System 7 4.2 Flight Progress Strip Description 10 4.3 Use ofFlight Progress Strips at Boston 16 4.3.1 Use ofFlight Progress Strips in the Logan Tower Cab 16 4.3.2 Use ofFlight Progress Strips in Boston TRACON 16 4.4 Flight Stages and the Processing of Flight Progress Strips 18 4.4.1 Departing 18 4.4.1.1 Aircraft at Gate without Clearance 18 4.4.1.2 Clearance Delivery 21 4.4.1.3 Boston "Gate" 22 4.4.1.4 Taxiing 23 4.4.1.5 Take-Off 23 4.4.1.6 Handoff to TRACON 24 4.4.2 Arriving 24 4.4.2.1 In Boston TRACON airspace 24 4.4.2.2 Local Handoff 24 4.4.2.3 Ground Control Handoff 26 4.4.2.4 Out-of-Movement Area 26 5. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 27 5.1 Hardware and Interface Requirements 27 5.2. Screen Design Requirements 30 5.2.1 Supervisor 30 5.2.2 Flight Data 31 5.2.3 Clearance Delivery 33 v
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