Published Report (DOT/FAA/CT-94-36)

assisting controllers in preparation of reports; and assisting in
final evaluation of data in order to prepare a Technical Observer
report at the end of the simulation.
Test Criterion Violation (TCVI - Occur when two aircraft come
within 500 ft of one another after the initiation of a blunder.
Test Director - Individual responsible for determining the
occurrence of blunders through the use of the Closest Point of
Approach (CPA) Prediction Tool and by assessing the blunder
scripts. The test director is the liaison between the FAA
Technical Center and the flight simulator sites during the
simulation. The test director also coordinates the response
condition with the target generation facility (TGF) aircraft
operators.
Total Naviaation System Error (TNSEI - Represents the difference
between the actual flightpath of the aircraft and the path it is
intending to fly. It is caused by flight techincal error (FTE),
avionics error, instrument landing system (ILS) signal error,
weather, and pilot performance.
True AirsDeed (TAS) - The true speed of an airplane through the
air. As altitude or air temperature increase, the density of the
air decreases. For a given indicated airspeed (IAS), this means
the TAS increases with altitude.
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