EUROCAE at the New York UAS Symposium 

In the scope of the New York UAS Symposium, 10-12 September, organised by the NUAIR Alliance, EUROCAE participated in a Panel discussing the current status of standards development towards the safe integration of unmanned systems into the airspace.

In his introduction, Andy Thurling, the Chief Technology Officer at the NUAIR Alliance stressed the importance of standards for the performance based approach towards integration of UAS into the airspace.

During his presentation, Alexander Engel, Technical Programme Manager at EUROCAE, not only presented the extensive work programme of EUROCAE WG-105 (UAS), but he stressed the importance of cooperation at European and global level. In Europe the EUSCG (European UAS Standards Coordination Group), chaired by EUROCAE, provides the forum for all Standards Developing Organisations to present and organise their work programmes to identify gaps and prevent overlaps. Transatlantic cooperation is guaranteed by the close relationship between EUROCAE and RTCA, the US Standards Developing Organisation, which was also represented on the Standards Panel.

The picture shows the standards panellists (from left to right) Andy Thurling (NUAIR Alliance), Earl Lawrence (FAA), Ted Wierzbanowski (USAF-ret.), Jim McCabe (ANSI), Philip Kenul (ASTM), Alexander Engel (EUROCAE) and Al Secen (RTCA)

The NUAIR Alliance (Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance) is a New York based not-for-profit coalition of more than 200 private and public entities and academic institutions working together to operate and oversee Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) testing in New York, Massachusetts and Michigan. Headquartered in Syracuse, NY, NUAIR supports the New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, NY, one of just seven FAA-designated UAS test sites in the United States. The main objective of the NUAIR Alliance is to manage the unprecedented financial investment from New York State for Project U-SAFE focused on Beyond Visual Line of Site (BVLOS) operations to include:

• $35 million for the world’s first 50 mile UTM corridor between Syracuse and Rome
• National UAS Standardized Testing and Rating Facility (NUSTAR)

New EUROCAE WG-110 HTAWS 

We are pleased to inform you that EUROCAE WG-110 "Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems" has been created. The Council has approved the creation of WG-110 as recommended by the TAC last month. WG-110 scope of work is the development of a standard for Minimum Operating Performance Standard for Class A Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems for Offshore Helicopter Operations. The justification for the tasking includes:

• Class A HTAWS is mandated for new aircraft first registered after 31 December 2018 under Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1199 of 22 July 2016 (SPA.HOFO.160(c)). This mandate may be extended to additional rotorcrafts (retrofit) by EASA Rulemaking Task RMT.0708. 
• The MOPS are required to form the basis of a European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) to support the air operating rule mandate. 

• It has been demonstrated that Class A HTAWS (provided with the “Classic GPWS Modes” defined) can provide a significant (four major offshore accidents alone could have been avoided) and very cost-effective (of the order of $20k per aircraft) improvement in the safety of offshore helicopter operations, and would address a number of Accident Investigation Safety Recommendations. The MOPS will promote and facilitate the introduction of appropriate HTAWS. 

The kick-off meeting will take place in December 2018.
More information on the WG-110 will be available here.

New WG-110 Call for Participation

EUROCAE is launching a Call for Participation to inform interested parties about activities undertaken by WG-110 and to provide a possibility to nominate expert participants by 15 November 2018.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The objective of this new WG is to develop MOPS for Class A HTAWS for offshore helicopter operations primarily in support of the EASA operating rule mandate under Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1199 of 22 July 2016 (SPA.HOFO.160(c)). The EASA mandate currently applies only to aircraft first registered after 31 December 2018, but this may be extended to other aircraft depending on the outcome of the proposed EASA Rulemaking Task RMT.0708,

Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) prevention with helicopter terrain avoidance warning systems (HTAWS). 

This operational requirement  together with some recommendations out of accident investigations where helicopter during offshore operation have inadvertently touched the water, gives the bases to improve a safe offshore operation by using the basic modes of a Classic GPWS Modes. 

Full details and the Calling Notice will follow shortly.

EUROCAE WG-51 "ADS-B" SG 3 "ADS-B In Applications" launches Call for Participation

EUROCAE WG-51/SG-3 has been re-established to execute activities in order to update ED-194A, ED-195A and ED-236 jointly with Working Group 4 of RTCA SC-186.

One part of the EUROCAE WG-51 activities is concerned with the development of ‘ADS-B In’ application and system standard material. This is performed within Sub-group 3 (SG-3) of WG-51, jointly with Working Group 4 RTCA SC-186.

The following activities have been approved by the EUROCAE TAC on 29 August 2018 to be executed in a joint effort with RTCA. These are subject to a Call for Participation that has just been launched by EUROCAE.

If you are interested in contributing to any of these developments please complete the respective registration form as linked in the following descriptions:

• ED-194B/DO-317C: MOPS for Aircraft Surveillance Applications (ASA) System: review and addition of ‘CAVS’ requirements (CDTI Assisted Visual Separation) to support dependent parallel runway applications. This implies some linkages with the ‘FIM’ application (e.g. with respect to traffic prioritization schemes).
  If you want to participate in this activity please complete the form here 

• ED-195B/DO-328B: SPR Document for Airborne Spacing – Flight Deck Interval Management (FIM): The Safety and Performance Requirements define and allocates the set of minimum requirements for the end-to-end operational, safety, performance, and interoperability aspects for implementations of an initial set of IM Operations. The requirements and their initial application are also expected to form the basis for all future ASPA-FIM implementations. The revisions in ED-195B/DO-328B will support the final scope of the Advanced Flight Interval Management (FIM) MOPS in ED-236A/DO-361A. 
  If you want to participate in this activity please complete the form here.
   
• ED-236A/DO-361A: MOPS for Flight-Deck Interval Management (FIM): These MOPS will provide all system level requirements for the FIM application, including display requirements and algorithm performance and be tightly aligned with the ASA System platform as specified in ED-194/DO-317. Revision A will contain modifications required for follow-on capabilities compared to the initial FIM MOPS.
  If you want to participate in this activity please complete the form here. 

Please note that the deadline for registrations is 31.10.2018

In case of questions please contact the responsible Technical Programme Manager Alexander Engel at alexander.engel@eurocae.net 

Aviation Cyber Security Training 

11-12 December REGISTER HERE

DOWNLOAD COURSE OUTLINE

Benefits of attending:

• Participants will gain access to the tools and understanding to use available standards to manage cyber risk in an aviation context in a standards-led way (which in itself brings many additional benefits).
• ED-201 brought to life with classroom scenarios and exercises.
• Learn best practice on auditing and certification.
• Instructor - a leading authority on aviation cyber security and a certified lead auditor for ISO27001.

• Sharing experiences with colleagues from other aviation stakeholders/countries.
• Extensive course handouts including ED-201, ED-202, ED-203A, ED-204.
• Certificate on completion of the course.
• Ideal learning environment at EUROCAE HQ in Saint-Denis (Paris area, France).

For any additional information please contact Adrian Cioranu at adrian.cioranu@eurocae.net. 

Aviation Software Safety Standards Training 

15-16 January 2019 REGISTER HERE

DOWNLOAD COURSE OUTLINE

Benefits of attending:

• Participants will understand which standard to use for what purpose and at what cost implications. 

• EDs for Aviation Software brought to life with classroom scenarios and exercises.

• Instructors are senior advisers on aviation software and experienced trainers.

• Sharing experiences with colleagues from other aviation stakeholders/countries.

• Extensive course handouts including ED-12C, ED-109A and ED153.
• ​Certificate on completion of the course.

• Ideal learning environment at EUROCAE HQ in Saint-Denis (Paris area, France).

For any additional information please contact Adrian Cioranu at adrian.cioranu@eurocae.net. 

Call for EUROCAE TAC member 

Representative of the European R&D Community's perspective

The EUROCAE Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is composed of 12 specialist members, selected in order to achieve a balanced representation of EUROCAE interests.

The representative of the European R&D Community is currently open for appointment.

TAC members are expected to represent the interests of the whole EUROCAE membership, and to

• have a good understanding of the evolution of the European and worldwide regulatory and standardisation framework and of the current challenges faced by the aviation sector
• have a relevant technical expertise and be aware of technological developments in their respective domain
• have a real interest and curiosity in technical topics beyond their domain
• have an ability of visionary, forward looking thinking in the interest of developing EUROCAE's activities
• be able to consider the future technical interests of EUROCAE and to represent the interests of the whole EUROCAE membership in their respective domain
• be a focal point for their respective domain supporting the Secretariat, WGs and Council as necessary

• be aware of relevant European and international efforts in their respective domain, such as R&D, implementation and deployment projects, regulations, standardisation activities.
• bring excellent written, communication and negotiation skills in English and a proven track record of working with multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural, international teams
• be open to consensus-based discussions
• be in a position to adequately support the activities of the TAC; this will include preparation, attendance, active participation and follow up of TAC meetings, and at least 3 (2-day) meetings per year taking place throughout the EU.

TAC members must be nominated by a EUROCAE Full member organisation.

All TAC members are appointed by the EUROCAE Council for a 3 year renewable term. The TAC members’ duties are unpaid.

Candidacies for this position should reach the EUROCAE Secretariat by 19 October 2018 and include a letter of motivation, CV and any other relevant supporting information. Early submissions are encouraged.

For further information and to submit a candidacy, please contact Anna von Groote at anna.vongroote@eurocae.net

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