Weather Information Service

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1 Possibilities of Connectivity. Made Easy. Honeywell s utilizes an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Datalink application assists the flight crew in decision making related to route safety and optimization. The system uses real time strategic weather and trend information in the cockpit (current weather, historical weather patterns, and weather forecast), as well as enhanced communication. Introduction aims at presentation of datalink weather to the pilot in flight on Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) device. builds on an existing legacy product and enhances it with new set of functionality and requirements. The goal of the product / service is to deliver an onboard weather decision tool which will be used during cruise phase of flight. The expected calculated benefits currently under operational validation are identified as follows: 1. Reduced pilot workload by displaying meteorological phenomena in graphic format and localizing them spatially on a map allows the flight crew optimal weather insight. 2. Enhanced operational safety by receiving weather updates in-flight while taking into account the limitations of the data links meteorological information. 3. Increased situational awareness by displaying meteorological phenomena in graphic format and localizing them spatially on a map. 4. Reduced fuel use and emissions by facilitating strategic decision making regarding weather phenomena and decreasing tactical manoeuvring. 5. Better alternate planning by monitoring weather conditions along route and at airports and making information readily available to the flight crew. 6. Reduced maintenance by displaying weather hazards such as hail and severe turbulence, enabling flight crew to re-route and prevent possible damage to aircraft. What is Service? is a key enabler relate this to pilots whether they be ir Transport & Regional (T&R), Business & General viation (B&G) and/or Defense & Space (D&S). The intended function of is to assist the flight crew in: 1. Making strategic and in-flight decisions with respect to weather information by providing up-to-date weather data for selected areas (e.g. along route, areas of interest, etc) per a flight crew request. 2. Optimization of the flight path due to the availability of the actual and most recent weather information. The weather products provided by include: Radar displaying observed precipitation Cumulonimbus Clouds displaying forecasted vertical convection and cloud top Clear ir Turbulence (CT) displaying forecasted clear air turbulence Displaying cloud heights 3-D winds aloft (presenting direction and speed) Significant Meteorological Information (SIGMET) Terminal rea Forecast (METR) / Terminal rea Forecast (TF/D) / utomatic Terminal Information Service (TIS) Icing weather products EFB pplication 1

2 Possibilities of Connectivity. Made Easy. Who benefits from? OC/FOC Flight Operation Center (FOC)/ irline Operation Center (OC) In case of unexpected WX phenomena push mode allows FOC team to extend Flight Watch abilities. Strategic evaluation ahead of tactical weather avoidance Same view as pilots Graphical WX data push, Flight Planpush Messaging ctive FOC watch can alert the crew by uplink push of updated relevant WX graphical information and attached text message. Pilot Pilot Passenger highly improves quality of regular weather checks helps to increase safety for cabin crew and passengers provides advanced features for crew assessment of weather trends improves cabin service More precise idea about weather en-route ahead providing better strategic planning for avoidance of unwanted phenomena like CBs or CT Reduced delay at destination allows fuel and time optimization of flight plan changes Clear and shared picture of situation allows crew to adhere optimum trajectory (no avoidance required) Enables strategic evaluation of optimum route/flight level changes ahead of tactical weather avoidance More accurate and up-to-date winds enable optimum flight level selection Better mental model of en-route alternate airports provides faster and better decision making in case of diversion Benefits Early crew awareness of situation gives time for FOC involvement in decision making about preferred alternate supports optimum diversion when destination airport becomes unsuitable provides a Collaborative DecisionMaking tool for strategic weather avoidance 2 EFB pplication

3 What is? The flight crew s strategic decision making regarding weather is frequently performed on the basis of information retrieved from the onboard weather radar, VOLMET/D-VOLMET broadcasts, pilot reports (PIREPs), or by listening to party line information. Except for the weather radar image usually displayed in the navigation display, or a dedicated weather radar display, the weather information is provided verbally via radio or textually via data link. increases the flight crew weather phenomena awareness by providing map referenced meteorological information along the flight route. The flight crew may update the weather data using the ground based data connectivity. is connected to Honeywell s Global Data Center (GDC) in order to retrieve up-to-date weather data to support the flight crew in strategic decision making; individual weather product data include information about issue time and time validity (i.e. expiration) because different products have different expiration time associated (e.g. upper winds have longer expiration time than clear air turbulence). is designed to prevent the flight crew from using expired data. The application on the EFB can be used in all phases of flight. The application does not substitute pre-flight weather briefing. It is assumed that the flight crew will use Service at their discretion as supplementary weather information source, for example, when the flight crew identifies a hazardous weather phenomenon to be monitored enroute. increases the flight crew weather phenomena awareness by providing map referenced meteorological information along the flight route. EFB pplication high level system architecture TCP/IP First Officer STCOM Radio Captain Push Mode STCOM Transceiver FPL + WX data TCP/IP Flight Operators FPL data irline Flight Planning System The flight crew may display the strategic weather data in graphics or text. Multiple weather products may be displayed at once. Weather dynamics (history and forecast) may be displayed to allow for determining the weather phenomena trends by the flight crew. The flight crew may upload and display a flight plan together with the weather layers in. The displayed flight plan helps the flight crew to visualize the weather phenomena along the flight route and helps with route optimization if needed. WX Data Service Server GDC When interacting with the, the tasks are distributed between the Pilot Flying (PF) and the Pilot Monitoring (PM). The is mainly used by the PM who is responsible for updating the Weather Information Service weather data and checking the weather per PF request. If operating under Part 121 rules, the flight crew must verify the weather data with the airline Dispatcher. Both pilots are involved in the collaborative decision making on trajectory optimization. 3

4 & s uestions & nswers utilizes an EFB application assisting the flight crew in decision making relative to route safety and optimization using real time strategic weather and trend information in the cockpit and enhanced communication with the Dispatcher. Is it possible to use the app in-flight to review up-todate weather information? Yes, is designed to be used and updated in-flight to avoid hazardous weather in an effective and efficient way. Is it possible to display multiple weather layers at the same time in Weather Information Service? Yes, each weather layer can be switched on and off independently on the others without adding unnecessary display clutter. Why is it worth it to purchase instead of other weather products available on the market? is designed to (1) be used in-flight (2) support collaborative decision making between a Dispatcher and a pilot, (3) save costs associated with adverse weather avoidance, (4) designed to cater for pilot needs. Who are the intended users of Service on EFB? irline pilots who want a strategic weather application which is super easy to use, easy to interpret, and which makes right information available at the right time. Is it possible to use Weather Information Service for tactical in-flight decisions? No, is a datalink weather application which cannot be used tactically. Pilots should use other information for tactical decision making (e.g. weather radar). Can you uplink relative weather? In case of unexpected weather phenomena active Flight watch can alert the crew by updating relevant weather graphical information and attached text message. This allows the crew to download up-to-date weather data on request or periodically. What the Dispatchers can see? Ground module has the same functionalities like airborne module. However, it is adapted to the work and task of Dispatcher workflows. Generally it is similar to the same view of the pilot of the aircraft, so it serves as a collaborative decision making tool. towards future role of EFB in the cockpit Honeywell is uniquely positioned to offer a set of in-flight functions which require connectivity to the avionics and to the ground systems. represents the baseline for further functions which will be developed. fter addressing weather, Honeywell offer a seemless suite of applications for in-flight use. Honeywell s strong emphasis is on safety therefore our design philosophy will not compromise safety. Intuitive Human Machine Interface (HMI) is reflecting current state of the art of mobile devices and tablets and in the same time will ensure consistency in the cockpit to make pilot comfortable to use this device during flight phase. In next step, will address very important area of In-flight optimization. The main driver is to help an airline to reduce operational costs and to enable fuel savings by in-flight optimization features which will complement Flight Management System (FMS) functions. The offering which leverages further avionics functions is also planned to provide unique bridge between the certified avionics and non certified EFB device. Great example of such a future use of weather radar data from other aircrafts to improve weather observations and overall provide decision support tool for the pilot. Honeywell will develop towards the vision of an advisory tool to address fuel efficiency and to improve strategic decision making based on the aircraft state and the situation. Weather is an important part of the situation future developments will include additional layers such as D-NOTMs, traffic and other information all important components to enable pilots decision making. EFB pplication 4

5 The system architecture by Honeywell Weather data provider Weather data provider Network servers Data Processing ir Transport EFB Dispatcher View (same source of information as for the cockpit) Business viation EFB Service Viewer applications running on various platforms PUSH mode with confirmation 633 flight plans available Service SERVERs Data Outbox OCC Data Center Communication manager Legend Honeywell Other Vendor OEM/EFB integrator/airline specific 633 flight plan Flight Planning System WX briefing generated on customer side from customer weather data Briefing Solution irline Current SW Solution Secured internet connection

6 Possibilities of Connectivity. Made Easy. The Connected ircraft Vision Conclusion - The Connected ircraft bbreviations s a major OEM supplier, Honeywell will continue to develop integrated solutions within the EFB. This will incorporate a number of enhanced functionalities and integration of applications to address the needs of our customers to drive efficiencies within their operations in the short and long term. Development SWIM - DNOTMS - Traffic En route flight planning and optimization Integration with other EFB suite of applications Enhanced information communication of avionics - WXRDB - RDR EGPWS - TCS - FMS - STCOM - EGTS offers reduced operational costs Sharing operational costs between aircraft En route flight optimization Reduced operational costs Turbulence avoidance Notification & updates Synchronization between pilot and OC DS-C OC CT CB EFB FL FOC FPL WX utomatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract irline Operations Center Clear ir Turbulence Type of cloud Cumulonimbus associated with thunderstorm Electronic Flight Briefcase Flight Level Flight Operations Center Flight Plan Weather Wind Ice Cloud Lightning Strategic weather Fuel efficient WX avoidance Time ipad and ios are trademarks of pple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. For more information on Honeywell s Service technology, please contact your Honeywell sales representative or call +1 (800) or +1 (602) Honeywell erospace 1944 East Sky Harbor Circle Phoenix, rizona North merica: +1 (800) Outside North merica: +1 (602) aerospace.honeywell.com C March Honeywell International Inc.