IFIS 2018 International Flight Inspection Symposium IFIS 2018 Promoting Excellence in Airspace Calibration April 16 20, 2018 Hyatt Regency Monterey Monterey, California Sponsored by Hosted by ADVANCE PROGRAM The International Flight Inspection Symposium exists for the purpose of exchanging technical information, dealing with aviation system operation and its impact on flight. The discussions and presentations concerning flight inspection procedures, techniques, training, equipment, and other relevant topics, have brought a better understanding and focus on this important area of calibrating and maintaining the navigational signals and procedures upon which the aviation system operations are based. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Program Committee General Chair* Dr. David Powell Stanford University SIGNATURE SPONSOR PLATINUM SPONSORS Program Chair* Dr. Michael DiBenedetto Ohio University Finance Chair Dr. Per Enge Stanford University 4/17/2018 11:01 a.m. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS FCS- Flight Calibration Services *ICASC members: ICASC has an advisory role in selecting papers; information about ICASC and past IFIS events can be found at http://www.icasc.co/
IFIS SPECIAL EVENTS Monday, April 16 Networking in Exhibit Hall 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Exhibit Hall - Regency Ballroom Attendee Luncheon 12:25 p.m. 1:55 p.m., Exhibit Hall - Regency Ballroom This event is included with all full conference and student registrations. Tickets for guests may be purchased separately online or at the onsite registration desk. California Dreamin' Reception 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m., Exhibit Hall - Regency Ballroom Join this year s exhibitors for a social evening of networking and west-coast cuisine. All exhibit booths will be open. Take this opportunity to review new developments in technology, talk shop, get the specifics directly from the vendors, and learn about what has been happening in the aviation marketplace during the past year. This event is included with any type of registration. Cash bar will be available. Spouses and traveling companions 21 and older are welcome. Tuesday, April 17 Wednesday, April 18 Networking in Exhibit Hall 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Exhibit Hall - Regency Ballroom Attendee Luncheon 12:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m., Exhibit Hall - Regency Ballroom This event is included with all full conference and student registrations. Tickets for guests may be purchased separately online or at the onsite registration desk. IFIS Gala at the Monterey Bay Aquarium 6:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m., Monterey Bay Aquarium Shuttle buses depart conference center 5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Brought to you by IFIS Signature Sponsor, Aerodata IFIS attendees will enjoy a strolling dinner made with local, sustainable ingredients, while wandering among the Monterey Bay Aquarium s world-class exhibits. This event is included with all full-conference and student registrations. Guest tickets may be purchased at registration. Networking in Exhibit Hall 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Exhibit Hall - Regency Ballroom Attendee Luncheon 12:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m., Exhibit Hall - Regency Ballroom This event is included with all full conference and student registrations. Tickets for guests may be purchased separately online or at the onsite registration desk. Thursday, April 19 Networking in Exhibit Hall 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Exhibit Hall - Regency Ballroom Attendee Luncheon 12:10 p.m. 1:35 p.m., Exhibit Hall - Regency Ballroom This event is included with all full conference and student registrations. Tickets for guests may be purchased separately online or at the onsite registration desk. Friday, April 20 Networking in Exhibit Hall 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Exhibit Hall - Regency Ballroom IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 2
1: Opening Ceremonies Date: Monday, April 16, 2018 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. Dr. Michael DiBenedetto Ohio University 9:30 a.m. IFIS Chair Welcome, Dr. David Powell, Stanford University 9:40 a.m. ICASC Chair Welcome, Joe Doubleday, Federal Aviation Administration 9:50 a.m. ION Welcome, Lisa Beaty, Institute of Navigation 10:00 a.m. IFIS Signature Sponsor Commercial Presentation, Aerodata: Precision in Special Mission, 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m., Break in Exhibit Hall 11:15 a.m. IFIS Platinum Sponsor Commercial Presentation, Norwegian Special Mission, 11:35 a.m. IFIS Platinum Sponsor Commercial Presentation, SAFRAN, 11:55 a.m. Mr. Erwin Lassooij, Chief, Programmes Coordination and Implementation (P) Section, Air Navigation Bureau (ANB), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 12:25 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Lunch in Exhibit Hall 2: Plenary Session Date: Monday, April 16, 2018 Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Dr. David Powell Stanford University 2:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation: A Brief History of GPS, which led to Unforeseen Applications for Humanity, and Creeping Obligations to Providers, Dr. Bradford Parkinson, Stanford University 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., Break in Exhibit Hall IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 3
3: Standards (Organizational, Operations, Systems) Date: Monday, April 16, 2018 Time: 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Larry Brady Airfield Technology, Inc. 3:45 p.m. Quality Assurance During Flight Inspection, Frank Musmann, Aerodata AG, Germany 4:15 p.m. Update of ICAO DOC 8071 Volume 1, Gerhard Berz, Eurocontrol, Belgium; Jules Hermens, CAA The Netherlands; Mike DiBenedetto, Ohio University; Asbjorn Madsen, Normarc Flight Inspection Systems 4:45 p.m. Importance of Time Synchronization and Signal Filtering in Automated Flight Inspection Systems, Aleksander Hagen, Geir Bergsløkken and Erling Grønbeck, Norwegian Special Mission AS, Norway 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., California Dream'in Welcome Reception, Exhibit Hall IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 4
4: Flight Inspection Technology (including ADS-B and RFI) Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Michael Spanner NATS Services, U.K. 8:30 a.m. Solution to the Problem of Civil Aviation VHF Band Radio Frequency Interference by Using Flight Inspection Aircraft, Lening Wang, Flight Inspection Center of CAAC, China 9:00 a.m. Experiences with GNSS Interference in Flight Inspection, Sigurd A. Bjelkarøy, Norwegian Special Mission, Norway 9:30 a.m. Ground Check of GNSS Antennas on Aircraft, Rolf Seide, Aerodata AG, Germany 10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m., Break in Exhibit Hall 10:45 a.m. The Summary of the Flight Inspection Data Management System, Shunsuke Fujita, Flight Inspection Center, Air Navigation Services Division, Civil Aviaiton Bureau, Japan 11:15 a.m. Degradation of AHRS Heading Accuracy during Typical FI Maneuvers, Stefan Jagieniak and Claus-Sebastian Wilkens, Aerodata AG, Germany 11:45 a.m. PAPI Flight Inspection, Michael Spanner, NATS Services, UK 12:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m., Lunch in Exhibit Hall 1:45 p.m. ADS-B and Functions for Flight Inspection, Frank Musmann, Aerodata AG, Germany 2:15 p.m. Flight Inspection of Aviation Data Links, Thomas Michael Pinnell, Norwegian Special Mission, Norway Captain Sérgio Marcos da Rocha Corrêa, Department of Airspace Control - Brazil 2:45 p.m. Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) Flight Inspection - Technology and Practices, Maik Ritter, Aerodata AG, Germany Christopher Dean, Aeropearl, Australia 3:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m., Break in Exhibit Hall IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 5
5: GBAS Inspection, Operational Experience Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Frank Musmann Aerodata AG, Germany 4:00 p.m. Challenges with GBAS VDB Flight Inspection, Mike Spanner, NATS, United Kingdom 4:30 p.m. Flight Inspection of GAST-D Approach and Taxi Guidance Systems, Claus-Sebastian Wilkens, Aerodata AG, Germany; Thomas Feuerle, Mirko Stanisak, Technische Universität Braunschweig - Institute of Flight Guidance, Germany; Patrick Thomsen, Aerodata AG, Germany 6: Operation Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Fabrizio Maracich Italian Company for Air Navigation Services, Italy 8:30 a.m. Flight Inspection Procedures: Different Cases to Consider Affected by Deterioration, José Luis Delpón Ramos, Autonomous Advisor, Spain 9:00 a.m. Remote Maintainers for Flight Inspection Mission, Andrei Oliveira da Silva Santos, Sérgio Marcos da Rocha Corrêa, Hélio Vinícius de Almeida Cabral, and Alexandre Gonçalves de Carvalho, Brazilian Air Force, Brazil 9:30 a.m. The Challenges of Conducting Flight Inspection/Validation in Remote and Inhospitable Locations, Richard Thompson 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., Break in Exhibit Hall IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 6
7: Safety (Including Safety Management System and Crew Resource Management) Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Time: 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Capt Tom Wede TransPolar GmbH, Germany 10:45 a.m. Night Operations: A Successful Example of Risk Management in Flight Inspection, Andrea Gioia, ENAV S.p.A., Italy 8: Flight Validation and ARINC Coding (Including Database Issues) Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Time: 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Capt Tom Wede TransPolar GmbH, Germany 11:15 a.m. Total System Error (TSE) Analysis of Helicopter Procedure in an Alpine Environment Flying Advanced RNP Procedures, Heinz Wipf, Airnav Consulting, Switzerland 11:45 a.m. Experiences in Performing Flight Inspection with Rotary Wing Aircraft, Thorsten Heinke, Aerodata AG, Germany Andreas Kleffmann, Aerodata AG, Germany 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m., Lunch in Exhibit Hall IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 7
9: PANEL DISCUSSION: Flight Validation Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Time: 1:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Capt Tom Wede TransPolar GmbH, Germany Panel Members: Cheng-Yi Cheng, Lufthansa Systems/Lido, Germany Fabrizio Maracich. Italian Company for Air Navigation Systems, Italy Stephen Moody, Jeppesen Robert Stuckert, FAA Flight Inspection 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., IFIS Gala at Monterey Bay Aquarium Sponsored by Aerodata (shuttle buses depart Conference Center 5:45 p.m.) IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 8
10: UAV Operations and Flight Inspection Applications Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 2:05 p.m. Sigurd Bjelkarøy Norwegian Special Mission, Norway 8:30 a.m. Unmanned Aerial System for RFI Localization and GPS Denied Navigation, Adrien Perkins, Yu-Hsuan Chen, Sherman Lo and Per Enge, Stanford University 9:00 a.m. Application of Unmanned Aircraft Systems as an Instrument in Flight Inspection, Claus-Sebastian Wilkens, Thorsten Heinke, Rolf Seide, Aerodata AG, Germany 9:30 a.m. Implementation of RPAS in Flight Inspection Activities at Brazilian Airspace Control System (SISCEAB), Leonardo Haberfeld, DECEA/UNIFA, Brazil Rafael Oliveira Cavalcanti de Holanda, GEIV, Brazil 10:00 a.m. 10:40 a.m., Break in Exhibit Hall 10:40 a.m. Using UAV Multicopters as an Extension of ILS Ground Measurements: This Innovative Idea has Already Become Reality in Switzerland!, Hervé Demule, Skyguide, Swiss Air Navigation Services, Switzerland; Klaus Theissen, Rohde & Schwarz 11:40 a.m. UAV-Based Flight Inspection System, Yanbo Zhu, National Key CNS/ATM Laboratory, CAAC, China; Shi Xiaofeng, Kang Kai, Beihang University, China 12:10 p.m. 1:35 p.m., Lunch in Exhibit Hall 1:35 p.m. Employing UAS to Perform Low Altitude Navaids Measurements, Jochen Bredemeyer, FCS Flight Calibration Services GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany; Thorsten Schrader, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 9
11: Training and Certification Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018 Time: 2:05 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Asbjoern Madsen Normarc Flight Inspection Systems AS, Norway 2:05 p.m. Simulator Training for Flight Inspection, Knuth Steffens and Eibe Arfken, Aerodata AG, Germany 2:35 p.m. Training Pilots in the Employment of FIAPA, Gary Bell and Greg Cox, FAA, Flight Inspection Services, Aircraft Configuration Team 3:05 p.m. 3:45 p.m., Break in Exhibit Hal 3:45 p.m. More Traps and Pitfalls, Stefan Jagieniak, Aerodata AG, Germany 4:15 p.m. Software Quality Assurance in Development of Flight Inspection Systems, Jostein Trones, Norwegian Special Mission, Norway 12: Legacy Navaids Date: Friday, April 20, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Sileno Godicke ENAV, Italy 8:30 a.m. Alternative PNT: What Comes After DME?, Gerhard Berz, Valeriu Vitan, Eurocontrol, Belgium; Luca Saini, Thales Air Systems, Italy; Mike Spanner, NATS, United Kingdom 9:00 a.m. Study on Glide Slope s Clearance Flight Check Criteria, Shuming Liu, Tong Liu, Huawei Ma, Flight Inspection Center of CAAC, China 9:30 a.m. Critical and Sensitive Areas of ILS and its 3rd Height Dimension - Examples, Effects and Proposals, Gerhard Greving, NAVCOM Consult, Germany; L. Nelson Spohnheimer, Spohnheimer Consulting, USA 10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m., Break in Exhibit Hall 10:45 a.m. Solution to Coverage Issues Created by Large Hangars, Hervé Lenquette, DSNA/DTI, France; Bertrand Spitz, ENAC, France 11:15 a.m. Evolving to 4D Signal Strength Normalization, Brad Snelling (FAA), Greg Cox (FAA), Todd Bigham (FAA), Federal Aviation Administration; Jim West (OSU), Yan (Rockee) Zhang (OU) 11:45 p.m. - 12:00 p.m., Closing Remarks IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 10
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EXHIBIT HALL Exhibit Hall Floor Plan: Show Hours: Monday, April 16 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Attendee Luncheon in Hall 12:25 p.m. 1:55 p.m. California Dreamin Welcome Reception 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. (Sponsorships available. See Exhibitor Prospectus for more information.) Tuesday, April 17 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Attendee Luncheon in Hall 12:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Attendee Luncheon in Hall 12:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Thursday, April 19 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Attendee Luncheon in Hall 12:10 p.m. 1:35 p.m. Friday, April 20 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Current Exhibitors: Aerodata AG Airfield Technology, Inc. IDS INGEGNERIA DEI SISTEMI S.p.A. Norwegian Special Mission RMS Instruments Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. Safran Electronics & Defense For Exhibitors: Exhibit Space is Still Available! Reserve Your Booth Now: https://www.ion.org/ifis/ exhibitor-resource-center.cfm Contact ION: Exhibit Booth Reservations and Sponsorships: Kenneth Esthus Phone: 703-366-2723 Email: kesthus@ion.org IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 12
TRAVEL INFORMATION Airports Monterey Peninsula Airport: 1.5 miles from hotel Mineta San Jose Int'l Airport: 72 miles from hotel San Francisco Int'l Airport: 106 miles from hotel Free Hotel Shuttle Complimentary shuttle service is provided between the hotel and the Monterey Peninsula Airport daily from 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 p.m. When you arrive at the airport, please call 831-372-1234 to request airport shuttle service. After placing the call, the hotel shuttle will pick you up curbside at the airport arrivals area. For departures, the hotel shuttle departs from the hotel lobby hourly, at 15 minutes past the hour; advance reservations are required. Taxi The Hyatt Regency Monterey is located about 1.5 miles from Monterey Peninsula Airport. Multiple taxicab companies serve the airport; a taxi coordinator is onsite to assist you with your taxi transportation needs. No reservations are needed. Taxi fare is approximately $12.00 plus gratuity, and the trip takes about five minutes. Rental Car Six rental car companies currently offer rental car services at Monterey Peninsula Airport. For a list of rental car companies and more information, visit www.montereyairport.com/post/ground-transportation Bus The Monterey Airbus provides convenient and affordable from both San Jose International Airport and San Francisco International Airport to the Hyatt Regency Monterey. Rates start at $45 each way for one person (Booking multiple people together will save you money). Book online and save $5, or call 1-831-373-7777. Hotel Parking Parking at the Hyatt Monterey is free for meeting attendees. What To Do in Monterey Tonterey has something special for everyone. See Monterey is a treasure trove of information about what to see and do in Monterey, whether you seek a bite to eat, a beach to walk on, a winery to tour, or one of the area's legendary golf courses. For more information on what Monterey has to offer, visit: www.seemonterey.com. Visa Information Visa Waiver Countries: Visa waiver travelers from all 27 Visa Waiver Program countries must present either a machine-readable passport or a U.S.Visa. To learn more about the Visa Waiver Program & Machine Readable Passports see http://travel.state. gov/visa. Non-Visa Waiver Countries: We recommend that you apply for your Visa at least three months in advance. Currently there is a mandatory security check period of 30 days for people whose passports are issued from several countries. U.S. consular offices now interview most applicants as part of the application process. Please ensure you arrive at the embassy with all required documentation at the time of your interview. Note that the Institute does not intervene in U.S. State Department s issuance of Visas. Conference attendees requesting a visa letter to attend a conference must: 1. Submit the visa letter request form found at http://www.ion.org/itm or 2. Register and pay all conference registration fees BEFORE a letter of invitation will be sent. Exemptions to this policy apply only to those authors whose papers have been accepted for presentation, company personnel working in the exhibit area or trade associated press. If the attendee is unable to secure a Visa, he/she will need to apply for a refund according to the printed refund rules of the event. Visa letter requests will only be reviewed AFTER you have submitted the Visa letter request form for your desired conference. More Information For more travel information, please see www.ion.org/ifis/travel.cfm IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 13
HOTEL AND REGISTRATION Conference Location The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Monterey, located at 1 Old Golf Course Road, Monterey, CA 93940. Nestled in 22 acres of soaring Monterey Pines, the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on Del Monte Golf Course is a destination hotel providing the most discerning traveler with the quintessential Monterey experience. Its Central California Coast location offers guest close proximity to downtown Monterey and Monterey Airport and easy access to some of the Peninsula s most well-known attractions. Guests of Hyatt are welcome to enjoy the two heated outdoor pools, and dining at TusCA Ristorante, a farmto-table restaurant where you ll find delicious cuisine in an elegantly casual atmosphere. Internet and Parking Guestroom internet and self-parking are complimentary for meeting attendees. Reservations A block of rooms have been set aside for conference attendees until Friday, March 16, 2018 (or until the room block sells out), at the discounted group rate of $199 per night for single/double occupancy. Reservations made after this date will be on a space-available basis and may not be at the special rate. Please note that the room block does sell out quickly, so we strongly encourage you to make your hotel reservations early. Make your reservations by Friday, March 16, 2018 to qualify for discounted conference rates. Government Rates: A limited number of government rate rooms are available at the prevailing government per diem rate of $142.00 per night for single/double occupancy. U.S. Government rates will be honored only for for U.S. government employees travelling with U.S. Government travel orders and paying with a U.S. Government-issued credit card. Failure to provide these validations at checkin will result in your reservation being honored at the group rate. Government contractors and/or retired or non-active military personnel do not qualify for government rate rooms. Make a Reservation Today: Online: Visit www.ion.org/ifis/hotel.cfm By Phone: Call the hotel at 831-372-1234 and be sure to identify yourself as an IFIS attendee to receive the special attendee rate! Stay at the Hyatt and Save $200 on Registration Fees Before registering, make your hotel reservation with the Hyatt Regency Monterey. Conference attendees will save $200 by entering their valid hotel confirmation number from the Hyatt Monterey at the start of the registration process. You must have this confirmation number to claim your discount. Discounts will not be issued retroactively. Register at www.ion.org: 1. Make your hotel reservation at the Hyatt Regency Monterey. Write down your confirmation number; you ll need it to claim the $200 registration fee discount you ll earn for staying in the official conference hotel. 2. Access the online registration system at www.ion.org/ifis by clicking Registration in the navigation bar on the left. A PDF registration form is also available on this web page. 3. Complete the online registration process. Be sure to input your hotel confirmation number during the registration process to claim your discount as hotel discounts will not be issued retroactively. Photo courtesy of the Monterey CVB IFIS 2018 April 16-20, 2018 Monterey, California www.ion.org 14