20th IFIS (2018) Monterey, United States

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Attendee List
• About ION

Opening Ceremonies

• ICAO Updated

Standards (Organizational, Operations, Systems)

• Quality Assurance During Flight Inspection 
• Update of ICAO Document 8071 Volume 1
  • Presentation
• Importance of Time Synchronization and Signal Filtering in Automated Flight Inspection Systems

Flight Inspection Technology (including ADS-B and RFI)

• Solution to the Problem of Civil Aviation VHF Band Radio Frequency Interference by Using Flight Inspection Aircraft
  • Presentation
• Experience with GNSS Interference in Flight Inspection
• Ground Check of GNSS Antennas on Aircraft
• The Summary of the Flight Inspection Data Management System
  • Presentation
• PAPI Flight Inspection Considerations
• ADS-B and Functions for Flight Inspection
• Flight Inspection of Aviation Data Links

• Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) Flight Inspection – Technology and Practices

GBAS Inspection, Operational Experience

• Challenges with GBAS VDB Flight Inspection
• Flight Inspection of GAST-D Approach and Taxi Guidance Systems

Operation

• Flight Inspection Procedures: Different Cases to Consider Affected by Deterioration
  • Presentation
• Remote Maintenace for Flight Inspection Mission
  • Presentation
• The Challenges of Conducting Flight Inspection/Validation in Remote and Inhospitable Locations
  • Presentation

Safety (Including Safety Management System and Crew Resource Management)

• Night Operations: A Successful Example of Risk Management in Flight Inspection

Flight Validation and ARINC Coding (Including Database Issues)

• Total System Error (TSE) Analysis of Helicopter Procedure in an Alpine Environment Flying Advanced RNP Procedures
  • Presentation

• Experiences in Performing Flight Inspection with Rotary Wing Aircraft

UAV Operations and Flight Inspection Applications

• Unmanned Aerial System for RFI Localization and GPS Denied Navigation
• Application of Unmanned Aircraft Systems as an Instrument in Flight Inspection
• Implementation of RPAS in Flight Inspection Activities as Brazilian Airspace Control System (SISCEAB)
• Using UAV Multicopters as an Extension of ILS Ground Measurements: This Innovative Idea has Already Become Reality in Switzerland!
  • Presentation
• UAV-Based Flight Inspection System

• Employing UAS to Perform Low Altitude Navaids Measurements

Training and Certification

• Simulator Training for Flight Inspection
  • Presentation
• FIAPA in the Cockpit
  • Presentation

• More Traps and Pitfalls

Legacy Navaids

• Alternate PNT: What Comes After DME?
  • Presentation
• Study on Glide Slope’s Clearance Flight Check
  • Presentation
• Critical and Sensitive Areas of ILS and its 3rd Height Dimension – Examples, Effects and Proposals
• Solution to Coverage Issues Created by Large Hangars
  • Presentation
• Evolving to 4D Signal Strength Normalization