Advanced Scheduling - Part 91 · Advanced Scheduling – Part 91 NOTAMS • What is a D-NOTAM and...

Advanced Scheduling - Part 91

PRESENTED BY:

Lucille Fisher – Quality Resources, LLC

Dion Glenn – Fertitta Enterprises, Inc.

Aggie Mitchard – Joe Gibbs Racing Inc.

Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference | New Orleans, LA | January 14-17, 2014

Wednesday, Jan 15 | 15:30 – 1700

• Every Flight Department is different

• Today we will be discussing:

– Planning a flight from Chicago to New York City

• Aircraft Restrictions

• NOTAMS

• Weather

• Airport Facilities

• Flight Plan Routing

• Crew Scheduling

– Contingency / Facility Planning

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Advanced Scheduling – Part 91

What is Advanced Scheduling?

• Scheduler whose company gives them more responsibility

• Filling in for the lead scheduler/dispatcher or scheduling

manager

• Company crews who have operational control and do their own

flight planning/filing:

– Scheduler assists Flight Crews in Flight Planning

– Scheduler is NOT a licensed dispatcher

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Who needs to be familiar?

• Airport Location

• Aircraft Restrictions

– Type of aircraft (Jet or Prop)

– Airport restrictions for particular aircraft types

• Airport Conditions and Facilities

– Weather

– NOTAMS

• Flight Planning

– Routing

• National Airspace (NAS) restrictions

• Enroute weather / turbulence

• Crew Scheduling

– Duty time / rest restrictions

• Passengers

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What are some considerations?



KORD - Chicago O’ Hare International Airport

KPWK – Chicago Executive Airport

KMDW – Chicago Midway International Airport

KGYY – Gary, Indiana

KRFD – Chicago /Rockford Int’l Airport

K8N2 – Skydive Chicago Airport

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Airport Location

• Airport Restrictions

– Noise abatement

– Aircraft weight limitations

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Aircraft Restrictions


Jeppesen / Airnav.com

• Distance to meeting/function location

– Total time for Operation

• Transportation Options

– Limo Service

– Helicopters

– Rental Cars

– Train / METRO

– Charter Buses

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Airport Location


• FBO availability

Passenger Preference?

Fees

Preferred Fuel Vendor

Hangar Availability

Special Events

- Superbowl

- Olympics

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Passenger and Aircraft Service Facilities


• Weight Restrictions

– Various weight limits

• Max gross weight

• Max Take-off weight

• Landing weight

• Minimum Equipment List (MEL) / Configuration Deviation List (CDL) items

– How might they affect your operation

• Enroute when flight planning

• Payload

• Fuel Burn

• Landing Distances

– Adjustments due to degraded systems

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Aircraft Restrictions


• Weather – Forecast

– Options as to HOW to “decode” Terminal Area Forecast (TAF)

– Charts

• NOTAMS

– Runway closures

– Runway lengths

– NAVAID restrictions

– Arrival / Departure Obstacles

• Airport layout

– Taxiway configurations

– Airport Apron configuration & access to Fixed Base Operator (FBO)

• Available Instrument Approaches

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Airport Conditions– Destination & Alternate

• How to decode a TAF

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Weather - Forecast


www.aviationweather.gov / www.flightaware.com

• aviationweathercenter.gov

o Simple verbiage/terms

• flightware.com

o Simple verbiage

o Hourly weather trend

http://www.aviationweather.gov/

http://www.flightaware.com/

• Charts – Official Weather Provider

− Surface Progs

− Surface Analysis

− High Level Significant WX Prog

− Winds Aloft

− Radar

− Convective SIGMETS

− SIGMETS

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Weather - Charts

WSI – PilotBrief Optima


• Domestic

– D-NOTAM

• Pointer NOTAMS

– FDC

– USD/UAR

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NOTAMS


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www.faasafety.gov / www.faa.gov


NOTAMS

• What is a D-NOTAM and how to decode it:

!TEB 11/030 TEB NAV RWY 19 ILS LLZ OTS WEF1401161139-1401161200

– All have a set format

• An exclamation point (!)

• Identifier for the location (TEB)

• Identifier for affected or nearest location (TEB)

• What’s affected – Key words (RWY, TWY, RAMP, APRON, AD, OBST, NAV, COM, SVC, AIRSPACE )

• Surface Identification (19)

• Condition (ILS LLZ OTS)

• Effective times - WEF-with effect from/ to: Year . Month . Day . UTC time (1401161139-1401161200)

• When should NOTAMS be looked at? – From initial flight planning until airport arrival

http://www.faasafety.gov/

http://www.faa.gov/

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• What is a “Pointer” NOTAM and how to decode it:

!MDW AIRSPACE SEE FDC 3/3495 ZFW 91.141 VIP TFR 1401161545-1401160045

– All have a set format

• An exclamation point (!)

• Identifier for the location (MDW)

• Identifier for affected or nearest location (MDW)

• What’s affected – Key words (RWY, TWY, RAMP, APRON, AD, OBST, NAV, COM, SVC, AIRSPACE )

• Surface Identification – maybe N/A

• Condition – Refers to a D or FDC NOTAM (SEE 3/3495 ZFW 91.141 VIP TFR)

• Effective times - WEF-with effect from/to: Year / Month / Day / UTC time

(1401161545-1401160045)


NOTAMS

www.faasafety.gov / www.faa.gov


http://www.faa.gov/

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www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info

NOTAMS


• What is an FDC NOTAM?

– Information that is normally regulatory and can include some, but

not limited to the following:

• Interim IFR flight procedures

• Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR)

• Flight Restrictions in the proximity of the President and others

• 14CFR Part 139 certificated airport condition changes

• Air Defense Emergencies

• Emergency Flight Rules

• Laser Activity

!FDC 3/2570 (A0488/13) - FI/T STAR TETERBORO, TETERBORO,

NJ. MAZIE TWO ARRIVAL: PUBLISHED HOLDING AT MAZIE NOT

AUTHORIZED. WIE UNTIL UFN. CREATED: 05 MAR 15:17 2013

!FDC 3/9106 MDW SID CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL, CHICAGO, IL.

CICERO SIX DEPARTURE... CHART I-MXT LOCALIZER

FREQUENCY 109.9, CHAN 36. 1311131730-1405131230EST

http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info

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• What is a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR)?

– Why you NEED TO KNOW where and when in effect.

– What it’s telling you

– You can find this information at:

http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/

• Graphical

• Textural – refer to specific FDC NOTAM


NOTAMS

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info

http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info

• What is a USD / UAR NOTAM

– USD: Changes to Standard Instrument Departures (SID)

– UAR: Changes to Standard Terminal Arrival Area (STAR)

• Could these affect our flight both in and out of TEB?

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www.faasafety.gov


NOTAMS


• Types of Approaches available if needed due to weather / visibility.

• ILS (Instrument Landing System) / RNAV RNP

– Minimums needed

– Is aircraft capable

• RNAV GPS (Area Navigation – Global Position System)

– Minimums needed


• RNAV RNP (Area Navigation – Required Navigational Performance)

– Minimums needed


– Are crews authorized to do the approach

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Available Instrument Approaches

Jeppesen


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Available Instrument Approaches

Jeppesen



• Air Traffic Control (ATC) Route Restrictions

– www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp

• Reroutes in ATC Advisories

• ATC Delays

– OIS page on faa.gov

– NBAA Air Traffic Services (subscription required)

• Enroute Weather and Turbulence

– How much more will it add in time / distance?

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Flight Planning

www.fly.faa.gov/products / NBAA/air traffic

http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp

http://www.fly.faa.gov/products


• How to “read” information on FAA advisories

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Flight Planning

www.fly.faa.gov/products



• ATC Route Restrictions

– Reroutes in ATC Advisories

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Flight Planning – Route Restrictions

www.fly.faa.gov/products



• ATC Delays

– Operational Information System (OIS) page on faa.gov

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Flight Planning – ATC Delays

www.flyfaa.gov/products

http://www.flyfaa.gov/products


• Enroute Weather and Turbulence

– How much more will it add in time / distance

– Any MEL / CDL enroute restrictions

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Flight Planning – Enroute Weather / Turbulence

WSI – Pilotbrief Optima

• Maintenance Facilities

– Can they work on your equipment in case of mechanical failure?

• Other Flight Services available

– Charter

– Commercial

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Contingency Options – Mechanical issues


• Crew Qualifications / Duty Time / Rest Regulations

– Available Crew

• Qualified on aircraft needed for the trip

– Legal Crew to fly

• No FAR 91 duty time/rest regulations

– Company Standards

• Crew Pairing Limitations

• FAA required Medical Certificates

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Crew Scheduling


• How many crew required for your company

– Standard (PIC & SIC, PIC/SIC/Flt Attendants)

– Augmented (PIC/SIC/Relief Officers/Flt Attendants)

• Longer flight duration / short layover time

– Circadian Rhythm

• Sleep cycles – how it affects “fatigue”

• Do you have crew pairing limitations

– Experience

• Time in type

– Age pairing limitations

• Crew Medical Certificate requirements

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Crew Scheduling – Crew Compliment


• Airport Facilities

– Customs and Immigration

• Crew Scheduling

– ICAO differences

• Pilot Certificates

• Pilot Crew Pairing limitations

– Language Qualified Crew

• Non English speaking passengers

• Permits and Required Paperwork

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International Operations


• Customs / Immigration availability

– At the FBO or at the Public Terminal facility

– Times available

– Additional Costs and Fees

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Customs and Immigration Facilities


• International Flights

– eAPIS

– Overflight permits

• Are they needed and/or do you have them?

– Airport Fees

• Landing

• Ramp

– International Country Specific paperwork

• Customs / Immigration aircraft paperwork

• General Declaration

• Cargo Manifests

• Crew / Passenger required paperwork

• Passports

• Visas

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Permits / Required Paperwork - International



• Charter Company Selection

• Does your Charter Company meet the industry standard

• Charter Broker

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Charter Operations

• How many Companies available on the field

• Are they “company approved” vendors?

• What type of equipment do they use.

– Number of passengers

– Costs for Charter

• Charter fees

– Landing fees

– Miscellaneous fees

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Helicopter Operators



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