FAA 7100.41 Design Team Outcomes and Conceptual

Procedures

Presentation to: Reagan National Airport Community Noise Working Group

By: Leslie Swann, Senior Advisor, FAA Airspace Services, AJV-1

Matthew Cathcart, DC Capital Project, PBN FAA Management Co-Lead

Bill Wise, DC Capital Project, PBN NATCA Co-Lead

Date: April 26, 2018

FederalAviation Administration

National Air TrafficControllers Association

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This meeting does not constitute either a final decision of the FAA or a re-opening of the FAA's December 30, 2013 final Record of Decision for the Washington, D.C. Optimization of Air and Procedures in the Metroplex.

This presentation depicts a number of conceptual procedural designs. Some aspects of these conceptual designs were developed in response to recommendations and input received from the DCA Working Group. Other aspects of the conceptual designs are based on potential opportunities to enhance the safety of the National Airspace System. We look forward to receiving your feedback on these conceptual procedure designs.

Agenda

Purpose of Tonight’s Meeting

Historic Review

How Did We Get Here?

Here’s Where We Are

Design Considerations and Outcomes

Next Steps

DCA Working Group Member Questions

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Purpose of Tonight’s Meeting Status of PBN Full Working Group (FWG)

Conceptual designs completed FAA will remain responsive to public’s concerns

Meeting Framework Presentation to DCA Working Group (DCA WG)

Reference acronym list

Questions answered after presentation

Comments collection process The FAA’s expectation is for comments from tonight’s presentation be

submitted to the DCA WG DCA WG reconciled recommendation will be forwarded to MWAA for

submission to FAA’s Eastern Regional Administrator

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DCA Opens For Business June 1941

Congress Expressly Directed the Modernization of the National Airspace System FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, H.R. 658, P.L. 112-9

DC Metroplex Environmental Assessment prepared

June 20, 2013: Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) document released and available for public review and comment

June 20, 2013 - July 20, 2013: Written comments regarding Draft EA accepted by FAA December 30, 2013: FAA issued a Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of

Decision (FONSI-ROD) for the project

Final Designs for DCA Implemented May 2016 and DC Metroplex Concluded

Moving Forward Any Change Would Constitute a New Action

Historic Review

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Formation of Reagan National Airport Community Noise Working Group (DCA WG) DCA WG created to represent and consolidate community concerns Primary DCA WG Recommendation (#8)

How Did We Get Here?

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Formation of 7100.41 PBN Full Working Group (FWG) FAA formation of PBN FWG via FAA Order 7100.41

FWG consists of industry, air traffic facilities, and the MWAA

FWG Worked with Industry, Air Traffic Facilities, and MWAA Reviewed DCA WG recommendation 8 to determine operational

feasibility South Flow departures North Flow arrivals – previously briefed to DCA WG in November 2017; at this time,

no adjustments to PBN procedures would accommodate their request

Designed procedures in an attempt to mitigate DCA WG concerns and address FAA procedural requirements

How Did We Get Here? (cont)

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FAA Has Heard, and Wishes to Address, DCA WG Concerns

Tonight’s Presentation – Two-Fold Describe conceptual changes that address DCA WG concerns

Describe conceptual changes due to criteria requirements Changes based on ongoing modifications to advance the National Airspace

System (NAS)

Here’s Where We Are

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Design Constraints and Parameters

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Any Request to Change Procedure(s) FAA must bring procedure up to current FAA criteria (code) and make

revisions based on: Updated aircraft types Updated aircraft capabilities Updated technology Updated mandates

FAA needs to evaluate how local changes may adversely affect the entire NAS

Congressional Requirement to Modernize the National Airspace System

Design Considerations and Outcomes

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Safety Concerns Criteria (code) changes resulting in procedure modifications – outside

DCA WG request

Airspace Constraints Restricted / Prohibited area avoidance

Other large metropolitan airport arrivals and departures (BWI, IAD)

Procedural Design Benefits Automated climb/descent Reduced controller/pilot interactions Procedural de-confliction of aircraft Fewer level-offs

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Procedure Design Considerations/Benefits

Conceptual Procedure Designs Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs) HORTO / WYNGS / REBLL – DCA WG recommendation changes

CLTCH / JDUBB / SCRAM – DCA WG recommendation changes

BOOCK – Criteria based changes

DOCTR – Criteria based changes

SOOKI – Criteria based changes

Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR) CAPPS – To accommodate DCA WG recommendation

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DCA HORTO / WYNGS / REBLL RNAV SIDs (Departures)Current Procedures Conceptual HORTO Conceptual WYNGS Conceptual RBELL

Flight Restricted

Zone (FRZ)

P56 B/A

• Current HORTO, REBLL, and WYNGS procedures are shown in black

• HORTO - Serves jet departures to the northwest

• WYNGS and RBELL -Serve jet departures to the west

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DCA HORTO / WYNGS / REBLL RNAV SIDs (Departures)

ESSZZ

CAPVC

GAITE

LBOLT

GAITE_RC8 ‘At or Below

7,000’

CAPVC_RC8 ‘At or Below

5,000’

LBOLT_ RC8 ‘At or Above

9,000’

RLLLL

P56A

Current Procedures Conceptual HORTO Conceptual WYNGS Conceptual RBELL

• Per DCA WG Recommendation 8 To bring departures

back over the river, added ESSZZ

To remain over the river longer, moved CAPVC 2.71 nm south to CAPVC_RC8 and GAITE 4.18 nm south to GAITE_RC8

To top FRDMM and TRUPS arrivals, moved LBOLT 0.66 nm northwest, and added ‘At or Above 9,000’

To clear CAPPS arrivals descending via, added restrictions ‘At or Below 5,000’ to CAPVC_RC8 and ‘At or Below 7,000’ to GAITE_RC8

• Current track data (Apr 2017)

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DCA HORTO RNAV SID (Departure)

HORTO

LBOLTLBOLT_ RC8 ‘At or Above

9,000’

RLLLL

P56 B/A

Current Procedures Conceptual Procedures

• HORTO SID Removed RLLLL (procedure moved west 0.57 nm)

• Aircraft are required to be above 9,000, estimated higher

• Current track data (Apr 2017)

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DCA CLTCH / SCRAM / JDUBB RNAV SIDs (Departures)Current Procedures Conceptual CLTCH Conceptual SCRAM Conceptual JDUBB

Flight Restricted

Zone (FRZ)

• Current CLTCH, SCRAM, and JDUBB procedures are shown in black

• CLTCH, SCRAM, JDUBB - Serve jet departures to the southwest

• Current track data (Apr 2017)

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DCA CLTCH / SCRAM / JDUBB RNAV SIDs (Departures)Current Procedures

Conceptual Procedures

GAITE_RC8 ‘At or Below

7,000’

CAPVC_RC8 ‘At or Below

5,000’

ESSZZ

CAPVC

GAITE

DMKRT

DMKRT_ RC8

• Per DCA WG Recommendation 8 To bring departures

back over the river added ESSZZ

To remain over the river longer, moved CAPVC 2.71 nm south to CAPVC_RC8, GAITE 4.18 nm south to GAITE_RC8, and DMKRT 3.77 nm southwest to DMKRT_RC8

To clear CAPPS arrivals descending via, added restrictions ‘At or Below 5,000’ to CAPVC_RC8 and ‘At or Below 7,000’ to GAITE_RC8

Estimated altitude at DMKRT_RC8 – 10,000 feet

• Current track data (Apr 2017)

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DMKRT

DMKRT_ RC8

BARIN ‘At or Above

11,000’

DAGVE ‘At or Above

11,000’

GUBME ‘At or Above

11,000’

• To top Potomac airspace sector: CLTCH – Added

DAGVE ‘At or above 11,000 ft’

SCRAM – Added GUBME ‘At or above 11,000 ft’

JDUBB – Added BARIN ‘At or above 11,000 ft’

• Current tracks (Apr 2017)

DCA CLTCH / SCRAM / JDUBB RNAV SIDs (Departures)Current Procedures

Conceptual Procedures

DCA CAPPS RNAV STAR (Arrival)

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Current CAPPS Conceptual CAPPS

NEW_ BAAAM

NEW_SMOOT

Flight Restricted

Zone (FRZ)

NEW_ JILES

NEW_ MOEJO

FLIPZ

• Serves jet arrivals from the south

• Portion of procedure, between FLIPZ to BAAAM, moved slightly southeast to allow climb via on the SIDs

• Current track data (Apr 2017)

Current CAPPS Conceptual CAPPS

NEW_ BAAAM

NEW_SMOOT

Flight Restricted

Zone (FRZ)

NEW_ JILES

NEW_ MOEJO

FLIPZ

DCA CAPPS RNAV STAR RWY 19 (Arrival)

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• Serves jet arrivals from the south

• Portion of procedure, between FLIPZ to BAAAM, moved slightly southeast to allow climb via on the conceptual south flow SIDs

• Current track data (Apr 2017)

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Current CAPPS Conceptual CAPPS

NEW_ BAAAM

JILES

SMOOTNEW_SMOOT ‘At or Above

8,000’

BAAAM

MOEJO

NEW_ JILES “At 9,000’

NEW_ MOEJO

• MOEJO moved 2.71 nm southeast to NEW_MOEJO; ‘At 10,000’ altitude restriction remains

• JILES moved 3.32 nm southeast to NEW_JILES; altitude restriction added, ‘At 9,000’

• SMOOT moved .92 nm southeast to NEW_SMOOT; altitude restriction changed from ‘At or Above 7,000’ to ‘At or Above 8,000’

• BAAAM moved .68 northwest to NEW_BAAAM; ‘At 6,000’ altitude restriction remains

• Current track data (Apr 2017)

DCA CAPPS RNAV STAR RWY 19 (Arrival)

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• Interaction between departures and arrivals

• Current Departures• Conceptual Departures• Current Arrival• Conceptual Arrival

South Flow Departures and CAPPS Arrival

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• Current Departure data (Apr 2017)

• Current Arrival data (Apr 2017)

South Flow Departures and CAPPS Arrival

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• Protected Airspace for Departures

• Protected Airspace for Arrival

• Restriction at CAPVC_RC8 ‘At or Below 5,000’ is to protect for the ‘At or Above 6,000’ at NEW_BAAAM

• Restriction at GAITE_RC8 ‘At or Below 7,000’ is to protect for the ‘At or Above 8,000’ at NEW_SMOOT

South Flow Departures and CAPPS Arrival

GAITE_RC8 ‘At or Below

7,000’

CAPVC_RC8 ‘At or Below

5,000’

NEW_ BAAAM ‘At 6,000’

NEW_SMOOT ‘At or Above

8,000’

NEW_ JILES “At 9,000’

NEW_ MOEJO

ERECA

Flight Restricted

Zone (FRZ)

EDDGY

Current BOOCK Conceptual BOOCK

BOOCK

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DCA BOOCK RNAV SID (Departure)• Serves jet departures

to the southeast

• RWY 04 changes only – criteria-based

• RWY 04 Usage No significant change

to usage 0.2% (325 flights per

year)

• Added ERECA and EDDGY due to criteria (coding)

• Enhances safety

• 69 flights per year (2017)

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DCA BOOCK RNAV SID (Departure)

• Serves jet departures to the southeast

• RWY 04 changes only – criteria-based

• RWY 04 Usage No significant change

to usage 0.2% (325 flights per

year)

• Added ERECA and EDDGY due to criteria (coding)

• Enhances safety

• 69 flights per year (2017)

Current BOOCK Conceptual BOOCK

P56A

ERECA

EDDGY

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DCA DOCTR RNAV SID (Departure)Current DOCTR

Conceptual DOCTR RIISE • Serves jet departures

to the east and northeast

• RWY 04 changes only – criteria-based

• RWY 04 Usage No significant change

to tracks and usage 0.2% (325 flights per

year)

• Enhances Safety

• 182 flights per year (DOCTR and SOOKI departures)

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DCA SOOKI RNAV SID (Departure)• Serves jet departures

to the northeast• RWY 04 changes only

– criteria-based • RWY 04 Usage 0.2% (325 flights per

year)

• Aircraft depart direct RIISE direct SOOKI (no operational change)

• Track changes to the southeast, 6.04 nm (distance between PHERB to RIISE)

• Estimated altitude over RIISE- 10,000 feet

• Enhances Safety• 182 flights per year

(DOCTR and SOOKI departures)

Current SOOKI Conceptual SOOKI

RIISE

SOOKI

PHERB

Flight Restricted

Zone (FRZ)

P56A

Next Steps

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DCA WG Recommendation 8 Changes Earliest Possible Implementation – Late 2019 / Early 2020 Moving forward, the FAA anticipates questions and comments, and will review input

received on these conceptual designs Written response from the DCA WG indicating its position on the conceptual procedure

changes (those based on their recommendation) is preferred before proceeding with Environmental/Safety Review (18-month process)

The DCA WG response should be submitted to the MWAA which will forward to the FAA’s Eastern Regional Administrator’s office within 60 days (June 25, 2018) to help meet anticipated implementation

Criteria-Related (Code) Changes Environmental Review

Community Involvement FAA Safety Approval Revisit Procedures if Changes are Required Based on Review

FAA will reconvene the 7100.41 PBN FWG to discuss changes and will re-brief the MWAA

DCA Working Group Questions

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