IFR in 2025

NextGens prime objective is to improve the flexibility and efficiency of our National Airspace System (NAS) to accommodate increasing traffic. This is possible only if your trip receives NextGen support from preflight to engine shutdown. Called trajectory-based operation or TBO, you will one day preflight by selecting one of several near-optimal trajectories accounting for weather, traffic, obstructions, special use airspace and more. Nice, eh?

Fred Simonds

Monday, May 07, 2018 at 12:00 AM ET

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** Pilot Matevz Lenarcic exits the specially-
modified Pipistrel Virus after his around-the-
world flight.**

Key Takeaways:

NextGen's primary objective is to enhance the flexibility and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS) to accommodate increasing air traffic through trajectory-based operations (TBO).
System-Wide Information Management (SWIM) is central to NextGen, providing a unified data sharing platform for aeronautical, flight, and weather information, essential for TBO and improved situational awareness.
Key technological components enabling NextGen include advanced weather processing (CSS-Wx, NWP), Data Communications for electronic clearances, and ADS-B for surveillance and time-based sequencing and spacing.
The implementation of NextGen and TBO promises greater airspace capacity, increased efficiency, minimized flight times, enhanced predictability, and improved safety across all phases of flight.

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NextGen’s prime objective is to improve the flexibility and efficiency of our National Airspace System (NAS) to accommodate increasing traffic. This is possible only if your trip receives NextGen support from preflight to engine shutdown. Called trajectory-based operation or TBO, you will one day preflight by selecting one of several near-optimal trajectories accounting for weather, traffic, obstructions, special use airspace and more. Nice, eh?

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