NextGen Update

Yes, weve done a couple updates on ATC moderization recently. But the negative responses to editor Bowlins recent comments in favor of ADS-B suggest yet more information is needed. Plus, if you still think the 2020 deadline will get extended, well, the FAA is completing its tasks with an unfamiliar but refreshingly high speed and efficiency.

Key Takeaways:

• The FAA is rapidly advancing NextGen, completing nationwide ADS-B ground infrastructure and reaffirming the 2020 equipage deadline, despite slow general aviation adoption.
• NextGen components like ADS-B provide controllers with real-time traffic data and pilots with enhanced situational awareness through in-cockpit weather and traffic services.
• Major system upgrades, including En Route Automation (ERAM), NAS Voice System (NVS), and System-Wide Information Management (SWIM), are streamlining air traffic control, improving communication, and enabling integrated information sharing.
• Navigation is evolving with the decommissioning of obsolete NDB/VOR approaches and a significant increase in precise WAAS-based LPV/LP approaches, which are becoming the new standard.

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