Segment Six – Hurdles to the Future

Cultural/Labor Elephants

User Panel Additions

E1 – FAA’s Wx Architecture 6.0 Doesn’t Mesh w/ or SupportNextGen

• Unresolved Decisions re FAA’s Aviation Wx Provider & Fate of CWSU’s has Hindered Progress Toward “NowGen”, Let Alone NextGen.

E2 – DOD Joint METOC Lessons Learned Not Being Exploited by FAA & NOAA

E3 – Lack of Air Traffic Controller (and User) Involvement in NextGen and NextGen Weather

• Lack of Accountability & Motivation for User Involvement

- Unclear or Unstated Expectations When Users do Become involved

- Benefits of Involvement (short term & long term) not Tangible

- Altruism Only Goes So Far

- Users (Air Traffic & Operators) vs. Industry (Program Providers) Involvement not well defined

• FAA Management and Union (NATCA) Coordination Difficulties

E4 - Weather/ATM Integration Still on Back Burner?

• RAPT Not a Complete Success

- User: Not Integrated into ATM’s existing tools, currently a standalone system

- Producer: Not an Integration of more than one convection forecast

Segment Six – Hurdles to the Future

Cultural/Labor Elephants

User Panel Additions

E5 – Management Uncertainties/Gaps

• NWS/NOAA Aviation Wx Org. & Production of Aviation Wx Products Fractured

- AWC = SIGMETs

- CWSUs = CWA & MIS

- Fcst Ofc = TAFs

• Nat’l Wx Service Management and Union (NWSEO) Coordination Difficulties

• What is the Single Authoritative Source (SAS)?

- How Will Private Vendor/Operator Produced Model Output/Products be Incorporated?

• How will the Current Process be Maintained & Enhanced to Reconciled User Routing Decision Making with ATM Dictated Routings?

E6 - JPDO NextGen Focus on Long Term Has Left Huge Performance Gaps in 2012-2016 (i.e. The “NowGen” Gap)

• SWIM and “NowGen” Data Access

- ITWS Data as a Prototype on SWIM Promising, but what is the prospect of a $15K-$30K cost for Industry Users to Access SWIM?