RTCA, Inc.

List of Available Documents

 

 

OCTOBER 2004

 

 

New in this Edition:

·         DO-296, Safety Requirements for Aeronautical Operational Control (AOC) Datalink Messages

·         DO-295, Civil Operators’ Training Guidelines for Integrated Night Vision Imaging System Equipment

·         DO-294, Guidance on Allowing Transmitting Portable Electronic Devices (T-PEDs) on Aircraft

 

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·        DETAILED INDEX.. ii

·        DOCUMENT ORDERING INFORMATION.. xi

·        NUMBERED DOCUMENTS. 1

·        TASK FORCE REPORTS. 79

·        FREE FLIGHT REPORTS. 82

·        OTHER PUBLICATIONS. 89

·        PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL SYMPOSIA.. 92

·        TOPICAL INDEX.. 93

 


 

DETAILED INDEX

DOCUMENT ORDERING INFORMATION.. xi

NUMBERED DOCUMENTS. 1

·        DO-296, Safety Requirements for Aeronautical Operational Control (AOC) Datalink Messages. 1

·        DO-295, Civil Operators’ Training Guidelines for Integrated Night Vision Imaging System Equipment 1

·        DO-294, Guidance on Allowing Transmitting Portable Electronic Devices (T-PEDs) on Aircraft 2

·        DO-293, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Nickel-Cadmium and Lead Acid Batteries. 2

·        DO-292, Assessment of Radio Frequency Interference Relevant to the GNSS L5/E5A Frequency Band. 3

·        DO-291, Interchange Standards for Terrain, Obstacle, and Aerodrome Mapping Data. 3

·        DO-290, Safety and Performance Requirements Standard for Air Traffic Data Link Services in Continental Airspace (Continental SPR Standard) 4

·        DO-289, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Aircraft Surveillance Applications (ASA) 4

·        DO-288, Next Generation Air/Ground Communication System (NEXCOM) Implementation Considerations: Factors and Issues to be Considered in Planning for the Transition to Air/Ground, ICAO, VDL Mode 3 Based Integrated Voice Data Communications in the U.S. National Airspace System.. 5

·        DO-287, Plans and Principles for the Implementation of Aeronautical Data Link System (ADLS) Edition 1.   Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) Baseline 1 Implementation and ADSL Build IIA & IIB.. 5

·        DO-286, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Traffic Information Service - Broadcast (TIS-B) 6

·        DO-285, Next Generation Air/Ground Communications (NEXCOM) VDL Mode 3 Interoperability. 6

·        DO-284, Next Generation Air/Ground Communication System (NEXCOM) Safety and Performance Requirements (SPR) 7

·        Change 1 to DO-284. 7

·        DO-283A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Required Navigation Performance for Area Navigation. 8

·        DO-282A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast 8

·        DO-281, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aircraft VDL Mode 2 Physical, Link and Network Layer 9

·        DO-280A, Interoperability Requirements Standard For ATN Baseline 1 (INTEROP ATN B1) 9

·        DO-279, Next Generation Air/Ground Communications (NEXCOM) Principles of  Operation VDL Mode 3. 10

·        DO-278, Guidelines for Communications, Navigation, Surveillance, and Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems Software Integrity Assurance. 10

·        DO-277, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for the High Frequency Data Link Operating in the Aeronautical Mobile (Route) Service (AM (R)S) 11

·        DO-276, User Requirements for Terrain and Obstacle Data. 11

·        DO-275, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Integrated Night Vision Imaging System Equipment 12

·        DO-274, Next Generation Air/Ground Communications (NEXCOM) Principles of Operation. 12

·        DO-273, Response to the Report of the RTCA Chairman’s Committee on NEXCOM... 13

·        DO-272, User Requirements for Aerodrome Mapping Information. 13

·        DO-271B, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aircraft VDL Mode 3 Transceiver Operating in the Frequency Range 117.975-137.000 MHz. 14

·        DO-270, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for the Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite (R) Service (AMS(R)S) as Used in Aeronautical Data Links. 14

·        DO-269, Concepts For Services Integrating Flight Operations and Air Traffic Management Using Addressed Data Link. 15

·        DO-268, Concept of Operations, Night Vision Imaging System for Civil Operators. 15

·        DO-267A, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Flight Information Services-Broadcast (FIS-B) Data Link. 16

·        DO-266, Government and Industry Guidelines and Concepts for NAS Analysis and Redesign. 16

·        DO-265, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aeronautical Mobile High Frequency Data Link (HFDL) 17

·        DO-264, Guidelines for Approval of the Provision and Use of Air Traffic Services Supported by Data Communications. 17

·        DO-263, Application of Airborne Conflict Management: Detection, Prevention, & Resolution. 18

·        DO-262, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Avionics Supporting Next Generation Satellite Systems (NGSS) 18

·        DO-261, NAVSTAR GPS L5 Signal Specification. 19

·        DO-260A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for 1090 MHz Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) and Traffic Information Services (TIS-B) 19

·        DO-259, Applications Descriptions for Initial Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI) Applications. 20

·        DO-258, Interoperability Requirements for ATS Applications Using ARINC 622 Data Communications. 20

·        DO-257A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for the Depiction of Navigation Information on Electronic Maps. 21

·        DO-256, Minimum Human Factors Standards for Air Traffic Services Provided Via Data Communications Utilizing the ATN, Builds I and IA.. 21

·        DO-255, Requirements Specification for Avionics Computer Resource (ACR) 22

·        DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware. 22

·        DO-253A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for GPS Local Area Augmentation System Airborne Equipment 23

·        DO-252, Minimum Interoperability Standards (MIS) for Automated Meteorological Transmission (AUTOMET) 23

·        DO-251, U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) Plan for Air Traffic Services Data Link (Phase 1, En Route CONUS Implementation) 24

·        DO-250, Guiding Principles for Air Traffic Services Provided via Data Communications Utilizing the ATN, Builds I and IA.. 24

·        DO-249, Development and Implementation Planning Guide for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Applications. 24

·        DO-248B, Final Annual Report For Clarification Of DO-178B “Software Considerations In Airborne Systems And Equipment Certification”. 25

·        DO-247, The Role of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in Supporting Airport Surface Operations. 25

·        DO-245, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards for Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) 26

·        DO-244, Government/Industry Guidelines and Concept for National Airspace Analysis and Redesign. 27

·        DO-243, Guidance for Initial Implementation of Cockpit Display of Traffic Information. 27

·        DO-242A, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS‑B) 28

·        DO-241, Operational Concepts and Information Elements Required to Improve Air Traffic Management (ATM) Aeronautical Operational Control (AOC) Ground-Ground Information Exchange to Facilitate Collaborative Decision Making. 28

·        DO-240, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) Avionics. 29

·        DO-239, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Traffic Information Service (TIS) Data Link Communications. 29

·        DO-238, Human Engineering Guidance for Data Link Systems. 30

·        DO-237, Aeronautical Spectrum Planning for 1997- 2010. 30

·        DO-236B, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards: Required Navigation Performance for Area Navigation. 31

·        DO-235A, Assessment of Radio Frequency Interference Relevant to the GNSS. 31

·        DO-234, Minimum Performance and Installation Standards for Runway Guard Lights (RGLs) 32

·        DO-233, Portable Electronic Devices Carried on Board Aircraft 32

·        DO-232, Operations Concepts for Data Link Applications of Flight Information Services. 33

·        DO-231, Design Guidelines and Recommended Standards for the Implementation and Use of AMS(R)S Voice Services in a Data Link Environment 33

·        DO-230A, Standards for Airport Security Access Control Systems. 34

·        DO-229C, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Global Positioning System/Wide Area Augmentation System Airborne Equipment 34

·        DO-228, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Airborne Antenna Equipment 35

·        Change 1 to DO-228. 35

·        DO-227, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Lithium Batteries. 36

·        DO-226, Guidance Material for Evolving Airborne Precision Area Navigation Equipment with Emphasis on MLS. 36

·        DO-225, VHF Air-Ground Communications System Improvements Alternatives Study and Selection of Proposals for Future Action. 37

·        DO-224A, Signal-in-Space Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Advanced VHF Digital Data Communications Including Compatibility with Digital Voice Techniques. 37

·        Change 1 to DO-224A.. 38

·        Change 2 to DO-224A.. 38

·        DO-223, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Context Management (CM) Equipment 39

·        DO-222, Guidelines on AMS(R)S Near-Term Voice Implementation and Utilization. 39

·        DO-221, Guidance and Recommended Requirements for Airport Surface Movement Sensors. 40

·        DO-220, Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Airborne Weather Radar with Forward-Looking Windshear Detection Capability. 40

·        Change 1 to DO-220. 41

·        DO-219, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for ATC Two-Way Data Link Communications. 41

·        DO-218B, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for the Mode S Airborne Data Link Processor 41

·        DO-217, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards DGNSS Instrument Approach System: Special Category 1 (SCAT-1) Revised to Include Change 1. 42

·        Change 1 to DO-217. 42

·        Change 2 to DO-217. 43

·        DO-216, Minimum General Specification for Ground-Based Electronic Equipment 43

·        DO-215A, Guidance on Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service (AMSS) End-to-End System Performance. 43

·        Change 1 to DO-215A.. 44

·        DO-214, Audio Systems Characteristics and Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aircraft Audio Systems and Equipment 44

·        DO-213, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Nose-Mounted Radomes. 45

·        Change 1 to DO-213. 45

·        DO-212, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) Equipment 45

·        DO-211, User Requirements for Future Airport and Terminal Area Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance. 46

·        DO-210D, Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Geosynchronous Orbit Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Services (AMSS) Avionics. 46

·        Change 1 to DO-210D.. 47

·        DO-209, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Devices that Prevent Blocked Channels Used in Two-Way Radio Communications Due to Simultaneous Transmissions. 47

·        DO-208, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Supplemental Navigation Equipment Using Global Positioning System (GPS) 48

·        Change 1 to DO-208. 48

·        DO-207, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Devices that Prevent Blocked Channels Used in Two-Way Radio Communications Due to Unintentional Transmissions. 49

·        DO-206, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards for Radiodetermination Satellite Service (RDSS) 49

·        DO-204, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) 50

·        Change 1 to DO-204. 50

·        Change 2 to DO-204. 50

·        Change 3 to DO-204. 51

·        DO-202, Report of Special Committee 159 on Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Global Positioning System (GPS) 51

·        DO-201A, Standards for Aeronautical Information. 52

·        DO-200A, Standards for Processing Aeronautical Data. 52

·        DO-199, Potential Interference to Aircraft Electronic Equipment from Devices Carried Aboard. 53

·        DO-197A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for an Active Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System I (Active TCAS I) 53

·        Change 1, DO-197A.. 54

·        DO-196, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne VOR Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 108- 117.95 Megahertz. 54

·        DO-195, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne ILS Localizer Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 108- 112 Megahertz. 55

·        DO-194, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using Loran-C Inputs. 55

·        DO-193, User Requirements for Future Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance Systems, Including Space Technology Applications. 56

·        DO-192, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne ILS Glide Slope Receiving Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 328.6-335.4 Megahertz. 56

·        DO-191, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Thunderstorm Detection Equipment 57

·        DO-190, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using Omega/ VLF Inputs. 57

·        DO-189, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)  Operating within the Radio Frequency Range of 960-1215 MHz. 58

·        DO-188, Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Batteries Guidance and Recommendations. 58

·        DO-187, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using Multi-Sensor Inputs. 59

·        DO-186A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Radio Communications Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range 117.975-137.000 MHz; Includes Change 1. 59

·        Change 1 to DO-186A.. 60

·        Change 2 to DO-186A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Radio Communications Equipment Operating within the Radio Frequency Range 117.975 - 137.000 MHz. 60

·        DO-185A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II  (TCAS II) Airborne Equipment 61

·        DO-184, Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) I Functional Guidelines. 61

·        DO-183, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Emergency Locator Transmitters-Automatic Fixed-ELT (AF), Automatic Portable-ELT (AP), Automatic Deployable-ELT (AD), Survival-ELT (S) Operating on 121.5 and 243.0 Megahertz. 62

·        DO-182, Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Equipment Installation and Performance. 62

·        DO-181C, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System/Mode Select (ATCRBS/Mode S) Airborne Equipment 62

·        DO-180A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Area Navigation Equipment Using a Single Collocated VOR/DME Sensor Input 63

·        DO-179, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Automatic Direction Finding (ADF) Equipment 63

·        DO-178B, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification. 64

·        DO-177, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Microwave Landing System (MLS) Airborne Receiving Equipment 64

·        DO-176, FM Broadcast Interference Related to Airborne ILS, VOR and VHF Communications. 65

·        DO-175, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Ground-Based Automated Weather Observation  Equipment 65

·        DO-174, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Optional Equipment which Displays Non-Radar-Derived Data on Weather and Ground Mapping Radar Indicators. 66

·        DO-173, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Weather and Ground Mapping Pulsed Radars. 66

·        DO-172, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne Radar Approach and Beacon Systems for Helicopters. 67

·        DO-171, Recommendations on Policies and Procedures for Off-the-Shelf Electronic Test Equipment Acquisition and Support 67

·        DO-169, VHF Air-Ground Communication Technology and Spectrum Utilization. 67

·        DO-167, Airborne Electronics and Electrical Equipment Reliability. 68

·        DO-166, Microwave Landing System (MLS) Implementation. 68

·        DO-165, Initial Report on Civil Aviation Frequency Spectrum Requirements-1980- 2000. 69

·        DO-164A, Minimum Performance Standards-Airborne Omega Receiving Equipment 69

·        DO-163, Minimum Performance Standards-Airborne HF Radio Communications Transmitting and Receiving  Equipment Operating within the Radio-Frequency Range of 1.5 to 30 Megahertz. 70

·        DO-162, Report on Air-Ground Communications-Operational Considerations for 1980 and Beyond. 70

·        DO-161A, Minimum Performance Standards-Airborne Ground Proximity Warning Equipment 71

·        DO-160A, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment 71

·        DO-160B, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment 72

·        DO-160D, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment 72

·        Change 1 to DO-160D.. 72

·        Change 2 to DO-160D.. 73

·        DO-158, Minimum Performance Standards-Airborne Doppler Radar Navigation Equipment 74

·        DO-155, Minimum Performance Standards-Airborne Low-Range Radar Altimeters. 74

·        DO-154, Recommended Basic Characteristics for Airborne Radio Homing and Alerting Equipment for Use with Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) 74

·        DO-152, Minimum Operational Characteristics-Vertical Guidance Equipment Used in Airborne Volumetric  Navigational Systems. 75

·        DO-148, A New Guidance System for Approach and Landing. 75

·        DO-144, Minimum Operational Characteristics-Airborne ATC Transponder Systems. 76

·        DO-143, Minimum Performance Standards-Airborne Radio Marker Receiving Equipment Operating on 75 MHz. 76

·        DO-136, Universal Air-Ground Digital Communication System Standards. 76

·        DO-127, Standard Procedure for the Measurement of the Radio-Frequency Radiation from Aviation Radio Receivers Operating within the Radio-Frequency Range of 30-890 Megacycles. 77

·        DO-117, Standard Adjustment Criteria for Airborne Localizer and Glide Slope Receivers. 77

·        DO-88, Altimetry. 77

·        DO-62, Calibration Procedures-Test Standard Omni-Bearing Selectors and Omni-Bearing Selector Test Sets. 78

·        DO-56, VOR Test Signals. 78

·        DO-52, Calibration Procedures for Signal Generators used in the Testing of VOR and ILS Receivers. 78

TASK FORCE REPORTS. 79

·        Task Force 4, Final Report of the RTCA Task Force 4 Certification. 79

·        Task Force 3, Final Report of RTCA Task Force 3 Free Flight Implementation. 79

·        Task Force 3, Interim Report on Free Flight Implementation. 80

·        Task Force 2, Report on the Transition to Digital Communications. 80

·        Task Force 1, Report on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Transition and Implementation Strategy. 81

FREE FLIGHT REPORTS. 82

·        National Airspace System Concept of Operations and Vision for the Future of Aviation. 82

·        Recommendations Regarding the Concept of Equipage and Mandated versus Voluntary Considerations. 83

·        National Airspace System Concept of Operations  Issued 12-13-00. 83

·        National Airspace System Concept of Operations, Addendum 4: Free Flight Phase 2. 84

·        Government/Industry Operational Concept for the Evolution of Free Flight, Edition 2. 84

·        Government/Industry Operational Concept for the Evolution of Free Flight, Addendum 3.1: Roadmap for Surveillance Modernization. 85

·        Government/Industry Operational Concept for the Evolution of Free Flight, Addendum 3: Surveillance. 85

·        Government/Industry Operational Concept for the Evolution of Free Flight Addendum 2: Candidate Recommendations on Near Term Procedural Enhancements, 1998 – 2002. 86

·        Government/Industry Operational Concept for the Evolution of Free Flight,  Addendum 1: Free Flight Phase 1 Limited Deployment of Select Capabilities (URET, TMA (SC), pFAST, CPDLC, CDM, SMA) 86

·        Free Flight Action Plan Update 2. 87

·        Free Flight Action Plan Update 1. 87

·        Free Flight Action Plan. 87

·        Report of the RTCA Board of Directors' Select Committee on Free Flight 88

OTHER PUBLICATIONS. 89

·        Future Flight Data Collection Committee Final Report 89

·        Certification Steering Committee Final Report 90

·        Portable Hand-Held GPS Receivers-What You Should Know.. 91

·        The Authority of Agreement—A History of RTCA.. 91

PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL SYMPOSIA.. 92

·        2004,          Implementing a “Performance Based” National Airspace System   92

·        2003,          Modernizing Air Traffic Management in Today’s Environment 92

·        2002, The New Aviation Environment-Safety, Security and Efficiency. 92

·        2000, ATC Modernization – Achieving New Operational Capabilities. 92

·        1999,          Modernization: Aviation’s Challenge and Opportunity for the New Millennium.. 92

·        1998,          Operations, Certification, & Standards: Cornerstones for the Future  92

·        1997,          NOT AVAILABLE  92

·        1996,          Working Together to Deliver Free Flight 92

·        1995,          International Cooperation and Standards - Keys to Enhancing the Capacity, Efficiency, and Safety of Air Transportation  92

·        1994,          Implementing Air Traffic Management through Government/Industry Partnerships - Accomplishments, Challenges, and Opportunities  92

·        1993,          Implementing Air Traffic Management - Systems Approach for the 21st Century. 92

TOPICAL INDEX.. 93

·        AERONAUTICAL DATA. 93

·        AERONAUTICAL TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK. 93

·        AIRBORNE GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING EQUIPMENT. 94

·        AIRPORT APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS. 94

·        AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES. 94

·        AREA NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT (AIRBORNE) 95

·        AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDING EQUIPMENT (AIRBORNE) 95

·        ALTIMETERS / ALTIMETRY. 95

·        AUDIO SYSTEMS. 95

·        AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE. 96

·        AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE – BROADCAST. 96

·        AVIONICS COMPUTER RESOURCES. 96

·        BATTERIES. 97

·        CERTIFICATION. 97

·        COCKPIT DISPLAY. 97

·        COMMUNICATIONS. 97

·        DISPLAY OF TRAFFIC INFORMATION. 99

·        DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT. 99

·        DOPPLER RADAR (AIRBORNE) 99

·        ELECTRONIC HARDWARE. 100

·        ELECTRONIC MAP DISPLAYS. 100

·        EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTERS (ELTs) 100

·        ENVIRONMENTAL TEST. 101

·        FLIGHT DATA COLLECTION. 101

·        FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICES. 101

·        FREE FLIGHT. 102

·        GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) 102

·        GUIDANCE / REPORTS. 104

·        HIGH FREQUENCY DATA LINK (HFDL) 104

·        HISTORY. 105

·        HUMAN FACTORS. 105

·        INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) 105

·        INTERFERENCE. 105

·        LORAN. 105

·        MARKER BECON. 106

·        MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM (MLS) 106

·        NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM.. 106

·        NIGHT VISION IMAGING SYSTEM.. 107

·        PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES. 107

·        PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL SYMPOSIA. 107