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FTS
- Fonte1
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Performance-based navigation (PBN). 3rd. ed. Montreal, 2008. (Doc. 9613 AN/937).
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Continuous climb operations (CCO) manual. Montreal, 2013. (Doc. 9993 AN/495).
- Nota adicional1
- Following the computer-based airspace modelling phase, it can be useful to run a fast-time simulation (FTS). A more sophisticated assessment than airspace modellers1, an FTS returns more precise and realistic results while still not requiring the active participation of controllers or pilots; however, in terms of data collection and input, preparation can be demanding and time-consuming.
- Nota adicional2
- During an FTS, the radar image of what is happening during the simulation may be checked and some preliminary analysis may be performed to ensure that the procedures simulated are manageable in a real-time system. The result is that the number of problems encountered during the operational trial is minimized as much as possible.
- Nota adicional3
- FTS is useful for gathering and refining the data that are necessary to define a trial. FTS uses predefined procedural rules that are input into a computer model which return a result set. FTS does not require the resources necessary to enable real time participation of controllers or pilots and so can usually be accomplished for less cost than RTS. When performing an FTS study, it is important that the people involved have confidence that the model used gives a realistic representation of the real-life system being simulated. All stages of the model development should ensure that the behaviour of the model and the definition of the traffic and procedures are as representative of a real-time system as possible.