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EWR DCL Flight TestsCapt Gregg Kastman
MD-11 Flt Trng Sup
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EWR DCL Flight Tests
- 6 Flights conducted 16 May – 6 Jun 13
- MD-11, Flight 1083, EWR-SDF, 0220z dept (2220L)
- Telecon during ground ops
- EWR Tower
- UPS Ops
- FAA Data Comm Team
- Flight Crew
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Flight 1, 16 May
Noteworthy Events-Logon successful
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Flight 1, 16 May
Noteworthy Events-Logon successful
-Initial Clearance, CAF
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Flight 1, 16 May
Noteworthy Events-Logon successful
-Initial Clearance, CAF
-During Taxi, Revised Dept Freq
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Flight 1, 16 May
Noteworthy Events-Logon successful
-Initial Clearance, CAF
-During Taxi, Revised Dept Freq
-Airborne, auto log-off 15 min after T/O
- At Cruise Flt, FL380
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Flight 2, 22 May
Noteworthy Events-Initial Clearance, CAF
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Flight 2, 22 May
Noteworthy Events-Initial Clearance, CAF
-During Taxi, Revised Route (UM79)
- AIR waypoint listed twice
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Flight 2, 22 May
Noteworthy Events-Initial Clearance, CAF
-During Taxi, Revised Route (UM79)
- AIR waypoint listed twice
-Airborne, ATC logoff 5 min after T/O – no problems
-No problems on FMC or ND approaching waypoints
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Flight 3, 24 May
Noteworthy Events-Logon REJECTED
- Multiple flight plans filed
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Flight 3, 24 May
Noteworthy Events-Logon REJECTED
-Initial Clearance, UM79
- No duplicate waypoints
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Flight 3, 24 May
Noteworthy Events-Logon REJECTED
-Initial Clearance, UM79
-During Taxi, ATC unable to send UM80
- Possible glitch in ARTCC rte build
- Revised Rte clnc via voice
-Airborne, auto log-off 5 min after T/O
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Flight 4, 29 May
Noteworthy Events-Initial Clearance, CAF
-During Taxi, Revised Rte (UM80)
- Scratchpad message
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Flight 5, 5 June
Noteworthy Events-Unable to receive DCL
- Simultaneous message on both DSP
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Flight 6, 6 June
Noteworthy Events-Logon successful
-ATC unable to send DCL
- DTAP reset after flight plan filed
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General Observations
DCL has outstanding potential
Positives- Route uplinks should reduce pilot errors
- Reduce voice requirements
Challenges- Flight crew learning curve
- Flight crew workload during taxi
- Still requires verification and reload RWY, SID, T/O data
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