[Legacy Report] Aircraft safety

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At UNSW Canberra (Northcott Drive), a talk was given by a Authority expert on the area of
Aircraft Safety, Ed Williams is from Airservices Australia, A Federal Authority for Air Safety.

Ed Williams Bachelor of Engineering (Comms), RMIT 1978 34 years in aviation and real-time software systems including: - L-Band and S-Band Primary Radar (Air Traffic Surveillance) - Secondary Radar / IFF - Air Traffic Management Automation Systems (3 generations) - Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS/TCAS) - Automatic Dependant Surveillance (ADS-B) - Satellite Navigation (GNSS/GPS) - Satellite Navigation Augmentation Systems (SBAS & GBAS) - International (System) Standardisation (ICAO, RTCA)

4pm, 2/10/2013, LT1, Bldg30 targetting membership development, networking with techheads, industry etc Location is in the Australian Defence Force Academy.

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  • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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Air Services Australia. Contact Dr Rainer Ignetik IEEE APS ACT Chapter Chair Mobile: 0419 314 686 email rainer.ignetik@ozemail.com.au

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Ed Williams talked about GPS navigation. Mistakes, accidents disasters in Australia. Abstract: Aircraft Navigation Following the 1938 crash of DC2 "Kyeema" into Mt Dandenong, navigation along fixed routes using terrestrial navigation aids was introduced. GPS became publicly available in 1990; in 1995 aviation commenced the transition to area navigation using satellite navigation as the enabling technology. Transition is planned to be completed by 2016 with satellite navigation being the prime means of aircraft navigation. Freed of the constraints of fixed route navigation, more sophisticated aircraft operations are now in routine daily use with safety, operational, environmental and economic benefits. The presentation will detail the use of area navigation in optimising long haul (12+ hour) flights and the optimisation of descent, arrival and landing at airports.

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Address:Australian Capital Territory, Australia