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75 Years<br />

Celebrating<br />

of Consensus<br />

<strong>2010</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>


75 Years<br />

Celebrating<br />

of Consensus<br />

“The heart and soul of <strong>RTCA</strong> are its<br />

volunteers. Their dedication, commitment and<br />

drive for results is played out repeatedly…<br />

every week of the year.”<br />

—Margaret Jenny, President, <strong>RTCA</strong>


TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

.<br />

President’s Message . 2<br />

Who is <strong>RTCA</strong> . 3<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> Governance . 3<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> Federal Advisory Committees 5<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> Publications. 11<br />

Outreach. 12<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> Awards — Recognizing Excellence. 12<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> Membership. 16<br />

Financials <strong>2010</strong> . 21<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> Staff. 24<br />

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE<br />

Celebrating 75 Years of Consensus<br />

Federal advisory committees are created to provide consensus advice<br />

to government, but they are only effective when there is a continued<br />

dialogue, i.e., when there is a true public-private partnership. When the<br />

public entity, in this case the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is charged<br />

with maintaining the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System<br />

(NAS), the range of interested and diverse private sector entities is substantial.<br />

It includes NAS users and those who provide technology to maintain and<br />

modernize the NAS. For more than 75 years, <strong>RTCA</strong> has served as the crucible<br />

for this interaction.<br />

This interaction continued in <strong>2010</strong> with a particular focus on the<br />

implementation of the Next Generation Air Traffic Control System (NextGen).<br />

The 2009 publication of the <strong>RTCA</strong> Task Force 5 <strong>Report</strong> recommended an<br />

evolutionary approach to NAS modernization, including the provision of early benefits, using existing<br />

aircraft equipage and a geographical deployment of new capabilities where problems are most acute and<br />

solutions most effective.<br />

The FAA’s response has been positive both operationally and administratively. The new NextGen<br />

Implementation Plan is structured around major metropolitan areas (Metroplexes) and FAA/Industry<br />

teams are already working to optimize airspace design and procedures to effect needed improvements.<br />

In addition, they created a “Nav Lean” initiative to expedite operational improvements and safety<br />

certification processes. Further, the FAA directed <strong>RTCA</strong> to create a new, high-level NextGen Advisory<br />

Committee (NAC) and has tasked it to provide advice on the challenging policy, operational, economic<br />

and technological issues that need to be resolved to assure successful NextGen implementation.<br />

This activity both complements and depends on <strong>RTCA</strong>’s role as the developer of performance standards<br />

for NAS modernization. During <strong>2010</strong>, our hundreds of committee volunteers were hard at work ensuring<br />

that standards for key NextGen equipment and systems will be in place to support the operational<br />

capabilities they enable. <strong>RTCA</strong> published 11 documents from Special Committees in <strong>2010</strong>, including<br />

those for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and ADS-B applications.<br />

<strong>2010</strong> showed once again that when the community comes together to solve the tough issues, the FAA is<br />

able to move quickly and decisively to plan and implement needed modernization of the NAS.<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> is honored to continue to serve as that unique venue that brings government and the private<br />

sector together, confident that our joint investments and commitment will lead to an air traffic system<br />

that meets our collective needs.<br />

Margaret T. Jenny<br />

President, <strong>RTCA</strong>, Inc.<br />

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WHO IS <strong>RTCA</strong><br />

Celebrating its 75 th anniversary in <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>RTCA</strong> is a not-for-profit association founded in 1935 and utilized<br />

as a Federal advisory committee. <strong>RTCA</strong> is the premier Public-Private Partnership venue for developing<br />

consensus among diverse, competing interests on critical aviation modernization issues in an increasingly<br />

global enterprise.<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> works closely with the FAA to develop comprehensive, industry-vetted and endorsed recommendations<br />

for the government on issues ranging from technical performance standards to policy for air transportation.<br />

Our deliberations are open to the public and our products are recommendations, developed by aviation<br />

community volunteers functioning in a consensus-based, collaborative, peer-reviewed environment.<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> GOVERNANCE<br />

The <strong>RTCA</strong> Board of Directors is comprised of elected individuals from <strong>RTCA</strong> member companies who review and<br />

approve the operating budget and establish <strong>RTCA</strong> policies and programs in conjunction with the <strong>RTCA</strong> Policy<br />

Board. The <strong>RTCA</strong> Board of Directors, Officers and Policy Board as of December 31, <strong>2010</strong> are listed below.<br />

BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />

Agam N. Sinha, Ph.D. (Chair)<br />

The MITRE Corporation<br />

Sherry A. Carbary<br />

The Boeing Company<br />

Craig L. Fuller (Vice Chair)<br />

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association<br />

Margaret T. Jenny<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong>, Inc.<br />

Edward M. Bolen<br />

National Business Aviation Association<br />

Robert Hanley (Treasurer)<br />

ARINC, Inc.<br />

Mary Beth Guaspari (Corporate Secretary)<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong>, Inc.<br />

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POLICY BOARD - <strong>2010</strong><br />

Edward M. Bolen<br />

National Business Aviation Association<br />

Peter J. Bunce<br />

General Aviation Manufacturers Association<br />

Sherry A. Carbary<br />

The Boeing Company<br />

Roger Cohen<br />

Regional Airline Association<br />

Craig L. Fuller<br />

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association<br />

Margaret “Peggy” Gilligan<br />

Federal Aviation Administration<br />

Keith Hagy<br />

Air Line Pilots Association<br />

Ronald C. Hawkins<br />

ARINC, Inc.<br />

Henry P. “Hank” Krakowski<br />

Federal Aviation Administration<br />

Jim May<br />

Air Transport Association of America<br />

Deborah C. McElroy<br />

Airports Council International – North America<br />

Steven Pennington<br />

Department of Defense<br />

Sandra Samuel<br />

Lockheed Martin Corporation<br />

Agam N. Sinha<br />

The MITRE Corporation<br />

Jeffrey A. Standerski<br />

Rockwell Collins, Inc.<br />

Karlin Toner<br />

Joint Planning and Development Office<br />

Margaret T. Jenny<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong>, Inc.<br />

“<strong>RTCA</strong> provides an<br />

excellent forum to<br />

build and maintain<br />

stakeholder consensus.”<br />

—Agam Sinha, Senior Vice<br />

President and General<br />

Manager, The MITRE<br />

Corporation<br />

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<strong>RTCA</strong> FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES<br />

At the core of <strong>RTCA</strong> are the hundreds of dedicated individuals from the United States and around the<br />

world that come together to develop comprehensive, industry-vetted and endorsed recommendations for<br />

the government on issues ranging from technical performance standards to policy for air transportation.<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> recommendations—whether technical, policy, financial or operational—lead to positive, timely,<br />

tangible, measurable results, returning value to all who participate.<br />

Understanding the importance of global harmonization in air transportation, <strong>RTCA</strong> encourages<br />

international participation in its activities and is participating in the international aviation standards<br />

roundtable being established under the auspices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).<br />

Many of <strong>RTCA</strong>’s committees also work jointly with the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment<br />

(EUROCAE) to achieve internationally harmonized recommendations on aviation issues.<br />

“…at <strong>RTCA</strong>, something magical happens. People come in, take off<br />

their parochial hat, put on their big industry hat and work<br />

together to find a consensus.”<br />

—Ed Bolen, President and CEO, NBAA<br />

All Federal advisory committee meetings are open to the public and include a broad range of committee<br />

participants and interested public. <strong>Annual</strong> participation in <strong>RTCA</strong> Federal advisory committee meetings<br />

is reported to the FAA on a fiscal year (FY) basis. During FY<strong>2010</strong>, <strong>RTCA</strong> conducted 59 Federal advisory<br />

committee meetings. There were a total of 2,103 attendees at these meetings made up of 1,093<br />

distinct individuals from 327 different organizations.<br />

Leveraging the experience and expertise of the aviation community, <strong>RTCA</strong> provides two categories of<br />

recommendations to the government: (1) policy and investment priorities to facilitate implementation<br />

of air traffic management system improvements; and (2) minimum performance standards, reports and<br />

guidance documents used by the FAA as a partial basis for the certification of equipment. In <strong>2010</strong>, the<br />

FAA issued eight Advisory Circulars and three Technical Standards Orders referencing <strong>RTCA</strong> documents.<br />

During <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>RTCA</strong> managed the following Federal advisory committees:<br />

Policy<br />

m Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee: Policy and investment priority recommendations<br />

m NextGen Advisory Committee: NextGen implementation recommendations<br />

Technical<br />

m Program Management Committee: Special Committee establishment, review, integration, coordination<br />

and product approval<br />

m Special Committees: 20 separate committees involved in developing performance standards,<br />

guidance documents and reports<br />

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POLICY COMMITTEES<br />

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE<br />

The Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee (ATMAC), chaired by Captain Stephen Dickson, Senior<br />

Vice President of Flight Operations, Delta Air Lines, with Hank Krakowski, FAA’s Chief Operating Officer,<br />

Air Traffic Organization, serving as the Designated Federal Official, met for the last time in October <strong>2010</strong>.<br />

This ended its six-and-a-half years of service providing advice to the FAA on issues associated with<br />

safety and efficiency of the U.S. air traffic control system.<br />

The ATMAC met four times during the year addressing the following issues:<br />

m<br />

m<br />

m<br />

m<br />

NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force (TF5) – ATMAC Work Groups and the FAA worked<br />

collaboratively throughout the year to ensure (1) that the FAA understood the full intent of each of<br />

the recommendations and (2) that the industry understood how each of the recommendations were<br />

addressed by the FAA.<br />

Trajectory Operations – Based on the efforts of the ATMAC Trajectory Operations (TOps) Work Group,<br />

the ATMAC provided recommendations to the FAA related to the development of standards for Air<br />

Traffic Control Data Communications that are being used to guide <strong>RTCA</strong> Special Committee 214 in its<br />

development of performance standards for Data Comm.<br />

Implementing ABS-B – The ADS-B Work Group generated recommendations that were approved by<br />

the ATMAC and forwarded to the FAA addressing legacy ADS-B avionics equipment to stimulate early<br />

operations and benefits from ADS-B.<br />

Airspace Operations – Through the efforts of the Airspace Work Group (AWG), the ATMAC provided<br />

the FAA with a series of recommendations related to special use airspace, collaborative decisionmaking<br />

and other issues related to optimizing the collaborative use of airspace.<br />

NEXTGEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE<br />

The NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) is a 28-member Federal advisory committee formed in<br />

<strong>2010</strong> at the request of the FAA. Its members are top-level executives tasked by the FAA to provide<br />

consensus advice on the greatest challenges to modernizing the air transportation system through the<br />

implementation of NextGen. Leveraging the industry’s work in the ATMAC and TF5, the goal of the NAC<br />

is to foster industry collaboration in an open and transparent manner, covering issues that are broader<br />

than air traffic management, including safety, airports, the environment and global harmonization.<br />

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This Committee is chaired by Dave Barger, President and CEO of JetBlue Airways, with FAA Deputy<br />

Administrator Michael Huerta, leader of the agency’s NextGen efforts, serving as the Designated Federal<br />

Official. It includes a cross section of executives from airlines, airports, general aviation, pilots, air traffic<br />

controllers, the Department of Defense, environmental interests, international interests and providers of air<br />

traffic control technology – all committed to ensuring a successful transition to NextGen.<br />

Meeting for the first time in September <strong>2010</strong>, the<br />

NAC and its associated NAC Subcommittee, Work<br />

Groups and Task Groups of nearly 200 aviation<br />

industry representatives are addressing the critical<br />

policies and priorities for NextGen implementation,<br />

thus ensuring a positive business case for all who<br />

must invest in NextGen and providing a venue for<br />

tracking progress and sustaining joint commitments.<br />

Besides developing and organizing the Committee<br />

in <strong>2010</strong>, the NAC recommended criteria to the FAA<br />

for selecting the Metroplex areas that FAA/Industry<br />

teams are now working on together to optimize and<br />

improve operations through enhancements to airspace and procedures.<br />

TECHNICAL COMMITTEES<br />

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE<br />

The Program Management Committee (PMC) provides important oversight in guiding the technical<br />

work conducted by <strong>RTCA</strong>’s Special Committees. Chaired by Chris Hegarty, The MITRE Corporation, the<br />

nineteen-member PMC approves the establishment of the Special Committees, including the leadership<br />

and the work products created by the committees that are typically released as <strong>RTCA</strong> documents.<br />

In <strong>2010</strong>, two new Special Committees were created, SC-224, Airport Security Access Control Systems<br />

and SC-225, Small-and-Medium Sized Rechargeable Lithium Batteries & Battery Systems. The PMC also<br />

approved the publishing of 11 documents during the year, including nine new and two revised documents.<br />

“One of the neat things<br />

about <strong>RTCA</strong> is the breadth<br />

and depth of knowledge<br />

of our volunteers and the<br />

great efforts which they<br />

put into our products.”<br />

—George Ligler,<br />

PMC Member<br />

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SPECIAL COMMITTEES<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> Special Committees (SCs) leverage the expertise of the aviation community to generate<br />

recommendations in response to requests (Taskings) from the FAA to develop minimum performance<br />

standards and guidance for aircraft systems and equipage. Special Committees develop<br />

recommendations, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) and Minimum<br />

Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) that shape the certification of the safety and efficiency of<br />

new equipment, as well as guidelines and reports. Minimum performance standards facilitate a robust<br />

and competitive market for the implementation of these technologies. <strong>RTCA</strong> standards are frequently<br />

referenced in FAA Technical Standard Orders and Advisory Circulars and, thereby, provide a partial basis<br />

for the certification of equipment. <strong>RTCA</strong> documents are also used by the private sector for development,<br />

investment and other business decisions.<br />

Many of these Special Committees are EUROCAE joint committees to develop internationally harmonized<br />

recommendations.<br />

SC-225, Small- and Medium-Sized Rechargeable<br />

Lithium Batteries & Battery Systems is<br />

developing certification guidance for small- and<br />

medium-sized rechargeable lithium batteries<br />

and battery systems with the goal of providing<br />

certification guidance for batteries that are<br />

permanently installed in an aircraft, including<br />

those installed with Line Replacement Units.<br />

Chair: Richard Nguyen, The Boeing Company<br />

Designated Federal Official: Norman Pereira, FAA<br />

SC-224, Airport Security Access Control Systems<br />

is revising DO-230B, Integrated Security Standard<br />

for Airport Access Control, to address expected<br />

changes to federal credentialing standards and<br />

standard practices at airports.<br />

Co-Chairs: Christopher Runde DHS/TSA; Christer<br />

Wilkinson, AECOM System Solutions<br />

Designated Federal Official: Joe Hebert, FAA<br />

SC-223, Airport Surface Wireless Communications<br />

is developing standards for the Airport Wireless<br />

Surface Communications System to support data<br />

communication developments for collaborative<br />

decision-making (CDM), the surveillance broadcast<br />

system (SBS), system wide information management<br />

(SWIM), as well as weather and flight information<br />

systems (FIS) efforts on the airport surface.<br />

Co-Chairs: Edward (Ward) Hall, ITT/Aerospace<br />

Communications Division; Aloke Roy, Honeywell<br />

International, Inc.<br />

Designated Federal Official: Brent Phillips, FAA<br />

SC-222, Inmarsat AMS(R)S is defining system<br />

level requirements and equipment specifications<br />

for the production of “Technique Specific<br />

Appendices” to several <strong>RTCA</strong> documents to add<br />

safety service capability to SwiftBroadband.<br />

Co-Chairs: E. F. Charles LaBerge, EFC LaBerge<br />

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Engineering & Analysis, LLC and Daryl McCall,<br />

Fastek International<br />

Designated Federal Official: Kevin Mattison, FAA<br />

SC-221, Aircraft Secondary Barriers is developing<br />

guidance for aircraft secondary barriers and<br />

alternative flight deck security procedures to<br />

address common design characteristics, minimum<br />

performance criteria, installation guidance and<br />

approval certification guidance for Installed<br />

Physical Secondary Barriers (IPSBs).<br />

Co-Chairs: Ed Folsom, United Airlines; Richard<br />

(Rick) Schiefelbein, The Boeing Company<br />

Designated Federal Official: Pat Hempen, FAA<br />

SC-220, Automatic Flight Guidance and Control<br />

(AFG&C) Systems completed work of developing<br />

MOPS and installation guidance for AFG&C<br />

systems to support a wide variety of aircraft types,<br />

including transport category airplanes, small<br />

business jets and commuters, small airplanes<br />

and rotorcraft. SC-220 is also working on an<br />

installation Guidance Document for Automatic<br />

Flight Guidance and Control Systems.<br />

Co-Chairs: Sherif Ali, GE Aviation; William Nolte,<br />

Honeywell International, Inc.<br />

Designated Federal Official: Lee Nguyen, FAA<br />

SC-219, Attitude and Heading Reference Systems<br />

(AHRS) is developing MOPS for Solid-State Strap-<br />

Down Attitude and Heading Reference Systems<br />

(AHRS) to address system performance, failure<br />

conditions and environment testing requirements<br />

not covered in current guidance.<br />

Chair: Keith Kerley, Rockwell Collins, Inc.<br />

Designated Federal Official: Dara Gibson, FAA<br />

SC-218, Future ADS-B/TCAS Relationships<br />

completed its work at the end of 2009 after<br />

developing a document on the assessment,<br />

operational concept and recommendations on the<br />

future relationship between ADS-B and TCAS. It<br />

activities as a SC were concluded in March <strong>2010</strong>.<br />

Co-Chairs: Paul Fontaine, FAA; Larry Newman,<br />

ALPA<br />

Designated Federal Official: Mike Frank, FAA<br />

SC-217, Terrain and Airport Databases is updating<br />

several <strong>RTCA</strong> documents related to airport<br />

mapping databases to include requirements<br />

identified in related standards documents,<br />

including ARINC 816-1 and AIXM 5.0, and to<br />

update the standard that defines the exchange<br />

of this information between governments, data<br />

providers and data integrators.<br />

Co-Chairs: John Kasten, Jeppesen; Stephane<br />

Dubet, SIA<br />

Designated Federal Official: Michael Burski, FAA<br />

SC-216, Aeronautical Systems Security<br />

completed work of developing an Airworthiness<br />

Integrity Process Specification for aeronautical<br />

electronic and networked systems security as well<br />

as developing security assurance and assessment<br />

processes and methods for safety-related aircraft<br />

systems.<br />

Co-Chairs: Daniel Johnson, Honeywell<br />

International, Inc; Chuck Royalty, The Boeing<br />

Company<br />

Designated Federal Official: Raymond DeCerchio,<br />

FAA<br />

SC-214, Standards for Air Traffic Data<br />

Communication Services is addressing issues<br />

associated with developing standards for safety,<br />

performance and interoperability requirements for<br />

Air Traffic Services (ATS) that are supported by<br />

data communications.<br />

Chair: Paul Mettus, Lockheed Martin Corporation<br />

Designated Federal Official: Gregg Anderson, FAA<br />

SC-213, Enhanced Flight Vision Systems and<br />

Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS) released<br />

one document during the year and continues<br />

development of guidance for SVS, EFVS and<br />

combined architectures to identify intended<br />

operations and systems architectures.<br />

Co-Chairs: Tim Etherington, Rockwell Collins, Inc.;<br />

Patrick Krohn, Universal Avionics<br />

Designated Federal Official: Barry Miller, FAA<br />

SC-209, ATCRBS/Mode S Transponder is<br />

developing a revised document required to<br />

conform to <strong>RTCA</strong> standards with the jointly-made<br />

decisions on 1090 ES transponders that resulted<br />

from updating other <strong>RTCA</strong> documents (DO-260A<br />

and DO-260B).<br />

Co-Chairs: Thomas Pagano, FAA; Robert Saffell,<br />

Rockwell Collins, Inc.<br />

Designated Federal Official: Richard Jennings,<br />

FAA<br />

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SC-206, Aeronautical Information Services<br />

(AIS) Data Link completed its work of developing<br />

Safety and Performance Requirements for AIS<br />

and Meteorological Data Link services. It is now<br />

identifying the AIS and Flight Information Services<br />

(FIS) data link services that are envisaged to<br />

be implemented within the next decade and<br />

developing MASPS and MOPS documents to<br />

further define the requirements for FIS and AIS<br />

functions that support the global aeronautical<br />

information management concept.<br />

Co-Chairs: Steve Henely, Rockwell Collins, Inc.;<br />

Rocky Stone, United Airlines<br />

Designated Federal Official: Richard Heuwinkel,<br />

FAA<br />

SC-205, Software Considerations is developing<br />

updates to three <strong>RTCA</strong> documents and creating<br />

four new supplements to continue the current<br />

objective-based approach and technologyindependent<br />

nature of software assurance for the<br />

continued safe implementation of aeronautical<br />

software.<br />

Co-Chairs: Jim Krodel, Pratt & Whitney; Gerard<br />

Ladier, Airbus France<br />

Designated Federal Official: Barbara Lingberg,<br />

FAA<br />

SC-203, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)<br />

completed its work of developing an Operational<br />

Services and Environmental Definition for<br />

Unmanned Aircraft Systems. It is now developing<br />

products to help assure the safe, efficient and<br />

compatible operation of UAS with other vehicles<br />

operating within the National Airspace System.<br />

Co-Chairs: John Walker, JS Walker<br />

Group/Aviation Solutions, Inc.; Rose<br />

Mooney, AAI Corporation<br />

Designated Federal Official: James Sizemore, FAA<br />

SC-159, Global Positioning System (GPS) is<br />

developing minimum standards that form the<br />

basis for FAA approval of equipment using GPS as<br />

a primary means of civil aircraft navigation.<br />

Co-Chairs: Chris Hegarty, The MITRE Corporation;<br />

George Ligler, Project Management Enterprises, Inc.<br />

Designated Federal Official: Ken Alexander, FAA<br />

SC-147, Traffic Alert & Collision Avoidance<br />

System (TCAS) is developing recommendations<br />

for future collision avoidance systems that would<br />

be compatible with TCAS II, enhance capability<br />

with operations and effectively integrate ADS-B<br />

data.<br />

Co-Chairs: Robert Buley, Air Data Fusion, Inc.;<br />

Stuart Searight, FAA<br />

Designated Federal Official: Steve Plummer, FAA<br />

SC-135, Environmental Testing completed its work<br />

of updating the <strong>RTCA</strong> document that provides the<br />

standard for environmental testing of commercial<br />

avionics and provides a laboratory means to<br />

determine the performance characteristics of<br />

airborne equipment. The SC continues monitoring<br />

the use and acceptance of the document for the<br />

currently recognized flight environments.<br />

Chair: Brad Green, Honeywell International, Inc.<br />

Designated Federal Official: Lee Nguyen, FAA<br />

SC-186, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-<br />

Broadcast (ADS-B) completed its work of<br />

developing four documents related to developing<br />

operational requirements and minimum<br />

performance standards for airborne and ground<br />

user applications of ADS-B.<br />

Co-Chairs: Vincent Capezzuto, FAA; Rocky Stone,<br />

United Airlines<br />

Designated Federal Official: Don Walker, FAA<br />

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<strong>RTCA</strong> PUBLICATIONS<br />

One of the important services provided by <strong>RTCA</strong> is access to the nearly 300 documents providing<br />

critical safety, technical and policy information. The following new or revised documents were released<br />

by <strong>RTCA</strong> in <strong>2010</strong>:<br />

NEW DOCUMENTS<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong><br />

Document<br />

Title<br />

Prepared by:<br />

DO-326 Airworthiness Security Process Specification SC-216<br />

DO-325<br />

DO-324<br />

Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Automatic<br />

Flight Guidance and Control Systems and Equipment<br />

Safety and Performance Requirements (SPR) for Aeronautical Information<br />

Services (AIS) and Meteorological (MET) Data Link Services<br />

SC-220<br />

SC-206<br />

DO-323<br />

Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for<br />

Enhanced Traffic Situational Awareness on the Airport Surface with Indications<br />

and Alerts (SURF IA)<br />

SC-186<br />

Supplement<br />

To DO-323<br />

Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for<br />

Enhanced Traffic Situational Awareness on the Airport Surface with Indications<br />

and Alerts (SURF IA)<br />

SC-186<br />

DO-322<br />

Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for ATSA-SURF<br />

Application<br />

SC-186<br />

DO-321<br />

Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for ADS-B<br />

Airport Surface Surveillance Application (ADS-B-APT)<br />

SC-186<br />

DO-320<br />

Operational Services and Environmental Definition (OSED) for Unmanned<br />

Aircraft Systems, (UAS)<br />

SC-203<br />

DO-319<br />

Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for Enhanced<br />

Traffic Situational Awareness During Flight Operations (ATSA-AIRB)<br />

SC-186<br />

REVISED DOCUMENTS<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong><br />

Document<br />

Title<br />

Prepared by:<br />

DO-315A<br />

Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Enhanced<br />

Vision Systems, Synthetic Vision Systems, Combined Vision Systems and<br />

Enhanced Flight Vision Systems<br />

SC-213<br />

DO-160G Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment SC-135<br />

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OUTREACH<br />

Spring and Fall Symposia<br />

Continuing its important role as a consensus-based organization, <strong>RTCA</strong> presented two opportunities<br />

to bring the industry together to examine critical policy and technical issues affecting the aviation<br />

community. Hundreds of aviation leaders gathered at the <strong>RTCA</strong> Spring and Fall Symposia, featuring<br />

speakers from the FAA, ICAO, EUROCAE, airlines, airports, ATC technology providers and other aviation<br />

experts. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, Deputy Administrator Michael Huerta, Senator Mark Begich<br />

(AK) and Steve Loranger, President and CEO of ITT, provided relevant and informative keynote addresses.<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> Keeping Members and Industry Informed<br />

The <strong>RTCA</strong> Digest provided <strong>RTCA</strong> members with timely updates on the activities of the Special<br />

Committees, release of <strong>RTCA</strong> documents and the actions of the policy committees. The organization<br />

also provided information via its website about <strong>RTCA</strong> events, committee activities, actions, access to<br />

meeting schedules and documents.<br />

Special Commemoration of <strong>RTCA</strong> 75 th Anniversary — Celebrating a Record of<br />

Achievement Built on Partnership<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> celebrated its 75 th anniversary with an inspiring<br />

commemorative video that was released at the <strong>2010</strong> Fall<br />

Symposium. The video highlights <strong>RTCA</strong>’s historical role as<br />

the venue for partnership between the FAA and industry,<br />

emphasizing the vital role of volunteers in <strong>RTCA</strong>’s 75-year history<br />

of setting standards for aviation safety. The video features FAA<br />

Administrator Randy Babbitt, former FAA Administrator Jane<br />

Garvey and a host of <strong>RTCA</strong> board members and volunteers.<br />

ANNUAL AWARDS — RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE<br />

Volunteers are the heart and soul of <strong>RTCA</strong>. Driven by a shared desire to improve the nation’s air<br />

transportation system, they convene to hammer out consensus on crucial issues. They come from<br />

all segments of the community, with diverse, often competing goals, and with a need to have their<br />

voices heard. While contributions from all volunteers are what makes <strong>RTCA</strong> a success, each year the<br />

organization recognizes those who provide extraordinary leadership.<br />

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<strong>RTCA</strong> Achievement Award<br />

The <strong>RTCA</strong> Achievement Award is the organization’s highest<br />

honor recognizing the person or persons who have<br />

made the most significant contribution to the successful<br />

accomplishment of <strong>RTCA</strong>’s mission and support of the<br />

aviation community over the past year or over a sustained<br />

period. The <strong>RTCA</strong> Policy Board selects the recipient of the<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> Achievement Award presented each year.<br />

In <strong>2010</strong>, the leaders of the <strong>RTCA</strong> NextGen Mid-Term<br />

Implementation Task Force (TF5) were selected for<br />

their role in developing a set of comprehensive recommendations for the FAA to establish priorities for<br />

implementation of NextGen capabilities to improve system performance, safety and the environment.<br />

Captain Stephen Dickson<br />

Stephen Dickson is Senior Vice<br />

President-Flight Operations for<br />

Delta Air Lines. He provided<br />

important leadership by<br />

serving as the chair of the<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> NextGen Mid-Term<br />

Implementation Task Force. He also served an<br />

essential role in guiding the incorporation of the<br />

TF5 recommendations into the development of<br />

FAA planning through his chairmanship of the Air<br />

Traffic Management Advisory Committee.<br />

Mr. David Ford<br />

David Ford is an independent<br />

aviation consultant. He served<br />

on the Task Force while working<br />

for Lockheed Martin and also<br />

had a 31-year career as a Senior<br />

Executive at the FAA. He was<br />

one of four Co-Chairs for TF5.<br />

Mr. John Hennigan<br />

John Hennigan is Director<br />

of Liaison and Business<br />

Development in the Air Traffic<br />

Organization of the Federal<br />

Aviation Administration. He<br />

has been involved in FAA policy<br />

development and implementation for the past 19<br />

years. He was one of four Co-Chairs for TF5.<br />

Ms. Ann Tedford<br />

Ann Tedford is Manager of<br />

the FAA’s NextGen Planning<br />

Group, which is responsible<br />

for enterprise-wide system<br />

engineering and performance<br />

management for the NextGen<br />

portfolio, publishing and maintaining the NextGen<br />

Implementation Plan and stakeholder outreach.<br />

She was one of four Co-Chairs for TF5.<br />

Mr. Steve Vail<br />

Steve Vail recently retired as<br />

the Senior Advisor of Global<br />

Air Traffic Operations at FedEx.<br />

He has 27 years in air traffic<br />

control operations with the<br />

Federal Aviation Administration,<br />

with more than 20 years in various management<br />

positions. He was one of four Co-Chairs for TF5.<br />

“<strong>RTCA</strong>’s Task Force 5 was an<br />

outstanding opportunity for the<br />

industry to come together and<br />

collaborate on a consensus list of<br />

recommendations to the FAA on the<br />

implementation of NextGen.”<br />

—Captain Stephen Dickson, Delta Air Lines<br />

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Outstanding Leaders<br />

The Outstanding Leader award recognizes the added demands placed on <strong>RTCA</strong> Special Committee<br />

chairs and/or other <strong>RTCA</strong> participants who serve in leadership roles.<br />

James Baird<br />

Federal Aviation Administration<br />

Ruy Brandao<br />

Honeywell International, Inc.<br />

Robert Eftekari<br />

The MITRE Corporation/CAASD<br />

Gary Furr<br />

Engility Corporation<br />

Sai Kalyanaraman<br />

Rockwell Collins, Inc.<br />

Hui Men<br />

John Hopkins University<br />

Thomas Pagano<br />

Federal Aviation Administration<br />

Sam Van der Stricht<br />

EUROCONTROL<br />

Richard Jennings<br />

Federal Aviation Administration<br />

Significant Contributors<br />

The Significant Contributor award recognizes individuals for very important and noteworthy contributions<br />

to Special Committees and their products.<br />

Thierry Arino<br />

Egis Avia<br />

Kevin Bridges<br />

Federal Aviation Administration<br />

Tom Eich<br />

ACSS – L3 Communications<br />

James Fernow<br />

The MITRE Corporation/CAASD<br />

Ian Levitt<br />

Federal Aviation Administration<br />

Al Marshall<br />

Sensis Corporation, Inc.<br />

Dean Miller<br />

The Boeing Company<br />

Chris Moody<br />

The MITRE Corporation/CAASD<br />

Tammy Parsons<br />

John Hopkins University<br />

Christian Pschierer<br />

Jeppesen<br />

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The William E. Jackson Award<br />

In addition to recognizing its outstanding volunteers, each year <strong>RTCA</strong> presents the William E. Jackson<br />

Award to an exceptional student in the field of aviation electronics and telecommunications. The award<br />

memorializes William E. Jackson, a pioneer in the development and implementation of many electronic<br />

aids to air navigation and the nation’s air traffic control system. He was instrumental in the formation of<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> (then known as the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics) in 1935 and served as its second<br />

chairman in 1937. Mr. Jackson was particularly interested in assisting young engineers seeking a career in<br />

aviation electronics.<br />

Engineering students are invited to submit a paper documenting original work in the field of aviation<br />

electronics. The papers are reviewed by a selection committee representing a broad cross section of<br />

the aviation community. The author of the paper deemed best by the committee receives the William E.<br />

Jackson Award and is presented with a personalized plaque and $4,000 honorarium at the annual <strong>RTCA</strong><br />

Awards Luncheon.<br />

Dr. Grace Xingxin Gao<br />

Stanford University<br />

Grace Xingxin Gao was the<br />

<strong>2010</strong> winner. She obtained<br />

a B.S. degree in Mechanical<br />

Engineering in 2001 and<br />

the M.S. degree in Electrical<br />

Engineering in 2003, both at<br />

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. She received<br />

her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at<br />

Stanford University in September 2008. She<br />

worked for IBM China Research Lab as an R&D<br />

engineer from 2003 to 2004.<br />

Dr. Gao’s many conference presentations include<br />

invited talks at The MITRE Corporation, German<br />

Aerospace Center, University of the German<br />

Federal Armed Forces, University of Calgary and<br />

NASA Ames.<br />

She received a number of academic awards from<br />

Tsingua University in China. She won a Best<br />

Presentation Award and Student Paper Award<br />

at ION GNSS Conference 2007, Fort Worth,<br />

Texas. An active member of IEEE and ION, she<br />

is a reviewer for IEEE and ION conferences and<br />

journals. She served as a session chair for the<br />

ION GNSS Conference 08, Savannah, Georgia.<br />

Grace currently is a research<br />

associate in the Global<br />

Positioning System (GPS) Lab<br />

of Stanford University. Her<br />

research interests include<br />

Global Navigation Satellite<br />

System (GNSS) signal and<br />

code structures, GNSS<br />

receiver architectures and<br />

interference mitigation.<br />

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<strong>RTCA</strong> MEMBERSHIP<br />

Members as of December 31, <strong>2010</strong><br />

Academic<br />

Associates<br />

7%<br />

US Govt<br />

2%<br />

International<br />

Associates<br />

34%<br />

Domestic Private<br />

Sector<br />

57%<br />

A<br />

AAI Corporation<br />

ABX Air<br />

ACC COLUMBIA Jet Service GmbH<br />

Accord Software & Systems, Inc.<br />

ACES-ENG Ltda<br />

ACK Technologies Inc.<br />

AcQ InduCom<br />

Adaptive Aerospace Corporation<br />

Adaptive Aerospace Group<br />

Advanced Management<br />

Technology Inc.<br />

Advanced Technical Group, Inc.<br />

Aerial Robotics, Inc.<br />

Aero Engine Controls - North America<br />

Aero Sense Technologies Ltd.<br />

AeroConnex LLC<br />

Aerodata Systems & Services GmbH<br />

Aeroflex Wichita, Inc.<br />

Aerospace Vehicle Systems Institute<br />

Aerotechnic Aviation Services<br />

Company, Ltd.<br />

aersolution GmbH<br />

Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil -<br />

Gerencia Geral de Certicacao<br />

AgustaWestland S.p.A.<br />

Air Canada<br />

Air Line Pilots Association<br />

Air New Zealand Engineering Services<br />

Air Traffic Control Association<br />

Air Transport Association of America<br />

Airbus Americas, Inc.<br />

Aircell LLC<br />

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association<br />

Aircrafts of Long Island, Inc.<br />

AirDat, LLC<br />

Airfield Technology, Inc.<br />

Airline Services Ltd<br />

Airports Council International -<br />

North America<br />

Airservices Australia<br />

Airtran Airways<br />

Airways Corporation of New Zealand<br />

Ltd.<br />

Alaska Airlines, Inc.<br />

Albatroz Engineering<br />

Alenia North America, Inc.<br />

Alenia SIA Spa<br />

ALT Software USA<br />

American Airlines, Inc.<br />

American Eagle Airlines<br />

American Kestrel Company, LLC<br />

Andre Consulting, Inc.<br />

AP Systems Corporation<br />

AQL EMC Ltd.<br />

ARINC Incorporated<br />

Association for Unmanned Vehicle<br />

Systems International<br />

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ASTAR Air Cargo<br />

Astronautics Corp of America<br />

Atlantic Southeast Airlines<br />

Atlas Air<br />

ATN Systems, Inc.<br />

Auburn University<br />

Aurora Sciences LLC<br />

Austrian Military - AIR MATERIAL STAFF<br />

Auto & Aero Technologies sp. z o.o.<br />

Aviatech Technical Services, Inc.<br />

Aviation Data Communication<br />

Corporation<br />

Aviation Data Systems (Australia)<br />

Pty Ltd<br />

Aviation Management Associates, Inc.<br />

Aviation Spectrum Resources, Inc.<br />

Avidyne Corporation<br />

Avionica, LLC<br />

AvioniCon<br />

Avionyx<br />

AVISTA Incorporated<br />

AVTECH Sweden AB<br />

AXESS Europe<br />

B<br />

BAE Systems Controls<br />

Barnhart Aviation Service, Inc.<br />

Beacon Management Group<br />

Beamping Systems, Inc.<br />

The Boeing Company<br />

Bombardier Aerospace<br />

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.<br />

The Brake Control Works<br />

Bundeswehr Technical and<br />

Airworthiness Center for Aircraft<br />

(wtd 61)<br />

Bye Energy<br />

C<br />

CARERI<br />

Cascade Engineering Services, Inc.<br />

Cascade Technical Sciences, Inc.<br />

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.<br />

Centre for Airborne Systems,<br />

Bangalore<br />

Certification Services, Inc.<br />

CES - Creative Electronic Systems SA<br />

Cessna Aircraft Company<br />

Civil Aeronautics Administration<br />

MOTC, ROC<br />

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand<br />

Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore<br />

Civil Aviation Authority, Norway<br />

Civil Aviation Bureau of Japan<br />

Civil Aviation University of China<br />

CMC Electronics, an Esterline<br />

Company<br />

College Edouard-Montpetit - Ecole<br />

Nationale D’Aerotechnique<br />

COMAIR Airlines<br />

Comant Industries, Inc.<br />

Computer Sciences Corporation<br />

Constellation Data Systems, Inc.<br />

Continental Airlines Inc.<br />

Cool City Electronics, Inc.<br />

Crane Aerospace & Electronics<br />

CSSI, Inc.<br />

D<br />

Davidson Engineering Resources, Inc.<br />

Dayton T. Brown, Inc.<br />

Dedic & Associates<br />

Defence and Security Applications<br />

Research Centre<br />

Defence Science Technology<br />

Laboratory (DSTL)<br />

Defense Concept Associates, Inc.<br />

Delta Air Lines, Inc.<br />

Delta Engineering Corporation<br />

Department of National Defence -<br />

CANADA<br />

DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH<br />

DME Corporation<br />

Dornier Technologie GmbH & CoKG<br />

Duke Pro, Inc.<br />

DynaComps, Inc.<br />

E<br />

Ecole Nationale De L Aviation Civile<br />

(ENAC)<br />

Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal<br />

EIS by Semcon AB<br />

Electromagnetic Testing Services Ltd.<br />

Electronic Navigation Research<br />

Institute<br />

Electronics Test Centre<br />

EMBRAER<br />

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University<br />

EMConsulting, LLC<br />

EMC-Testcenter Zurich AG<br />

Emergency Beacon Corporation<br />

EMS Technologies Canada<br />

Engility Corporation<br />

ENSCO - ISS Division<br />

Environ Laboratories, LLC<br />

eSysTech Industria e Comercio Ltda.<br />

EuroAvionics Navigationssysteme<br />

GmbH & Co. KG<br />

European Organisation for Civil<br />

Aviation Equipment<br />

EUROCONTROL<br />

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European Aviation Safety Agency<br />

Evergreen International Airlines, Inc.<br />

ExpressJet Airlines<br />

F<br />

Federal Aviation Administration<br />

Federal Bureau of Investigation -<br />

Flight Operations Unit<br />

Federal Express Corporation<br />

Federation Aeronautique<br />

International<br />

FeiTian-Tech, Ltd.<br />

Ferrell and Associates Consulting, Inc.<br />

Flight Data Systems Pty. Ltd.<br />

Flight Focus Pte Ltd.<br />

FlightOps Consulting LLC<br />

FreeFlight Systems<br />

Frequentis USA, Inc.<br />

G<br />

Gables Engineering, Inc.<br />

Garmin Ltd.<br />

GE Aviation<br />

General Atomics Aeronautical<br />

Systems, Inc.<br />

General Aviation Manufacturers<br />

Association<br />

GeoControl Systems<br />

George Mason University<br />

German Aerospace Center -<br />

Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und<br />

Raumfahrt<br />

GEYSER<br />

Gillespie Avionics Limited<br />

GMV (Spain)<br />

Goodrich Corporation Sensor<br />

Systems Division<br />

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation<br />

H<br />

Harris Corporation<br />

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.<br />

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation<br />

HeliTrak, Inc.<br />

Hirsch Electronics<br />

Hochschule Munchen University of<br />

Applied Sciences<br />

Honda Aircraft Company, Inc.<br />

Honeywell International, Inc.<br />

Horizon Air<br />

Houghton Associates, Inc.<br />

IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A.<br />

I<br />

iJet Technologies, Inc.<br />

IMANNA Lab, Inc.<br />

Imperial College London<br />

Ing. Buro Hatterscheid<br />

Ing. Miroslav RUSINAK s.r.o.<br />

Ingenium Testing Services LLC<br />

INMARSAT<br />

Innovative Solutions International, Inc.<br />

The Institute of Image and Graphics,<br />

Sichuan University<br />

Intelcan Technosystems Inc.<br />

International Air Transport<br />

Association<br />

International Civil Aviation Organization<br />

INTESENS<br />

Inventive Electronics Inc.<br />

ITT Corporation<br />

J<br />

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency<br />

Japan Radio Air Navigation Systems<br />

Association<br />

Jeppesen<br />

Jerry Thompson & Associates Inc.<br />

Jet Avionics<br />

JetBlue Airways<br />

Jetcraft Avionics LLC<br />

John Ferrara Consulting<br />

The Johns Hopkins University<br />

Joint Stock Company Scientific<br />

Design Bureau of Computer<br />

Systems<br />

JSWalker Group / Aviation<br />

Solutions, Inc.<br />

K<br />

Kaigai Aviotech Corporation<br />

KIHOMAC, Inc.<br />

Kinetic Avionic Products Limited<br />

Koios Consulting Group<br />

Korea Aerospace University<br />

Kuerzi Avionics AG<br />

L<br />

L-3 Communications<br />

LeighFisher Inc.<br />

Lockheed Martin Corporation<br />

LSP, Inc.<br />

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M<br />

Mannarino Systems & Software, Inc.<br />

Marinvent Corporation<br />

McCormick Stevenson<br />

MDE Semiconductor, Inc.<br />

MERL, Inc.<br />

Metron Aviation, Inc.<br />

Micom Consulting Ltd.<br />

Microair Avionics<br />

Midwest Airlines<br />

Midwest Avionics<br />

Mistral Engines SA<br />

MIT Lincoln Laboratory<br />

The MITRE Corporation<br />

MJF Strategies, LLC<br />

MKS, Inc.<br />

Mobile Power Solutions<br />

Moog, Inc.<br />

Mosaic ATM, Inc.<br />

N<br />

Nanjing University of Aeronautics &<br />

Astronautics<br />

National Aeronautics and Space<br />

Administration<br />

National Air Carrier Association<br />

National Air Traffic Controllers<br />

Association<br />

National Business Aviation<br />

Association<br />

National Geospatial-Intelligence<br />

Agency<br />

National Institute for Aviation<br />

Research (NIAR) at Wichita State<br />

University<br />

NATS Ltd<br />

NAV Canada<br />

NEC Corporation, Air Traffic Control<br />

Systems Division<br />

NEC Corporation, Radio Applications<br />

Division<br />

Newbrighton Avionics Design<br />

Services<br />

NIIAO (Institute of Aircraft<br />

Equipment)<br />

NMSU/PSL Aerospace &<br />

Autonomous Systems Laboratory<br />

Noblis Inc.<br />

North Star Group, LLC<br />

Northrop Grumman Corporation<br />

Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH<br />

Northwest Airlines, Inc.<br />

NovAtel, Inc.<br />

O<br />

Ohio University - Avionics Engineering<br />

Center<br />

Omnipless Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd.<br />

Organizacao Brasileira para o<br />

Desenvolvimento da Certificacao<br />

Aeronautica<br />

P<br />

PACE America, Inc.<br />

Panasonic Avionics Corporation<br />

Parker ESD<br />

Piedmont Airlines, Inc.<br />

Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.<br />

Pinpoint Dynamics, LLC<br />

Plexus Technology Group<br />

Pointer, Inc.<br />

Predesa, LLC<br />

Prescient Wireless, Inc.<br />

Project Management Enterprises Inc.<br />

PT. Elektrindodaya Pakarnusa<br />

Q<br />

Q.E.D.A.R.E.<br />

Qualtest, Inc.<br />

Queensland University of Technology<br />

R<br />

Radiometrics Midwest Corporation<br />

The Raven Team<br />

Raytheon Systems Company<br />

Redak Consulting GmbH<br />

Regional Airline Association<br />

Republic Airways Holdings<br />

Research Design Lab NAVIS<br />

Research Integrations, Inc.<br />

RightHand Technologies, Inc.<br />

Rockwell Collins, Inc.<br />

Royal Australian Air Force<br />

Royal New Zealand Air Force<br />

RTD Embedded Technologies, Inc.<br />

Ruffner Management Resources, Inc.<br />

S<br />

Saab Shared Services<br />

SAIC<br />

Sandel Avionics, Inc.<br />

Scire Consultants LLC<br />

Securaplane Technologies<br />

SELEX Sistemi Integrati, Inc.<br />

Sensis Corporation<br />

Sensor Technology Ltd.<br />

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Servicios Electronicos de P.A. Greco<br />

Shanghai Aircraft Airworthiness<br />

Certification Center of CAAC<br />

Sierra Nevada Corporation<br />

Sigma Associates (Aerospace) Limited<br />

SITA<br />

Skyguide<br />

SkyWest Airlines<br />

Smithsonian Institution Libraries<br />

Soaring Society of America<br />

Society of Japanese Aerospace<br />

Companies<br />

Solers, Inc.<br />

Southwest Airlines<br />

SRA International, Inc.<br />

Stanford University<br />

Starling Advanced Communications<br />

Ltd.<br />

State Research Institute of Aviation<br />

Systems (GosNIIAS)<br />

S-TEC<br />

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company<br />

Swedish Defence Materiel<br />

Administration<br />

T<br />

TAI - Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc.<br />

TASC<br />

Tatenhill Aviation Ltd<br />

TDI Power<br />

Technische Universitat Darmstadt<br />

Teledyne Controls Division<br />

TESTCORP<br />

Thales Avionics<br />

Thompson Aerospace<br />

Trans States Holdings Group<br />

Transas Telematica<br />

Transport Canada<br />

Transport Workers Union of America<br />

Trig Avionics Limited<br />

Trimble Military and Advanced<br />

Systems<br />

Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc.<br />

TUV SUD America, Inc.<br />

U<br />

U. S. Air Force<br />

U. S. Army<br />

U. S. Navy<br />

UK - Civil Aviation Authority<br />

UNITE Alliance<br />

United Airlines, Inc.<br />

United Parcel Service<br />

United Technologies Corporation<br />

Universal Avionics Systems<br />

Corporation<br />

Universita Degli Studi di Bologna<br />

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya<br />

University Corporation for<br />

Atmospheric Research<br />

University of Kansas<br />

University of Malta<br />

UrsaNav<br />

US Airways<br />

V<br />

VEROCEL, Inc.<br />

Vestel Savunma Sanayi A.S.<br />

Virgin America<br />

Volpe National Transportation<br />

Systems Center<br />

W<br />

Westfield Consultants<br />

William E. Payne & Associates, Inc.<br />

Wind River Systems, Inc<br />

WinTec Arrowmaker, Inc.<br />

WiseDV Inc.<br />

WS Technologies Inc.<br />

Z<br />

Zaon Flight Systems, Inc.<br />

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FINANCIAL REPORT<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> made great strides in solidifying our role as the most effective public-private forum for resolving<br />

key technical, policy and financial challenges to modernizing the air transportation system. We owe our<br />

success to our members and the volunteers who participate in our committee and task force groups.<br />

The <strong>2010</strong> operating income will support our initiatives to update our infrastructure that serves as the<br />

foundation for forging and maintaining consensus, advance our membership services and minimize the<br />

resources required to participate in a committee, work group, task force and other <strong>RTCA</strong> activities.<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> demonstrated sound fiscal management and accountability measures in <strong>2010</strong>, as shown in<br />

the audit completed in May 2011 by Calibre CPA Group. Operating revenue exceeded expenditures by<br />

$212,000.<br />

Operating Revenue totaled $2.2 million and Operating Expenses totaled $2 million as depicted below.<br />

In <strong>2010</strong> <strong>RTCA</strong> net assets increased 16%. This increase was attributable primarily to long-term<br />

investment activity.<br />

<strong>2010</strong> Operating Revenue<br />

$2.2 Million<br />

<strong>2010</strong> Operating Expenses<br />

$2 Million<br />

Publication<br />

Sales<br />

18.5%<br />

Symposia<br />

3%<br />

Interest and<br />

Divdend Income<br />

.2%<br />

Conference Room<br />

Sponsors<br />

.3%<br />

Membership Services<br />

5%<br />

Public Education<br />

5%<br />

Publications<br />

12%<br />

Symposia<br />

5%<br />

Membership Development<br />

1%<br />

Training Seminars<br />

1%<br />

Management and<br />

General<br />

43%<br />

Membership<br />

Dues<br />

78%<br />

Committees and<br />

Task Forces<br />

28%<br />

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<strong>RTCA</strong>, Inc.<br />

Balance Sheet<br />

Balance Sheet<br />

December 31, <strong>2010</strong><br />

(With comparative December totals 31, as of <strong>2010</strong> December 31, 2009)<br />

(With comparative totals as of December 31, 2009)<br />

Assets<br />

Working<br />

Capital and<br />

Catastrophic<br />

Operating Jackson Reserve <strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />

Funds Fund Fund Total Total<br />

Current assets<br />

Cash and cash equivalents $ 470,861 $ 31 $ - $ 470,892 $ 433,587<br />

Certificates of deposit 665,000 - - 665,000 665,000<br />

Accounts receivable<br />

Dues 353,500 - - 353,500 205,500<br />

Other 782 - - 782 3,176<br />

Prepaid expenses 89,802 - - 89,802 48,141<br />

Due from other funds 6,412 - - - -<br />

Publications inventory 20,473 - - 20,473 29,593<br />

Total current assets 1,606,830 31 - 1,600,449 1,384,997<br />

Long-term investments 2,709,415 93,066 1,261,812 4,064,293 3,598,578<br />

Property and equipment, net 76,201 - - 76,201 112,966<br />

Security deposits 50,231 - - 50,231 19,879<br />

Total assets $ 4,442,677 $ 93,097 $ 1,261,812 $ 5,791,174 $ 5,116,420<br />

Liabilities and Net Assets<br />

Current liabilities<br />

Accounts payable $ 16,988 $ - $ - $ 16,988 $ 14,253<br />

Accrued salaries and benefits 28,703 - - 28,703 26,053<br />

Accrued rent 34,607 - - 34,607 54,986<br />

Obligation under capital lease 8,817 - - 8,817 7,755<br />

Due to other funds - 6,412 - - -<br />

Deferred revenues 456,709 - - 456,709 442,670<br />

Total current liabilities 545,824 6,412 - 545,824 545,717<br />

Long-term liabilities<br />

Accrued rent, net of current portion - - - - 34,607<br />

Obligation under capital lease, net of current portion 17,898 - - 17,898 11,505<br />

Total liabilities 563,722 6,412 - 563,722 591,829<br />

Net assets<br />

Unrestricted 3,878,955 86,685 431,882 4,397,522 3,809,157<br />

Temporarily restricted - - 829,930 829,930 715,434<br />

Total net assets 3,878,955 86,685 1,261,812 5,227,452 4,524,591<br />

Total liabilities and net assets $ 4,442,677 $ 93,097 $ 1,261,812 $ 5,791,174 $ 5,116,420<br />

A copy of the audited financial statement is available upon request.<br />

See accompanying notes to financial statements.<br />

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<strong>RTCA</strong>, Inc.<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong>, Inc.<br />

Statement of Activities<br />

Statement of Activities<br />

December 31, <strong>2010</strong><br />

(With comparative Year totals Ended for the December year ended 31, December <strong>2010</strong> 31, 2009)<br />

(With comparative totals for the year ended December 31, 2009)<br />

Working<br />

Capital and<br />

Catastrophic<br />

Operating Jackson Reserve <strong>2010</strong> 2009<br />

Funds Fund Fund Total Total<br />

Operating revenues<br />

Member dues $ 1,745,282 $ - $ - $ 1,745,282 $ 1,347,293<br />

Publication sales 413,837 - - 413,837 412,739<br />

Symposium 65,606 - - 65,606 115,418<br />

Training seminars - - - - 64,305<br />

Interest and dividend income 3,614 - - 3,614 13,261<br />

Conference room sponsors 6,625 - - 6,625 10,667<br />

Total operating revenues 2,234,964 - - 2,234,964 1,963,683<br />

Operating expenses<br />

Program services<br />

Committees and task forces 572,604 - - 572,604 783,734<br />

Symposium 83,263 6,412 - 89,675 168,084<br />

Publications 245,525 - - 245,525 159,249<br />

Membership services 95,282 - - 95,282 81,798<br />

Public education 101,516 - - 101,516 18,788<br />

Training seminars 12,885 - - 12,885 86,035<br />

Supporting services<br />

Management and general 881,088 - - 881,088 625,941<br />

Membership development 30,330 - - 30,330 21,222<br />

Total operating expenses 2,022,493 6,412 - 2,028,905 1,944,851<br />

Excess (deficiency) of operating<br />

revenues over operating expenses 212,471 (6,412) - 206,059 18,832<br />

Other income<br />

Net gain on long-term<br />

investments 309,755 12,969 174,078 496,802 852,146<br />

Change in net assets $ 522,226 $ 6,557 $ 174,078 $ 702,861 $ 870,978<br />

A copy of the audited financial statement is available upon request.<br />

See accompanying notes to financial statements.<br />

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<strong>RTCA</strong> STAFF<br />

Margaret Jenny<br />

President<br />

Mary Beth Guaspari<br />

Manager, Business Operations<br />

(Corporate Secretary)<br />

Andy Cebula<br />

Vice President, Strategy & Programs<br />

Mike Roberts<br />

Manager, Information Technology<br />

Cyndy Brown<br />

Director, Operations & Administration<br />

Gwen Parker<br />

President’s Assistant<br />

Hal Moses<br />

Program Director<br />

Mike Pochettino<br />

Operations Administrator<br />

Jennifer Iversen<br />

Program Coordinator<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> 2011 STAFF<br />

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Celebrating<br />

1935<br />

First meeting of The Radio Technical<br />

Commission for Aeronautics<br />

1947<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> given job of producing<br />

performance & safety standards to<br />

drive to Technical Standard Orders<br />

75Years<br />

1935-<strong>2010</strong><br />

1948<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> presented Collier Trophy by President Harry Truman for<br />

SC-31 development of a common system of air traffic control<br />

1958<br />

FAA is created, bringing responsibility for management of<br />

the nation’s airspace system under a single authority<br />

1963<br />

EUROCAE formed—international cooperation begins<br />

1973<br />

William E. Jackson Award established to recognize<br />

young engineering students<br />

1980<br />

SC-147 is established to develop Traffic Alert<br />

and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)<br />

1994<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> receives ICAO Medal of<br />

Honour for eminent contribution<br />

to civil aviation<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> receives Collier<br />

Award for ADS-B<br />

contributions<br />

2007<br />

NextGen Implementation Task Force delivers recommendations to FAA<br />

2009<br />

<strong>RTCA</strong> Celebrates 75 Years bringing aviation volunteers<br />

together to forge consensus on technical and policy issues<br />

<strong>2010</strong><br />

“<strong>RTCA</strong> has no powers of enforcement…It recommends only, but its recommendations are<br />

backed by all interests as a result of their participation…Its recommendations are, in consequence,<br />

accepted. I think this type of organization is the ideal one for the handling of complex technical<br />

problems in a democracy.”<br />

—<strong>RTCA</strong> Chairman J. H. Dellinger, 1948


<strong>RTCA</strong>, Inc. • 1828 L Street, NW • Suite 805 • Washington, DC 20036 • 202.833.9339 • www.rtca.org

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