2009 Annual Report - RTCA

2009 Annual Report

Celebrating 

75Years 

1935-2010

2009 Annual Report 

Table of Contents 

President’s Message . 2 

RTCA Governance . 4 

RTCA Committee Activities . 5 

• Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee . 6 

• RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force . 7 

• Program Management Committee. 8 

• Special Committees . 8 

RTCA Documents Issued . 12 

RTCA Awards . 14 

RTCA Membership. 18 

Financial Statements. 24 

2009 Annual Report • RTCA 

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President’s Message 

bringing nextgen into focus through government-industry collaboration 

Going into 2009, there were almost as many notions of what Next- 

Gen is as there were people who were asked. The aviation community 

endorses the importance of establishing a focal point to direct 

the long-term investments in NextGen, yet current economic realities 

dictate the need for near-term enhancements to the nation’s air transportation 

system. 

To that end, early in 2009, Hank Krakowski, Chief Operating Officer 

of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization, and Peggy Gilligan, FAA Associate 

Administrator for Aviation Safety, had the foresight to ask RTCA 

to form a Task Force to address the challenges facing the aviation 

community and recommend a prioritized set of NextGen operational 

capabilities to be implemented between now and the year 2018. The 

good news is that we now have a community-wide consensus on the priorities for NextGen 

implementation in the near- and mid-term. 

Over 335 individuals from 141 different organizations participated in the Task Force. Members 

of the Task Force represented all segments of the aviation community. Participants 

brought technical, operational, and, for the first time on a Task Force, financial and strategic 

planning expertise. On September 9, 2009, RTCA delivered a consensus-based set of recommendations 

to the FAA on the NextGen operational capabilities to be implemented between 

now and 2018. 

A year ago, many were asking, “What is NextGen” With the delivery of the Task Force recommendations, 

we are now asking, “How soon can we deliver the benefits of NextGen” 

The FAA is working across all of its lines of business to address each of the recommendations 

and incorporate their responses into the NextGen Implementation Plan. This work is being 

conducted in a transparent manner, utilizing RTCA as the venue for collaboration with industry. 

RTCA looks forward to building on its status as a utilized Federal advisory committee and 

its proven track record of forging consensus among many diverse stakeholders to provide the 

FAA with a single industry voice on important operational, technical, and investment priorities 

for the path to NextGen. 

The importance of the work of RTCA on bringing the voice of the aviation community to the 

task of expediting NextGen was further underscored when RTCA was invited to testify at two 

congressional hearings. One was held by the House of Representatives Subcommittee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the Committee on Aviation, to review the RTCA NextGen 

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RTCA • 2009 Annual Report

Implementation Task Force Report. The second, on “Maintaining a Safe and Viable Aviation 

System: Priorities from Aviation Stakeholders,” was the first time in ten years that the House 

of Representatives Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development of the 

Committee on Appropriations had invited non-government stakeholders to testify on FAA appropriations. 

Our continued success as a catalyst for effective public-private partnership is manifest by our 

sustained growth and continued position as a trusted advisor to the FAA and aviation community. 

We continue to work both within our committees and with the FAA to streamline the 

process to produce our consensus-driven documents as well as the associated published Technical 

Service Orders (TSOs) so that the industry can reap early benefits. In one case, due to 

the close coordination and strong government and industry leadership, the FAA published the 

associated TSOs on the very day that the RTCA Program Management Committee approved 

the ADS-B Performance Standards documents. 

RTCA held two symposia in 2009, both of which attracted a record number of participants to 

hear recognized industry leaders in aviation discussing the way forward on NextGen. The June 

2009 Symposium was the venue for the Honorable J. Randolph Babbitt’s first public speech as 

the newly confirmed FAA Administrator. 

In addition, RTCA continues to be fully engaged with ICAO, EUROCAE and other standards 

organizations to streamline the process of achieving viable global standards. 

Throughout RTCA’s 75-year history, it has been the many public servants and leaders who participate 

on our committees that have led to our success. RTCA is only as effective as the hundreds 

of volunteers who put in countless hours to produce our influential reports. We continue 

to upgrade our infrastructure to support their collaborative efforts. 

My confidence in our future continues to be strong. I am honored to be entrusted with the 

leadership of this institution and committed to enhancing the government-industry collaboration 

that has been so critical to our 75 years of success. 

Margaret T. Jenny 

President, RTCA, Inc. 


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RTCA Governance (as of December 31, 2009) 

The RTCA Board of Directors reviews and approves the RTCA operating budget and 

establishes RTCA policies and programs in conjunction with the RTCA Policy Board. The 

members of the Board of Directors, Policy Board, and Officers of RTCA as of December 31, 

2009 are listed below. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Edward M. Bolen 

National Business Aviation Association 

Craig L. Fuller 

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association 


RTCA, Inc. 

Louis J. Mancini 

The Boeing Company 

Agam N. Sinha, Ph.D. 

The MITRE Corporation 

OFFICERS 

Edward M. Bolen, Chairman 

Agam N. Sinha, Ph.D., Vice Chairman 

Margaret T. Jenny, President 

Raymond M. Glennon, Vice President 

& Corporate Secretary 

Robert Hanley, Treasurer 

POLICY BOARD 

Basil J. Barimo 

Air Transport Association of America 

Edward M. Bolen 

National Business Aviation Association 

Peter J. Bunce 

General Aviation Manufacturers Association 

Roger Cohen 

Regional Airline Association 

Craig L. Fuller 

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association 

Margaret “Peggy” Gilligan 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Keith Hagy 

Air Line Pilots Association 

Ronald C. Hawkins 

ARINC Incorporated 

Henry P. “Hank” Krakowski 




Charles Leader 

Joint Planning and Development Office 

Louis J. Mancini 


Deborah McElroy 

Airports Council International - NA 

Gerald F. “Fred” Pease, Jr. 

Department of Defense 

Sandra Samuel 

Lockheed Martin 

Agam N. Sinha, Ph.D. 


Jeffery A. “Jeff” Standerski 

Rockwell Collins, Inc. 

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RTCA Committee Activities 

From its infancy aviation has been, and will remain, a government/industry collaborative enterprise. 

Since 1935, the government and private sectors of the aviation community have relied upon RTCA, 

Inc. (formerly known as the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics) to be the premier institutional 

mechanism for forging government/industry consensus on capabilities, performance standards, 

policies, and investment strategies to implement air transportation system advances that enhance 

safety, efficiency, security, and the environment. 

A private, not-for-profit corporation, RTCA, Inc. serves as catalyst for the change required to make 

NextGen a reality. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has chartered RTCA and some of its 

components to serve as a Federal advisory committee. The organization develops consensus-based 

recommendations on contemporary operational, technology, policy, procedural, and equipage issues, 

principally related to implementation of Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Air Traffic 

Management (CNS/ATM) operational capabilities. 

RTCA provides two categories of recommendations: (1) policy and investment priority 

recommendations; and (2) performance standards, reports, and guidance documents. RTCA 

recommendations are used by the FAA as the basis for policy, program, and regulatory decisions and 

by the private sector as the basis for development, investment, and other business decisions. 

During 2009, RTCA managed four Federal advisory committee initiatives: 

• Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee (ATMAC): Policy and investment priority 

recommendations. 

• NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force (Task Force 5): NextGen implementation 

recommendations. 

• Program Management Committee (PMC): Special Committee establishment, review, integration, 

coordination, and product approval. 

• Special Committees (SCs): Performance standards, reports, and guidance documents. 

All Federal advisory committee meetings are open to the public. Annual participation in RTCA 

Federal advisory committee meetings is reported to the FAA on a fiscal year (FY) basis. During 

FY2009, RTCA conducted 69 Federal advisory committee meetings. There were a total 3,031 

attendees at these meetings; those attendees included 1,293 distinct individuals from 400 different 

organizations. 

RTCA encourages international participation in its activities and is participating in the international 

aviation standards roundtable being established under the auspices of the International Civil 

Aviation Organization (ICAO). Additionally, a number of Special Committees work very closely 

with the European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) to achieve internationally 

harmonized recommendations on aviation issues. 


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RTCA Committee Activities 

Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee 

The Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee (ATMAC), composed of executive level representatives 

from across the aviation community, advises the FAA on aviation policies and investment priorities for 

enhancing the safety, capacity, and efficiency of the National Airspace System. The ATMAC functions as 

a Federal advisory committee with meetings open to the public. 

ATMAC recommendations address the many critical challenges of planning, building, and running a 

safe and efficient air traffic management system. The ATMAC provides a single mechanism for the 

FAA to obtain consensus-driven input from a broad spectrum of the aviation community on topics 

ranging from operational requirements driven by unmet needs and associated with desired benefits, 

to overall investment priorities and policy considerations. 

The ATMAC met five times during 2009 and the major ATMAC initiative was to provide feedback and 

guidance to the NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force (highlighted in the following section) 

as it completed its work and to facilitate the post-Task Force integration of the Task Force recommendations 

and the FAA’s NextGen implementation plans. 

In 2009 actions, ATMAC agreed to establish the NextGen Implementation Work Group to provide a 

two-way communication between industry and the FAA, with industry providing clarification to the 

FAA regarding any aspect of the recommendations of the Task Force, and the FAA ensuring that 

industry understands fully how the Task Force recommendations are integrated into its NextGen 

Implementation Plan. Furthermore, the ATMAC agreed to establish the NextGen Business Case Work 

Group to provide critical input on how to close the business case for NextGen. Finally, in response 

to an FAA request, ATMAC established the Trajectory Operations Work Group to develop a concept 

of use for trajectory operations— a cornerstone of NextGen that represents a transition of air traffic 

management from clearance-based control to trajectory-based management of aircraft. 

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RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force 

The NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force (Task Force 5), a Federal advisory committee, was 

established in January 2009 by the RTCA Policy Board in response to a request from the FAA; eight 

months later the Task Force submitted its final report to the FAA. Over 400 individuals expressed 

interest in the Task Force and 335 different individuals from 141 different organizations participated 

in one or more of the seven Task Force public meetings. The Task Force recommended NextGen 

operational capabilities to be implemented between now and 2018 and developed several overarching 

recommendations essential to any improvement. 

Operational capabilities recommendations were grouped into five problem areas (Surface Operations, 

Runway Access, Metroplex, Cruise, and Access to the NAS) and two cross-cutting capabilities (Data 

Communications, and Integrated ATM). The resulting list of recommended operational capabilities 

essentially lays out an airport/metroplex-centric approach to implementing NextGen. The Task Force 

followed a clearly defined set of guiding principles aimed at transparency and data-driven prioritization. 

Members first considered candidate operational capabilities that take advantage of existing 

equipage that could evolve to capabilities using more sophisticated technologies over time. All 

capabilities considered had at least one operator committed to invest in its implementation, and all 

capabilities identified the location and timeframe for delivery of benefit. 

For each capability recommended, the Task Force defined “What,” “Where,” “Who,” and “When,” 

for each operational capability; documented all known challenges to delivering the benefits of the 

capability; recommended strategies and means to accelerate operational benefits for NextGen; and 

recommended business strategies to facilitate delivery of benefits and encourage equipage. The report 

makes another critical point: closing the business case for those capabilities requiring substantial 

investments requires attention to the institutional processes such as certification, procedures development, 

operational approvals and training, as well as the purchase and installation of new technologies. 

Importantly, the FAA has accepted the Task Force recommendation that the FAA and industry establish 

institutional mechanisms to facilitate continued transparency and collaboration in the planning 

and implementation of future activities. 


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Program Management Committee and 

Special Committees 

Program Management Committee (PMC) 

The Program Management Committee (PMC), itself a Federal advisory committee, manages 

most of the Federal advisory committee-related business of RTCA. The PMC currently comprises 

19 members representing a broad cross-section of the aviation community and is structured 

to offer a balance between technical and operational considerations. The PMC establishes Special 

Committees (SCs) in response to an identified need by government and industry. The PMC approves 

the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Special Committees; approves the chairs; approves 

committee recommendations; reviews reports; and approves, modifies, returns for additional 

work, or disapproves these reports. 

Managing the SCs is a growing challenge for the PMC as aviation communications, navigation, surveillance, 

and air traffic management (CNS/ATM) systems are becoming increasingly complex and interdependent. 

In 2009, the PMC established an Integration and Coordination Committee (ICC) to ensure 

continued integration and coordination of Special Committee activities by instituting a review of all 

Special Committee TORs and monitoring the accomplishment of those TORs to ensure that integration 

and coordination issues are identified and resolved. 


RTCA Special Committees (SCs) serve as Federal advisory committees and are generally formed in 

response to a request from the FAA or, less frequently, from the industry, to address more technical 

topics. Special Committees develop recommended minimum performance standards, including Minimum 

Operational Performance Standards (MOPS); Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards 

(MASPS); Safety, Performance, and Interoperability Requirements (SPRs); and reports, and guidance on 

behalf of the aviation community. Special Committee recommendations, published as RTCA documents 

(e.g., DO-XXX), are frequently referred to by the FAA in Technical Standard Orders and Advisory Circulars 

and, thereby, provide at least a partial basis for the certification of avionics. RTCA documents are 

also used by the private sector for development, investment, and other business decisions. 

RTCA had 19 Special Committees (SCs) active for all or part of 2009. Of these, one (SC-223) was established 

by the Program Management Committee and one (SC-215) completed its work and was retired during the 

year. Consequently, as was the case at the beginning of 2009, there were 18 RTCA Special Committees active 

on December 31, 2009. Each of the Special Committees active during 2009 is briefly described below. 

SC-223, Airport Surface Wireless 

Communications was established at the 

request of the FAA to develop standards for 

the Airport Wireless Surface Communications 

System. These standards are required to 

support data communication developments for 

collaborative decision-making (CDM), surveillance 

broadcast system (SBS), system wide information 

management (SWIM), as well as weather and 

flight information systems (FIS) efforts on the 

airport surface. 

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SC-222, Inmarsat AMS(R)S was established 

at the request of Inmarsat to define system level 

requirements and equipment specifications 

for the production of “Technique Specific 

Appendices” to revised DO-270, DO-262 and 

DO-210, as necessary, to add safety service 

capability to SwiftBroadband. SwiftBroadband 

is Inmarsat’s latest generation aviation 

communications service. 

SC-221, Aircraft Secondary Barriers was 

established at the request of the FAA to develop 

guidance for aircraft secondary barriers and 

alternative flight deck security procedures. The 

guidance is expected to address common design 

characteristics, minimum performance criteria, 

installation guidance, and approval certification 

guidance for Installed Physical Secondary 

Barriers (IPSBs). 

SC-220, Automatic Flight Guidance and 

Control Systems (AFG&CS) was established 

at the request of the FAA to develop MOPS 

and installation guidance for AFG&C systems. 

Aircraft operators are increasing equipage of 

AFG&C systems in support of safe and efficient 

flight operations. The MOPS and installation 

guidance will be used to support AFG&C equipage 

of a wide variety of aircraft types including 

transport category airplanes, small business jets 

and commuters, small airplanes, and rotorcraft. 

SC-219, Attitude and Heading Reference 

Systems (AHRS) was established at the request 

of the FAA to develop MOPS for Solid-State 

Strap-Down Attitude and Heading Reference 

Systems (AHRS). The designs of the majority 

of the mechanical gyroscopes used in general 

aviation were created in the 1950s or before 

and have significant operational, performance, 

and failure mode properties relative to current 

technology. Low-cost AHRS based on solid-state 

technologies have started to replace conventional 

attitude and heading instruments to increase 

their reliability and accuracy. The MOPS is 

expected to address system performance, failure 

conditions, and environment testing requirements 

not covered in current guidance. 

SC-218, Future ADS-B / TCAS Relationships 

was established as recommended by 

the RTCA PMC to develop an in-depth report, 

Assessment, Operational Concept, and Recommendations 

on the Future Relationship Between 

ADS-B and TCAS. SC-218 shall assess the needed 

relationship between TCAS and ADS-B in the 

National Airspace System (NAS) in the period 

2020-2025, taking into consideration anticipated 

air traffic density in that time frame. This committee 

was inactive and did not meet during 2009, 

pending further direction from the Program 

Management Committee. 

SC-217, Terrain and Airport Databases was 

established at the request of Jeppesen to update 

the documents DO-272, Industry Requirements 

for Airport Mapping Databases for Aeronautical 

Use, and DO-291, Terrain and Airport 

Mapping Database Exchange Standards, to 

include requirements identified in related standards 

documents including ARINC 816-1 and 

AIXM 5.0 and to update the standard that defines 

the exchange of this information between 

governments, data providers, and data integrators. 

The updated DO-272B and DO-291A were 

both published during 2009. 


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Program Management Committee and 


SC-216, Aeronautical Systems Security 

was established at the request of The Boeing 

Company to develop MASPS for aeronautical 

electronic and networked systems security and 

to develop security assurance and assessment 

processes and methods for safety-related aircraft 

systems. The committee’s recommendations 

and guidance material should help ensure safe, 

secure and efficient operations amid the growing 

use of highly integrated electronic systems and 

network technologies used on-board aircraft for 

CNS/ATM systems and air carrier operations and 

maintenance. 

SC-215, Next Generation Satellite Systems 

and Equipment was established at the request 

of Iridium Satellite to develop revisions as 

needed to harmonize RTCA DO-262, Minimum 

Operational Performance Standards for Avionics 

Supporting Next Generation Satellite Systems 

(NGSS), and DO-270, Minimum Aviation System 

Performance Standards for AMS(R)S as Used 

in Aeronautical Data Links, with ICAO AMS(R)S 

SARPs. The objective of the changes was to facilitate 

evaluation and approval of Iridium Satellite 

services for safety critical communications and to 

harmonize these two documents with the revised 

ICAO SARPs. SC-215 completed its work with 

the publication of the revised documents (DO- 

262A and DO-270 Change 1) and was retired in 

April 2009. 

SC-214, Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services was established at 

the request of the FAA to develop standards for 

safety, performance and interoperability requirements 

for Air Traffic Services (ATS) supported 

by data communications. Data Communications 

in support of the NextGen air transportation 

system and Single European Sky ATM Research 

(SESAR) initiatives will introduce services that 

allow evolution from the current workload-intensive, 

voice-based air traffic control concepts, to 

collaborative, management-by-exception operations. 

Advanced data links between ground 

and airborne systems are envisioned to increase 

capacity, allowing greater user access and more 

efficient flight routing. 

SC-213, Enhanced Flight Vision Systems 

and Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS) 

was established at the request of the FAA. EFVS 

help mitigate reduced visibility as a limiting 

factor in flight operations. SVS can provide an 

aid for runway location or other objects, make 

visual search for specific features more efficient, 

and facilitate future action planning in dynamic 

environments. SC-213 is developing MASPSlevel 

guidance for SVS, EFVS and combined 

architectures to identify intended operations and 

systems architectures and enable the development 

of MOPS. 

SC-211, Nickel-Cadmium, Lead Acid and 

Rechargeable Lithium Batteries was established 

at the request of The Boeing Company. 

SC-211 is tasked to revise DO-293, Minimum 

Operational Performance Standards for Nickel- 

Cadmium and Lead Acid Batteries, issued in 

July 2004 and develop MOPS for rechargeable 

lithium batteries. The committee is addressing 

design, performance, operational and testing 

issues. The revised MOPS for Nickel-Cadmium, 

Nickel-Metal Hydride and Lead Acid Batteries, 

DO-293A, was published in 2009. 

SC-206, Aeronautical Information Services 

(AIS) Data Link is identifying the AIS and Flight 

Information Services (FIS) data link services that 

are envisaged to be implemented within the 

next decade and developing MASPS and MOPS 

documents to further define the requirements 

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for FIS and AIS functions that support the global 

aeronautical information management concept. 

SC-205, Software Considerations is developing 

updates to three documents: DO-178B, 

DO-248B, and DO-278. These updates will 

continue the current objective-based approach 

and technology-independent nature of software 

assurance for the continued safe implementation 

of aeronautical software. The updated documents 

will consolidate software development 

guidance and guidelines to provide clear and 

consistent ties with the systems and safety processes, 

address emerging software trends and 

technologies, and implement a process that can 

change with the technology. SC-205 is expected 

to complete its work in early 2011. 

SC-203, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 

is developing standards, certification criteria, and 

procedures for sense and avoid systems as well 

as protocols to be used for the certification of 

command, control, and communication systems 

in the defined flight environment. Many federal 

agencies and commercial operators are currently 

operating or seeking authority to operate UAS 

in the National Airspace System (NAS). SC-203 

products will help assure the safe, efficient, and 

compatible operation of UAS with other vehicles 

operating within the NAS. 

SC-186, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast 

(ADS-B) is developing 

operational requirements and minimum performance 

standards for airborne and ground 

user applications of ADS-B. Over 70 ADS-B 

operational capabilities have been identified 

that could provide enhanced safety, increased 

capacity, and improved efficiency. In 2009, four 

RTCA documents (DO-260B, DO-282B, DO-317, 

and DO-318) related to Automatic Dependent 

Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) applications 

were published. The publication of DO-260B 

and DO-282B was particularly significant because 

the FAA issued a Technical Standard Order 

referencing these documents the day they were 

approved. 

SC-159, Global Positioning System (GPS) 

is developing minimum standards that form the 

basis for FAA approval of equipment using GPS 

as a primary means of civil aircraft navigation. 

In 2009, SC-159 completed work on DO-316, 

which provides recommended MOPS for singlefrequency 

airborne navigation sensor equipment 

not augmented by ground or space-based 

systems. DO-316 reflects absence of Selective 

Availability (SA), updated RAIM (Receiver Autonomous 

Integrity Monitoring), and an updated 

signal interference environment. 

SC-147, Traffic Alert & Collision Avoidance 

System (TCAS) has defined and updated the 

TCAS and TCAS II performance standards, thereby 

contributing to one of the most significant advances 

in aviation safety in the past twenty years. 

In 2009, two publications (DO-300 Change 1 and 

DO-185B Change 1) provide updated recommended 

requirements for the Traffic Alert and 

Collision Avoidance Systems II (TCAS II) related 

to the TCAS II hybrid surveillance capability and 

other performance updates. 

SC-135 Environmental Testing is continuing 

to maintain and update RTCA DO-160, 

Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures 

for Airborne Equipment. This document is the 

international de facto standard for environmental 

testing of commercial avionics and provides a 

laboratory means to determine the performance 

characteristics of airborne equipment. 


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RTCA Documents Issued 

RTCA 

Document 

Title 

Prepared by 

Special Committee 

Task Force 5 

Report 

RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation 

Task Force Final Report and Supporting 

Data Files 

TF 5: NextGen Mid-Term Implementation 

Task Force 

DO-318 

Safety, Performance, and Interoperability 

Requirements Document for Enhanced 

Air Traffic Surveillance Services in Radar- 

Controlled Areas Using ADS-B Surveillance 

(ADS-B-RAD) 

SC-186: Automatic Dependent Surveillance 

– Broadcast (ADS-B) 

DO-317 

Minimum Operational Performance 

Standards (MOPS) for Aircraft Surveillance 

Applications Systems (ASAS) 



DO-316 


Standards (MOPS) for Global Positioning 

System / Aircraft-Based Augmentation 

System Airborne Equipment 

SC-159: Global Positioning System 

DO-300, 

Change 1 


Standards (MOPS) for Traffic Alert and 

Collision Avoidance System II (TCAS II) 

Hybrid Surveillance 

SC-147: Traffic Alert and Collision 

Avoidance System (TCAS) 

DO-293A 


Standards for Nickel-Cadmium, Nickel-Metal 

Hydride, and Lead Acid Batteries 

SC-211: Rechargeable Battery Systems 

DO-291A 

Interchange Standards for Terrain, Obstacle, 

and Aerodrome Mapping Data 

SC-217: Terrain and Airport Databases, 

joint with EUROCAE WG-44 

DO-282B 


Standards for Universal Access Transceiver 

(UAT) Automatic Dependent Surveillance - 

Broadcast 



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RTCA 

Document 

Title 

Prepared by 

Special Committee 

DO-272B 

User Requirements for Aerodrome Mapping 

Information 

SC-217: Terrain and Airport Databases, 

joint with EUROCAE WG-44 

DO-270, 

Change 1 

Minimum Aviation System Performance 

Standards (MASPS) for the Aeronautical 

Mobile Satellite (R) Service (AMS(R)S) as 

Used in Aeronautical Data Links 

SC-215: AMS(R)S Next Generation Satellite 

Systems and Equipment 

DO-260B 


Standards for 1090 MHz Extended Squitter 

Automatic Dependent Surveillance – 

Broadcast (ADS-B) and Traffic Information 

Services – Broadcast (TIS-B) 



DO-185B, 

Change 1 

Minimum Operational Performance Standards 

(MOPS) for Traffic Alert and Collision 

Avoidance System II (TCAS II) 

SC-147: Traffic Alert and Collision 

Avoidance System (TCAS) 


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Recognizing Excellence: RTCA Annual Awards 

The entire aviation community greatly benefits from the dedication, commitment, and service 

of the legion of RTCA volunteers who invest thousands of hours understanding problems, 

deliberating alternatives, and building consensus. 

While the work of all volunteers is essential to the success of RTCA activities, each year RTCA recognizes 

those who contributed above and beyond through their leadership and extraordinary commitment 

and dedication to the consensus process. 

The RTCA Achievement Award — Lorne Cass and Bob Lamond 

The RTCA Achievement Award, the organization’s highest 

honor, recognizes the person or persons who have made 

the most significant contribution to the successful accomplishment 

of RTCA’s mission and support of the aviation 

community over the past year or over a sustained period. 

The RTCA Policy Board selects the recipient of the RTCA 

Achievement Award presented each year. 

The 2009 Achievement Award recipients, Lorne Cass of 

Delta Air Lines, and Bob Lamond of the National Business 

Aviation Association, currently serve as the co-chairs of 

the Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee (ATMAC) 

Bob Lamond 

Lorne Cass 

Requirements & Planning Work Group (R&P WG). Under their leadership, the R&P WG is instrumental 

in helping to form aviation community consensus leading to the implementation of operational capabilities 

in the near-to-mid-term. In presenting the award, RTCA President Margaret Jenny noted, “Our 

award this year underscores the principle of government and industry collaboration, the very foundation 

of RTCA’s service to the aviation community.” 

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RTCA Committee Member Recognition 

Each year RTCA hosts an awards luncheon in honor of committee members whose contributions 

over the past year have most significantly advanced the development of recommended performance 

standards, including MOPS and MASPS, reports, and guidance for the improvement of safety, capacity, 

and efficiency in aviation. During the 2009 awards event, committee volunteers from across the 

aviation community were recognized in the following two categories. 

Citations 

Citations recognize the special demands required of RTCA Special Committee chairmen and other 

RTCA participants who serve in leadership roles and who make truly significant contributions. 

Thierry Arino 

Egis Avia 

Stephen Diehl 


Tim Etherington 


Matt Harris 


Donald Jansky 

Jansky/Barmat Telecommunications 

Richard Jennings 


Ken Jones 

NASA 

Tadash Jones 

Rosen Aviation LLC 

Patrick Krohn 

Universal Avionics Systems Corp. 

Richard Lazarick 

CSC Identity Labs 

Hui Men 

The Johns Hopkins University 

Dinkar Mokadam 

Association of Flight Attendants 

Joe Morrissey 

Broward College 

Timothy Murphy 


Truong Nguyen 

NASA 

Kelly O’Keefe 

Access Partnership LLC 

Robert Saffell 


Eric Vallauri 

Egis Avia 

Lou Volchansky 


Christer Wilkinson 

AECOM System Solutions 


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Certificates of Appreciation 

Certificates of Appreciation recognize individuals for very important or unusual contributions. 

Victor Carreno 

NASA 

David Domino 

MITRE Corporation/CAASD 

William Franklin 

Lumexis Corporation 

Robert Frazier 


Gary Furr 

Engility Corporation 

John Gana 

Continental Airlines, Inc. 

Stephen Howard 

CertiPath LLC 

Jonathan Hughes 

UK-Civil Aviation Authority 

Merlin James 

Garmin Ltd. 

Art Kosatka 

TranSecure Inc. 

Mike Meza 

Iridium Satellite LLC 

James McGuire 

ASI 

Todd Myer 

American Airlines, Inc. 

Steve Niessner 

AirCell LLC 

Norman Pereira 


David Robinson 


Mahesh Surathu 


Daniel Tillotson 


John VanDongen 


Tin Ying 

MITRE Corporation/CAASD 

Ian Levitt 


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The William E. Jackson Award 

In addition to recognizing its outstanding volunteers, each year RTCA presents 

the William E. Jackson Award to an exceptional student in the field of aviation 

electronics and telecommunications. The award memorializes William E. Jackson, a 

pioneer in the development and implementation of many electronic aids to air navigation 

and the nation’s air traffic control system. He was instrumental in the formation 

of RTCA (then known as the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics) in 1935 and 

served as its second chairman in 1937. Mr. Jackson was particularly interested in assisting 

young engineers seeking a career in aviation electronics. 

Dr. Yan Wan 

Engineering students are invited to submit a paper documenting original work in the 

field of aviation electronics. The papers are reviewed by a selection committee representing a broad 

cross section of the aviation community. The author of the paper deemed best by the committee 

receives the William E. Jackson Award and is presented with a personalized plaque and $4,000 honorarium 

at the annual RTCA awards luncheon. 

Dr. Yan Wan was recognized as the winner of the William E. Jackson Award for 2008. Yan Wan received 

her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University in 2008. She 

served as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and joined the faculty of 

the University of North Texas in 2009. Dr. Wan’s research interest lies in network design and control, in 

particular, developing tools for design and control problems in modern dynamical networks, and applying 

such tools to air traffic flow management among several other large-scale network applications. 

Her work is expected to contribute to obtaining improved practical strategies for networked flow 

management in the increasingly complex National Airspace System (NAS). 

Dr. Wan was honored for her research and outstanding contribution to aviation as reflected in her winning 

paper titled: A Scalable Methodology for Evaluating and Designing Coordinated Air Traffic Flow 

Management Strategies Under Uncertainty. 


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RTCA MEMBERSHIP 

RTCA ended 2009 with a total of 412 members and associates, a modest 0.7% decrease during 

a severe economic downturn for the aviation community. RTCA retained its membership and 

associates base as organizations continue to recognize that participation in RTCA activities provides 

insight into future operational requirements, and offers an unparalleled opportunity to help shape the 

aviation system of the future. 

Category 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

Private Sector Members 173 206 208 194 210 213 227 247 244 237 

U.S. Government Members 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 

International Associates 64 73 80 79 81 105 121 126 146 148 

Academic Associates 5 10 10 10 11 14 18 19 17 18 

Total 250 297 305 291 310 339 373 400 415 412 

Private Sector 

Members 

A 

AAI Corporation 

AAR Cargo Systems / Engineering 

& Development Unit 

ABX Air 

Accord Software & Systems, Inc. 

ACK Technologies Inc. 

AdaCore Technologies 

Adaptive Aerospace Group 

Advanced Management 

Technology Inc. 

Advanced Navigation & Positioning 

Corporation 

Advanced Technical Group, Inc. 

Aerial Robotics, Inc. 

AERO&SPACE USA INC 

AeroConnex LLC 

Aeroflex Wichita, Inc. 

AeroMech, Inc. 

Aeronautical Repair Station 

Association 

Aerospace Vehicle Systems 

Institute 

AgiLynx, Inc. 

Air Line Pilots Association 

Air Transport Association of 

America 

Aircell LLC 

Airco Industries Inc.; d/b/a Photo 

Etch 

Aircraft Owners and Pilots 

Association 

AirDat, LLC 

Airfield Technology, Inc. 

Airports Council International - 

North America 

Airtran Airways 

Alaska Airlines, Inc. 

Almark Air 

American Airlines, Inc. 

American Eagle Airlines 

American Kestrel Company, LLC 

Andre Consulting, Inc. 

Appareo Systems, LLC 


Artex Aircraft Supplies, Inc. 

Arthur Feinberg Associates, LLC 

ASB Avionics, LLC 

Association of Air Medical Services 

(AAMS) 

ASTAR Air Cargo 

Astronautics Corp of America 

Atlantic Southeast Airlines 

Atlas Air 

ATN Systems, Inc. 

Aurora Sciences LLC 

AveoEngineering USA 

Aviation Design Management 

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Aviation Management Associates, 

Inc. 

Avidyne Corporation 

Avionica, LLC 

AvioniCon 

Avionyx 

Aviso LLC 

AVISTA Incorporated 

Avtech Corporation 

B 

BAE Systems Controls 

Beacon Management Group 

Becker Avionics, Inc. 

BeneChill, Inc. 

BLR Group of America, Inc. 

Blue-East 


Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. 

William C. Brodegard, a sole 

proprietorship 

C 

Cascade Engineering Services, Inc. 

Cascade Technical Sciences, Inc. 

Certification Services, Inc. 

Cessna Aircraft Company 

Ciholas Technologies 

Coherent Technical Services, Inc. 

COMAIR Airlines 

Comant Industries, Inc. 

Computer Sciences Corporation 

Constellation Data Systems, Inc. 

Continental Airlines Inc. 

Cool City Electronics, Inc. 

Crane Aerospace & Electronics 

CSSI, Inc. 

CT Solutions 

Custom Micronics Ltd 

D 

Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation 

Davidson Engineering Resources, 

Inc. 

Dayton T. Brown, Inc. 

DCS Corporation 

DeCrane Aerospace-Audio 

International 

Dedic & Associates 

Defense Concept Associates, Inc. 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 

Delta Engineering 

Diamond J, Inc. 

DME Corporation 

Duke Pro, Inc. 

DWE Aero LLC 

E 

East View Cartographic, Inc. 

Elliott Tech, LLC 

Emergency Beacon Corporation 

Engility Corporation 

enrGies, Inc. 

ENSCO - ISS Division 

Environ Laboratories, LLC 

Era Systems Corporation 

Evergreen International Airlines, 

Inc. 

ExpressJet Airlines 

F 

FedEx Corporation 

Ferrell and Associates Consulting, 

Inc. 

FreeFlight Systems 

Freer IDEaS, Inc. 

Frequentis USA, Inc. 

G 

Gables Engineering, Inc. 

Garmin Ltd. 

GE Aviation 

General Atomics Aeronautical 

Systems, Inc. 

General Aviation Manufacturers 

Association 

Goodrich Corporation Sensor 

Systems Division 

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 

H 

Hamilton Sundstrand 

Harris Corporation 

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 

Helitrak, Inc. 

High Efficiency Power Solutions 

Hirsch Electronics 

Honda Aircraft Company Inc. 

Honeywell International, Inc. 

Horizon Air 

Houghton Associates, Inc. 

Howell Instruments, Inc. 

HVVi Semiconductors 

I 

Ingenium Testing Services LLC 

Innovative Solutions International, 

Inc. 

The Institute of Navigation 

Integrity Engineering, Inc. 

ITT Corporation 


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J 

Jeppesen 

Jerry Thompson & Associates Inc. 

JetBlue Airways 

Jetcraft Avionics LLC 

John Ferrara Consulting 

JSWalker Group / Aviation 

Solutions, Inc. 

K 

Kollsman, Inc. 

L 

L-3 Communications 

Liquid Measurement Systems, Inc. 

LiveWire Test Labs, Inc. 

Lockheed Martin Corporation 

Lux Aviation Engineering 

M 

Macrolink, Inc. 

Maverick Aerospace, LLC 

McLoughlin Pacific Corporation 

MDE Semiconductor, Inc. 

Meggitt/S-Tec 

Mentor Radio 

MERL, Inc. 

Mesa Air Group 

Midwest Airlines 

MIT Lincoln Laboratory 


MJF Strategies, LLC 

Mobile Power Solutions 

Moog, Inc. 

N 

National Air Carrier Association 

National Air Traffic Controllers 

Association 

National Business Aviation 

Association 

NAVERUS, Inc. 

NAVMAR Applied Sciences Corporation 

Noblis, Inc. 

Northrop Grumman Corporation 

Northwest Airlines, Inc. 

O 

Object Oriented Systems Design 

Olympic Aero Services 

Overseas Aircraft Support, Inc. 

P 

Panasonic Avionics Corporation 

Paragon Transportation, LLC 

Parker ESD 

Parker Aerospace, Control Systems 

Division 

William E. Payne & Associates, Inc. 

Piedmont Airlines, Inc. 

Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. 

Plexus Technology Group 

Pointer, Inc. 

Predesa, LLC 

Prescient Wireless, Inc. 

Project Management Enterprises 

Inc. 

Proxalert, Inc. 

Q 

Qualtest, Inc. 

R 

Radiometrics Midwest Corp. 

Rapid Imaging Software, Inc. 

RATLab LLC 

Raytheon Systems Company 

Regional Airline Association 

Republic Airways Holdings 

Research Integrations, Inc. 

RightHand Technologies, Inc. 


Row 44, Inc. 

RTD Embedded Technologies, Inc. 

S 

Safety Analytical Technologies, Inc. 

Sagem Avionics, Inc. 

Sagetech Corporation 

SAIC 

Sandel Avionics, Inc. 

Sandia Aerospace 

Scire Consultants LLC 

Securaplane Technologies 

Sensis Corporation 

Sierra Nevada Corporation 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 

SkyWest Airlines 

Soaring Society of America 

Solers, Inc. 

SOLIDFX 

Southwest Airlines 

Sunhillo Corporation 

Synergistic Applied Systems, Inc. 

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T 

Tego, Inc. 

Teledyne Controls Division 

TESTCORP 

Trans States Holdings Group 

Tri-Angle-Group, Inc. 

Trimble Military and Advanced 

Systems (Trimble MAS) 

True Vision Displays, Inc. 

Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc. 

Turner Engineering Corporation 

TUV SUD America, Inc. 

U 

UNITE Alliance 

United Airlines, Inc. 

United Parcel Service 

Universal Avionics Systems Corp. 

Unmanned Flight Support (UFS) 

UrsaNav 

US Airways 

V 

VEROCEL, Inc. 

Virgin America 

W 

Wind River Systems, Inc 

Wingspeed Corp. 

Worldwide Aeros Corporation 

Z 

Zaon Flight Systems, Inc. 

US Government 

Members 


Federal Bureau of Investigation - 

Flight Operations Unit 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration 

National Center for Atmospheric 

Research 

National Geospatial-Intelligence 

Agency 

U. S. Air Force 

U. S. Army 

U. S. Navy 

Volpe National Transportation 

Systems Center 

INTERNATIONAL 

Associates 

A 

A. D. Ventures Software, Ltd. 

ACES-ENG Ltda / UAEAC 

AcQ InduCom 

AERNAV Limited 

Aerospace Consulting & Engineering 

Services (ACES-ENG Ltda) 

Aerotechnic Aviation Services 

Company, Ltd. 

aersolution GmbH 

AgustaWestland S.p.A. 

Air Alpha Maintenance 

Air Canada 

Air New Zealand Engineering 

Services 

Airbus Americas, Inc. 

Airline Services Ltd 

Airservices Australia 

AIRVOD 

Airways Corporation of New 

Zealand Ltd. 

Albatroz Engineering 

Alenia SIA S.p.A. 

AOS 

AQL EMC Ltd 

ASELSAN, Inc. 

ASH Communications Ltd 

Austrian Military - AIR MATERIAL 

STAFF 

Aviation Center Cologne 

Aviation Data Communication 

Corporation 

Aviation Data Systems (Australia) 

Pty Ltd 

Aviation Safety & Supplies Ltd 

Aviation Support GMBH 

Avionics Integration & Engineering 

Corporation AG 

AXESS Europe 

B 

Becker Elektronic Polska Sp. zo.o. 

Bombardier Aerospace 

Bundeswehr Technical and 

Airworthiness Center for 

Aircraft (wtd 61) 

C 

CARERI 

Centre for Airborne Systems, 

Bangalore 

CES - Creative Electronic Systems 

SA 

Civil Aeronautics Administration 

MOTC, ROC 


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Civil Aviation Authority of New 

Zealand 

Civil Aviation Authority of 

Singapore 

Civil Aviation Authority, Norway 

Civil Aviation Bureau of Japan 

CMC Electronics, an Esterline 

Company 

Consorzio SICTA 

D 

Defence Science Technology 

Laboratory (DSTL) 

Department of National Defence - 

CANADA 

DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung 

GmbH 

E 

EAE electronics GmbH 

Electromagnetic Testing Services 

Ltd. 

Electronic Navigation Research 

Institute 

Electronics Test Centre 

embeX GmbH 

EMBRAER 

EMC-Testcenter Zurich AG 

EMS Technologies Canada 

EMWIB Techologies Pvt., Ltd. 

eSysTech Industria e Comercio 

Ltda. 

EuroAvionics Navigationssysteme 

GmbH & Co. KG 

EUROCAE 

EUROCONTROL 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

F 

Fastek 

Federation Aeronautique 

International 

FINNAIR Technical Services 

Flight Focus Pte Ltd 

Flight Technologies ltda 

Foritan Oy 

G 

GEYSER 

Global Vantage 

GMV (Spain) 

GPSat Systems Australia P/L 

Ground Telecommunications 

Equipment Systems Program 

Office 

H 

HCL Technologies Ltd 

Hunan XiangTe Avionics Company, 

Ltd. 

I 

IACIT 

IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.P.A. 

Infolution Inc. 

INMARSAT 

Inutsuka Manufacturing Company, 

Ltd. 

Israel Aerospace Industries LTD 

J 

Japan Aerospace Exploration 

Agency 

Japan Radio Air Navigation 

Systems Association 

Jet Aviation AG, Zurich Airport 

Branch 

Jet Avionics 

Joint Stock Company Scientific 

Design Bureau of Computer 

Systems 

K 

KAIGAI AVIOTECH CORP. 

Kinetic Avionic Products Limited 

Kuerzi Avionics AG 

L 

LITEF GmbH 

LSP, Incorporated 

LX Navigation 

M 

Mannarino Systems & Software Inc. 

Marinvent Corporation 

Mectron-Engenharia, Industria e 

Comercio S.A. 

Microair Avionics 

Midwest Avionics 

Mistral Engines SA 

N 

NATS Ltd 

NAV Canada 

Navicom Aviation Corporation 

NEC Corporation, Air Traffic 

Control Systems Division 

NEC Corporation, Radio 

Applications Division 

NovAtel, Inc. 

NPPF Spectr 

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O 

Omnipless Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd. 

Orbital Research Ltd. 

Organizacao Brasileira para o 

Desenvolvimento da Certificacao 

Aeronautica 

Otonomy-Aviation 

P 

Phoenix Avionics Limited 

Pointer Avionics 

Portuguese Air Force 

Pratt & Whitney Canada 

PT. Elektrindodaya Pakarnusa 

Q 

QEST GmbH 

Quadrant Systems Limited 

R 

The Raven Team 

Redak Consulting GmbH 

Royal Australian Air Force 

Royal New Zealand Air Force 

S 

Saab Shared Services 

Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & 

Co. KG - Aviation Division 

Septentrio Satellite Navigation 

Shanghai Aircraft Certification 

Center 

Sigma Associates (Aerospace) 

Limited 

SITA 

Skyguide 

Society of Japanese Aerospace 

Companies 

Starling Advanced Communications 

Ltd. 

State Research Institute of Aviation 

Systems (GosNIIAS) 

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company 

Sveritec, Ltd. 

Swedish Defence Materiel 

Administration 

SystiQ Co SRL 

T 

TAI - Tusas Aerospace Industries 

Inc. 

Tatenhill Aviation Ltd 

Technische Universitat Darmstadt 

Thales Avionics 

Thrane & Thrane A/S 

Top Engineering Company Limited 

TOSHIBA Corporation Electronic 

Systems Marketing Department 

Transas Telematica 

Transport Canada 

Trig Avionics Limited 

Turkish Airlines Technic, Inc. 

U 

UK - Civil Aviation Authority 

V 

VEMAC GmbH & Co. KG 

W 

Westfield Consultants 

WS Technologies Inc. 

X 

XMobots Robotics Systems 

Academic 

Associates 

Auburn University 

Civil Aviation University of China 

College Edouard-Montpetit - Ecole 

Nationale D’Aerotechnique 

Defence and Security Applications 

Research Centre 

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical 

University 

George Mason University 

Imperial College London 

The Institute of Image and 

Graphics, Sichuan University 

The Johns Hopkins University 

Korea Aerospace University 

National Institute for Aviation 

Research (NIAR) at Wichita 

State University 

NMSU/PSL Aerospace & 

Autonomous Systems 

Laboratory 

Ohio University - Avionics 

Engineering Center 

Queensland University of 

Technology 

Stanford University 

Universita Degli Studi di Bologna 

Universitat Politecnica de 

Catalunya 

University of Kansas 

University of North Dakota 


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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 

RTCA’s financial support is primarily derived from dues paid by its Members and International and 

Academic Associates; the sale of documents; investment income; and revenue from the annual 

Symposium and training initiative. 

The Board of Directors annually adopts the budget for the succeeding fiscal year and monitors 

performance against the approved budget. 

RTCA is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

Code, and is audited annually by an independent auditing firm. 

CONTENTS 

Basic Financial Statements 

2009 Financial Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

Balance Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Statement of Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

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2009 Financial Summary 

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 

RTCA, Inc. demonstrated sound fiscal management and accountability measures in 2009, 

as shown in the audit completed in May 2010 by Calibre CPA Group. Operating revenue exceeded 

expenditures by $24,000. This positive result was achieved through increased membership 

dues from the Federal Aviation Administration in the fourth quarter of 2009. 

Operating revenue totaled $1.96 million. RTCA, Inc. is a membership organization, with revenue from 

sources depicted in the figure below. 

Operating expenditures totaled $1.94 million as depicted in the figure below. 

In 2009, RTCA Inc.’s net assets increased 24%; this increase was attributable primarily (21%) to longterm 

investment activity. 

This year RTCA made great strides in solidifying our role as the most effective public-private forum for 

resolving key technical, policy and financial challenges to modernizing the air transportation system. 

We owe our success to our members and the volunteers who participate in our committee and task 

force groups. The 2009 operating income will support our initiatives to update our infrastructure that 

serves as the foundation for forging and maintaining consensus, advance our membership services, 

and minimize the resources required to participate in committee, workgroup, task force, and other 

RTCA activities. 

2009 Operating Revenue 

$1.96 Million 

2009 Operating Expenses 

$1.94 Million 

Training Seminars 

3% 

Symposia 

6% 

Interest and 

Divdend Income 

1% 

Conference Room 

Sponsors 

1% 

Membership Development 

1% 

Management and 

General 

32% 

Committees and 

Task Forces 

40% 

Training 

Seminars 

4% 

Publication 

Sales 

21% 

Membership 

Dues 

68% 

Public Education 

4% Symposia 

8% 

Membership Services 

1% 

Publications 

8% 


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See accompanying notes to financial statements. 



balance Balance Sheet sheet 

December 

December 

31, 

31, 2009 

2009 

(With 

(With 

comparative 

comparative totals 

totals 

as 

as 

of 

of 

December 

December 

31, 

31, 

2008) 

2008) 

Assets 

Working 

Capital and 

Catastrophic 

Operating Jackson Reserve 2009 2008 

Funds Fund Fund Total Total 

Current assets 

Cash and cash equivalents $ 433,573 $ 14 $ - $ 433,587 $ 631,786 

Certificates of deposit 665,000 - - 665,000 570,000 

Accounts receivable 

Dues 205,500 - - 205,500 113,000 

Other 3,176 - - 3,176 6,912 

Prepaid expenses 48,141 - - 48,141 73,073 

Due from other funds 31,070 - - - - 

Publications inventory 29,593 - - 29,593 25,592 

Total current assets 1,416,053 14 - 1,384,997 1,420,363 

Long-term investments 2,399,660 111,184 1,087,734 3,598,578 2,746,434 

Property and equipment, net 112,966 - - 112,966 141,888 

Security deposits 19,879 - - 19,879 19,879 

Total assets $ 3,948,558 $ 111,198 $ 1,087,734 $ 5,116,420 $ 4,328,564 

Liabilities and Net Assets 

Current liabilities 

Accounts payable $ 14,253 $ - $ - $ 14,253 $ 47,907 

Accrued salaries and benefits 26,053 - - 26,053 29,626 

Accrued rent 54,986 - - 54,986 47,631 

Obligation under capital lease 7,755 - - 7,755 5,988 

Due to other funds - 31,070 - - - 

Deferred revenues 442,670 - - 442,670 451,212 

Total current liabilities 545,717 31,070 - 545,717 582,364 

Long-term liabilities 

Accrued rent, net of current portion 34,607 - - 34,607 89,593 

Obligation under capital lease, net of current portion 11,505 - - 11,505 2,994 

Total liabilities 591,829 31,070 - 591,829 674,951 

Net assets 

Unrestricted 3,356,729 80,128 372,300 3,809,157 3,117,870 

Temporarily restricted - - 715,434 715,434 535,743 

Total net assets 3,356,729 80,128 1,087,734 4,524,591 3,653,613 

Total liabilities and net assets $ 3,948,558 $ 111,198 $ 1,087,734 $ 5,116,420 $ 4,328,564 

A copy of the audited financial statement is available upon request. 

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Statement of Activities 

Statement of Activities 

Year Ended December December 31, 2009 31, 2009 

(With (With comparative comparative totals for the year year ended ended December December 31, 31, 2008) 2008) 

Working 

Capital and 

Catastrophic 

Operating Jackson Reserve 2009 2008 

Funds Fund Fund Total Total 

Operating revenues 

Member dues $ 1,347,293 $ - $ - $ 1,347,293 $ 1,264,892 

Publication sales 412,739 - - 412,739 528,377 

Symposium 115,418 - - 115,418 71,625 

Training seminars 64,305 - - 64,305 149,850 

Interest and dividend income 13,261 - - 13,261 41,859 

Conference room sponsors 10,667 - - 10,667 9,292 

Miscellaneous income - - - - 781 

Total operating revenues 1,963,683 - - 1,963,683 2,066,676 

Operating expenses 

Program services 

Committees and task forces 783,734 - - 783,734 562,778 

Symposium 162,604 5,480 - 168,084 218,099 

Publications 159,249 - - 159,249 183,299 

Membership services 81,798 - - 81,798 73,003 

Public education 18,788 - - 18,788 123,497 

Training seminars 86,035 - - 86,035 128,591 

Supporting services 

Management and general 625,941 - - 625,941 717,314 

Membership development 21,222 - - 21,222 27,865 

Total operating expenses 1,939,371 5,480 - 1,944,851 2,034,446 

Excess (deficiency) of operating 

revenues over operating expenses 24,312 (5,480) - 18,832 32,230 

Other income 

Net gain (loss) on long-term 

investments 553,223 25,724 273,199 852,146 (1,463,779) 

Change in net assets $ 577,535 $ 20,244 $ 273,199 $ 870,978 $ (1,431,549) 

A copy of the audited financial statement is available upon request. 

See accompanying notes to financial statements. 


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RTCA STAFF 


President 

Raymond M. Glennon 

Vice President & Corporate Secretary 

Harold E. Moses 

Program Director 

Gwen K. Parker 

Executive Assistant 

Vinolia Roberts 

Program Assistant 

Rudy Ruana 

Program Director 

Mary Beth Wagner 

Business Operations Manager 

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Celebrating 

75Years 

1935-2010

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