Flight Data

Function presentation

The Flight Data gives the detailed information for one flight.
Four tabs are included on the Flight Data display:

Details : displays the detailed summary information for the selected flight.
Point Profile : displays the route steps, the level and the time over the points for the selected flight.
Airspace Profile : displays the different airspaces intersected by the selected flight.
Reroute Violation : displays the reroute violation, if any, for the flight.

Opening the window

From the Application / ATFCM menu, select either option :

Flights / Flight Data to open the Flight Data window with the Details tab pre-selected.
Flights / Point Profile to open the Flight Data window with the Point Profile tab pre-selected.
Flights / Airspace Profile to open the Flight Data window with the Airspace Profile tab pre-selected.
Flights / Reroute Violation to open the Flight Data window with the Reroute Violation tab pre-selected.

Immediate shortcut to bypass Flights / Flight Data menu selection : <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <F11>.

A new empty Flight Data window will be opened with the following defaults :

IOBD : current or last queried traffic date is proposed (relative to current UTC date) dependant on selected user preference (CHMI / ATFCM application / General / Dates and times / Default date proposed for query).
IOBT : blank. Drop-down list will propose pre-formatted time on a 20 minutes step base.
ARCID : the drop-down box will propose the most recent query data elements you have queried before with success.
ADEP : the drop-down box will propose the most recent query data elements you have queried before with success.

On initial display, the focus is set on the first mandatory query control with no default value: the ARCID input control.

Preparing to query

The Initial Estimated Off Block Date (IOBD) may be adjusted to one of the proposed values. Common ATFCM Tactical / Pre-Tactical dates behaviour is implemented.
The Initial Estimated Off Block Time (IOBT) input box may be adjusted to a valid time value from 00:00 to 23:59 included. This time does not have to be exact. The system will allow some flexibility to identify the precise flight you want to query. This is an optional query data element.
The Aircraft Identifier (ARCID) shall be filled in or selected from the drop-down list (when a previous query was successful). It is the only mandatory query data element.
The Aerodrome of Departure (ADEP) may be filled in with an Aerodrome ICAO code or selected from the drop-down list (when a previous query was successful). This is an optional query data element.
In some circumstances the ARCID identifier is not sufficient to identify a unique flight. The Initial Off Block Time and/or the Aerodrome of Departure are then necessary.
Select the Proposal radio button on the button bar to check for a proposed flight before the normal one. Otherwise only the normal flight will be returned.
The Send button will send the query to the CFMU system.
This window may be closed before any query is issued.
The Reset action common functionality is implemented for this function. All query criteria except Normal/Proposal selection are considered for activating the Reset action.

Displaying the query results

Header section

The title contains the time stamp when the information was retrieved from the CFMU system.
Presence of the keyword (Prop) in the title indicates that the displayed data might be a "Proposal" flight.
The header section of the window contains the different query data elements used to retrieve the displayed flight data :

IOBD : Initial Estimated Off Block Date.
IOBT : Initial Estimated Off Block Time. Possibly adjusted to its correct value based on the query results data.
ARCID : Aircraft Identifier.
ADEP : Aerodrome of Departure.

On successful reply, the value received for the Aerodrome of Destination of the highest available model (ADES), the filed Aerodrome of Destination (Filed ADES) and other optional fields not provided for the query, on successful reply, the received value will be inserted in the input controls.
If there exists more than one flight result for the specified query criteria, then data can be displayed for only one flight (i.e. the first flight when a list of results would be returned).
If that is the case, then a warning alert message will pop up, inviting the user to make a choice of following options to identify the correct flight:

Provide all query elements.
Use the ARCID List first and select the Flight Data from the list

Details

Introduction

This display provides an overview of the major details for the selected flight.
The window title and the query header section are the same as the one described earlier in the Header section.

General Flight Information

The first section, below the query data section, contains General Flight Information :

The Aircraft Operator (AO).
The Operating Aircraft Operator (OPR AO).
The ICAO identifier of the Aircraft Type.
The Requested Flight Level (RFL).
The Registration Mark.
The Runway Visual Range (RVR).
The list of Radio communication, navigation and appraoch aid equipment types as provided in the flight plan (CEQPT).
The Originator of the flight plan (FPL Origin).

In case of Proposal flight, the box around the General Flight Information section displays the keyword Proposal as the title in its upper left corner.
The possible equipment types are :

C for LORAN C
D for DME
F for ADF
G for GNSS
H for HF RTF
I for Inertial Navigation
J for Data Link
K for MLS
L for ILS
M for Omega
N for No COM/NAV/Approach aid equipment is carried or equipment is U/S.
O for VOR
R for RNP type certification
S for Standard COM/NAV/Approach equipment
T for TACAN
U for UHF RTF
V for VHF RTF
W for RVSM
X for NAT MNPS Airspace
Y for 8.33 kHz
Z for Other

S comprises V, F, O and L unless otherwise prescribed by ATS authority.

Time

The Time related information are grouped in the second section :

The Last Estimated Off Block Date and Time (Last EOBT).
The possible Proposed Calculated Take Off Time (Prop CTOT) with the latest time to reply (Resp By).
The Estimated Take Off Time (ETOT).
The Calculated Take Off Time (CTOT).
The Actual Take Off Time (ATOT).
The Estimated Elapse Time of the flight (EET).
The Taxi time. This value is used by the CFMU system to calculate the possible slot timing.
The Actual Taxi time. This value is the latest value identified by the CFMU system to calculate the Actual profile.
The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA).
The Calculated Time of Arrival (CTA).
The Actual Time of Arrival (ATA).

Status

The third section contains some flight Status information:

The Flight Type (see later).
If the flight is a Late Filer.
If the flight is a Late Updater.
If the flight is exempted (Exempt Flight).
If the flight is in Request For Improvement mode (RFI Y). or SIP Wanted Message mode (RFI N).
If a REAdy to depart message has been received for this flight (REA). The REAdy to depart status is reset to N when the flight is activated.
The necessary Time to Insert in Sequence (TIS).
The necessary Time to Remove from Sequence (TRS).

The possible Flight Types are :

ACT
IFPL
PFD
RPL
TACT
TERM

Airport

The fourth section contains Airport CDM information :

The CDM Status followed by the related time information when appropriate (see below).
The static text Discrepancy detected !, if appropriate.
The Departure procedure fixed connecting point (SID), if any.
The ICAO identifier of the Aircraft Type, if any.
The Registration Mark, if any.
The Provisional CDM information, if any.
The No Slot Before Time (hh:mm), if any.

The colour used for discrepancy related information may be adjusted in the Preferences dialog : CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / General / CDM Discrepancy colour.
The CDM Provisional information consists of "Provisional Target TOT=HH:MM - Evaluation at HH:MM".
Possibly appended with "(No problem to report)".
Or appended with any combination of the following :

"(Most Penal Reg=REG12345)"
"(Poss CASA TOT= HH:MM)"
"(Suspension= reason)"

In practice, the second and third items are mutually exclusive.
Other provisional info will only be displayed on the Confirmation dialog.
Possible CDM Status messages are :

"Not departing from a CDM airport" with no time that follows.
"Departing from a CDM airport" with no time that follows.
"Early DPI received" followed by "Scheduled ETOT hh:mm".
"Target TOT confirmed" followed by "AO Targeted TOT hh:mm".
"Start-up Approval Target TOT " followed by "Pre-sequenced ATOT hh:mm".
"ATC TOT received" followed by "Actual Off-Block TOT hh:mm".

Route

The fifth section contains Route related information. Route description is in the format of ICAO Field 15 as output by IFPS to CFMU external addresses concerned with the flight.

Regulation

The fifth section contains Rerouting and Regulation information:

The Rerouting indicator and AOWIR possibilities (see later).
The time limit for the Confirmation message (FCM) after the issuance of a Flight Suspension (FLS Resp By).
The reference of the Rerouting measure affecting the flight (Rerouting Ref).
The time limit to reply to the proposed Rerouting (RRP Resp By).
The reference of the most penalising Regulation affecting the flight (Most Penal Reg).
The Slot Tolerance Violation in minutes (ATOT vs CTOT) (Slot Tol Viol).
The code of the cause for the Regulation (Regcause).
The resulting Delay for the flight (between "*" if slot not yet published).
The last message sent (Last MSG Sent) or received (Last MSG Received) for this flight with the Originator, if known (see later).
The list of all Regulations affecting the flight (see later).
A hidden box at the bottom is made visible when the flight is suspended. It will display the Suspension Reason (see later).

The types of CFMU ATFCM Messages that may appear next to Last MSG Sent or Last MSG Received can be consulted in the ATFCM Handbook part ATFCM Message Examples.
The list of all Regulations affecting the flight contains the following information:

The identifier of the Regulation.
The indication that a Flight Confirmation Message (FCM) is still required. In this case, the keyword Req is displayed.
The related reference location (Ref Location).

The Rerouting indicator is composed of a reason and optionally a state.
If the flight has been rerouted, the displayed rerouting reason may be:

ATFCM rerouting
CFMU rerouting (CWIR)
Auto rerouting (AWIR)
AO rerouting (AOWIR)

When there is a rerouting reason, it is followed by one of these rerouting states:

Produced for a valid rerouting going on, waiting to be realised by either an FPL or a CHG.
Executed when the rerouting has been processed.
Timed-out when no FPL/CHG was received on time.
Rejected for a rerouting proposal that has been rejected.
Revoked for a rerouting proposal has been revoked.
No-match when the message received did not match the proposal. Rerouting has been invalidated.

The "AO What If Reroute" indicator may be one of the following :

Reroute TRY and Apply NOT possible.
Reroute Try possible.
Reroute TRY and Apply possible.

The reroutable indicator grants only access to the initial display of the Rerouting Function.
Further detailed analysis of the flight in the Rerouting Function might disable some rerouting possibilities.
Possible Suspension Reasons are :

Flight suspended - SIT Time Out
Flight suspended - Slot Missed
Flight suspended - FCM Required
Flight suspended - RVR
Flight suspended - Not Reported as Airborne

On query results display, the focus is set on the regulation list if any present, after selecting the first entry in the list. Otherwise it remains on the query controls.
The Invalidate function works for this window, if the user preference CHMI / ATFCM application / General / Dates and times / Activate invalidate functionality is checked.

Point Profile

This display shows the different points that are passed over by the flight.
The window title and the query header section are the same as the one described earlier in the Header section.
The Point Profile list includes the following details:

Timing information (Time Over or Elapsed Time).
The Route identifier (Air Route, Departure / Arrival procedure, ...), sometimes replaced by DCT type when flying direct.
The Point or geographical reference with the invisibility codification, if any (see later).
The estimated Flight Level (FL).

The invisibility codification uses the basic rule that a "." (dot) indicates invisibility.

Invisibility means that a change to VFR or OAT is found in the route.

Visibility means that a change to IFR or GAT is found in the route.

Following coding is applied:

when the flight becomes invisible after point PPP, the profiles shows "PPP.".
when the flight is invisible before and after point PPP, the profiles shows ".PPP.".
when the flight becomes visible after point PPP, the profiles shows ".PPP".
when the flight is visible before, at and after point PPP, the profiles shows "PPP".

The Vector Elements calculated by the ETFMS system may be displayed in the profile. These Vectors are used to improve system accuracy (plotting, counts,...).
When available, the 3 route profiles for the flight are displayed:

ESTIMATED: profile is based on the flight plan
CALCULATED: profile is calculated after the ATFCM measures are applied (regulations will modify the times, but also rerouting that may modify the route)
ACTUAL: profile is calculated according to the effective departure time.

The profiles may be displayed in 2 ways:

Show actual time : Based on the time over the points which is moved to the 1st column.
Show elapsed flying time : Based on the elapsed flying time since take off which is moved to the 1st column.

Airspace Profile

This display shows the different airspaces that are entered by the flight.
The window title and the query header section are the same as the one described earlier in the Header section.
The Airspace Profile list includes the following details:

Timing information (Entry Time or Elapsed Time).
The Airspace ID entered by the flight.
The Type of the Airspace (see later).
The Time of Entry in the Airspace.
The Time of Exit of the Airspace.

The listed airspaces may be of the following different Type :

REG : Region
FIR : Flight Information Region
AUA : ATC Unit Airspace
ES : Elementary Sector
CS : Collapsed Sector
ERSA : Elementary Restricted Airspace
CRSA : Composed Restricted Airspace
AUAG : ATC Unit Airspace Group
NAS : National Airspace
AREA : CFMU or EUROCONTROL defined area

Activated ES/CS airspaces at the moment of the flight are indicated by an asterisk in front of the Airspace type.
A local filter "Active ES/CS only" allows to limit display to the activated airspaces only.
The user preference Active ES + CS only is a user preference adjustable for each target server (ATFCM, Archive, Predict) (ex: CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / Flight data / ATFCM active ES + CS only). It allows to automatically check / unckeck the filter on opening a new Airspace Profile window.
When checked, the 3 airspace profiles for the flight are displayed:

ESTIMATED: profile is based on the flight plan
CALCULATED: profile is calculated after the ATFCM measures are applied (regulations will modify the times, but also rerouting that may modify the route)
ACTUAL: profile is calculated according to the effective departure time.

The profiles may be displayed in 2 ways:

Show actual time : Based on the entry time in the Airspace which is displayed in the 1st column.
Show elapsed flying time : Based on the elapsed flying time (since take off) when entering the Airspace which is displayed in the 1st column.

Reroute Violation

This display shows the list of reroute violations for the flight.
The window title and the query header section are the same as the one described earlier in the Header section.
The Reroute Violation list includes the following details:

The ID of the violated Reroute Reference.
The Detection Time of the Reroute Violation.
The Old Route identifier.
The Time Over the route segment.
The elapsed Flying Time.

When available, the 2 rerouting models for the flight are displayed:

CALCULATED: profile is calculated after the ATFCM measures are applied
ACTUAL: profile is calculated according to the effective departure time.

User interactions

The Normal / Proposal button may be adjusted before issuing a new query.
This window allows to modify a previous query selection and to issue a new request.
On query modification, the Reset action is enabled.
To display / hide the query part, click respectively the Down / Up arrow on the left underneath the split bar.
To display one of the four detail Flight Data display, click on the desired tab :

Details : displays the detailed summary information for the selected flight.
Point Profile : displays the route steps, the level and the time over the points for the selected flight.
Airspace Profile : displays the different airspaces crossed by the selected flight.
Reroute Violation : displays the possible reroute violation for the flight.

To update the display, click on the Send button on the button bar or select the Action / Send menu option. This will issue exactly the same query to obtain an up to date list.
The Invalidate function may be activated for this window. Just check or uncheck the user preference CHMI / ATFCM application / General / Dates and times / Activate invalidate functionality.
On the Point Profile tab, it is possible to show or hide the Vector Elements in the displayed profile. This is done by checking or unchecking the Show Vector Elements checkbox.
To force the initial display value of this Show Vector Elements checkbox, just check or uncheck the user preference CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / Flight data / Show Vector Elements.
On the Airspace Profile tab, it is possible to show only the Active Sectors (ES + CS) in the displayed profile. This is done by checking or unchecking the Active ES + CS only checkbox.
To force the initial display value of this Active ES + CS only checkbox, just check or uncheck the corresponding user preference. It may be adjusted for each target server (ATFCM, Archive, Predict) (ex: CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / Flight data / ATFCM active ES + CS only).
To print the Flight Data details following scenario must be followed:

First retrieve the data in the window.
When ready, click on the Print button or select the File / Print menu option or select the File / Print Preview menu option.
A dialog box is displayed to facilitate selective choice of flight data to be printed.
The following info can be marked as required to be printed:

Details: the detailed summary information for the flight can be requested for printing
Point Profile: the 3 point profile models (ESTIMATED, CALCULATED and ACTUAL) can be requested for printing
Airspace Profile: the 3 airspace profile models (ESTIMATED, CALCULATED and ACTUAL) can be requested for printing
Reroute Violation: the 2 rerouting models (CALCULATED and ACTUAL) can be requested for printing

A checkbox “ALL” on the dialog box allows to request to print all flight data. When nothing is selected the print button is disabled

These preferences indicating the kind of flight data desired on print functionality are stored locally in the preference system on the PC.

Those stored values will be used for any user on the same PC to display a default choice on the dialog box if the print or print preview is requested for a flight from within the flight data screen.

To export the displayed details, click on the Export button or select the Action / Export menu option.

To plot (Horizontal or Vertical) the displayed details of the flight, click on the Plot button(s) or select the Action / Plot menu.

In order to allow the Map to highlight geographically on the Horizontal and Vertical view the regulated segments of a flight, the data structure passed to the Map on a plot action must also contain the list of all Regulations affecting the Flight. For each regulation following info is passed:

The identifier of the Regulation
The related reference location (Ref Location)
The category attached to Aerodrome and Aerodrome Set (Global, Departure, Arrival)
The indication that a Flight Confirmation Message (FCM) is still required. In this case, the keyword Req is displayed

In order to allow the Map to highlight geographically on the Vertical view the requested Flight Levels, the data structure passed to the Map on a plot Vertical View action must contain the array of requested Flight Levels.

On the Vertical view the requested flight levels are indicated as a black thick horizontal line.

Contextual actions

When Flight Data details are displayed on any tab, the right mouse button pops up a contextual menu.
This popup menu lists the possible actions for the displayed Flight and may contain the following options:

Flight History: displays Flight Event History list for one flight.
Operational Log: lists TACT Operational Log entries for one flight.
Departure Aerodrome Delays: displays the delays for the departure aerodrome of the flight.
Rerouting Function: allows to evaluate and request the rerouting for the selected flight.
If the flight is not reroutable, the option Alternate Routes: allows to list the different route alternative for the selected flight.
Regulation Delays: displays the delays due to the regulation, if the selected flight is regulated.
Ready To Depart: sends an REA message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has received a slot and is not yet Actual.
Request For direct Improvement: sends an RFI message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has an IFPL flight type and is not yet in RFI state.
SIP Wanted Message: sends an SWM message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has an IFPL flight type and is not yet in SWM state.
Slot Proposal Accept: sends an SPA message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has received an SIP, which is still valid.
Slot Proposal Reject: sends an SRJ message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has received an SIP, which is still valid.
Rerouting Reject: sends an RJT message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has received a Rerouting Proposal.
Slot Missed: sends an SMM message for the selected flight. This option is available only if the flight has received a slot.
Flight Confirmed: sends an FCM message for the flight. This option is not available for PFDs.
Airport Target TOT Confirmation: sends a confirmation message for a previously received Provisional Target TOT. This option is only available when a Provisional Target TOT is available for a flight.