PEP Webinar - 4th segment
Far Field Obstacle Clearance
Nathanaël DEMIGUEL
27 February 2020
- Regional Seminar 2018 -
Presentation available on Airbus World
PEP 5.10
*On IPad5.0
Webinar February 2020
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Optimization PEP Demo
4th Segment 4th Segment
Webinar February 2020
How to manage 4th
Obstacle Check
segment obstacles?
Airbus software considers Obstacles up to end of Acceleration segment
Gross
Acceleration to GD within 10’
with the obstacles clearance NET
Optimum result
-0.8%
Gross - Net
BR
How to manage 4th
Obstacle Check
segment obstacles?
Airbus software considers Obstacles up to end of Acceleration segment
Gross
Acceleration to GD within 10’
with the obstacles clearance NET
Optimum result
-0.8%
Gross - Net
BR
Webinar February 2020
How to manage 4th
Obstacle Check
segment obstacles?
Regulation does not define a net flight path in the 4th segment
-0.8%
Gross - Net
BR
Webinar February 2020
How to manage 4th
Obstacle Check
segment obstacles?
Regulation does not define a net flight path in the 4th segment
3th segment clears obstacles
Consider 4th segment
obstacle in 3rd segment
-0.8%
Gross - Net
BR
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Obstacle Check
How TLO considers the
segment obstacle localized
35 ft
below the 4th segment
INCREASE ACCEL. ALT.
Takeoff weight penalty
Reduce
MTOW
BR
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4th Segment Optimization
If the 4th segment obstacle must be retained
Let’s Apply best practice and consider
obstacle in optimization model
Remove need to increase the EO 35 ft
ACC ALT to clear obstacle -0.8%
Reduce obstacle analysis
workload
4
-0.8%
BR Gross - Net
Webinar February 2020
4th Segment Optimization
If the 4th segment obstacle must be retained
Let’s Apply best practice and consider
obstacle in optimization model
Remove need to increase the EO 4th segment 35
clears
ft obstacles
ACC ALT to clear obstacle -0.8%
Reduce obstacle analysis
workload
4
-0.8%
BR Gross - Net
Webinar February 2020
© AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document
Optimization PEP Demo
4th Segment 4th Segment
Webinar February 2020
PEP Demo
Webinar February 2020
Optimization
4th Segment Gross – Net margin applied
to 4th segment
Method 1
No
Saturation
[Gross-net difference increases
with increasing distance]
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Optimization
4th Segment
Gross – Net margin applied
until difference between
gross and net path reaches
fixed saturation value.
Method 2
Fixed Value
Saturation
[Gross-net difference
maintained constant]
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Optimization Clearance based on PANS-OPS table.
4th Segment
Gross - Net divergence
retained until MOC1 Level-off
TA2
Then MOC1 maintained
Method 3 until true altitude TA1
Stepped method
MOC Level-off
TA1
ICAO 8168
PANS-OPS
VOL.II
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PEP 5.13: insight on 4th Segment
PEP 5.13
As presented during the PEP Webinar in May 2019, the
PEP5.11 had new GA function
GA obstacles: check
with 4th segment
method available
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4th segment optimization
• Method depends on regulatory basis
• To be approved by your local authority
• Applied as operator policy
Reduces workload associated with obstacle analysis
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Thank you
