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Developing Aircraft Altitude Measurement Standards Through Operational Flight Testing and Statistical Risk Analysis
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This paper presents a discussion of how aircraft altitude measurement standards were developed by the Federal Aviation Administration for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) through a combination of altimetry system error measurements by aircraft type and statistical analysis of individual aircraft type performance. The paper presents an analysis that supports the assumption that altimetry system error (ASE) by aircraft type is Gaussian and shows that if ASE is not truly Gaussian but approaches Guassian there is a relatively small effect on the setting of altitude measurement standards.
Altimetry system standards are developed by creating a parametric relationship between altitude keeping (how well assigned flight level is flown) and altitude measurement (how well altitude is measured by the altimetry system).
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Schust, A. and Colamosca, B., "Developing Aircraft Altitude Measurement Standards Through Operational Flight Testing and Statistical Risk Analysis," SAE Technical Paper 901974, 1990, https://doi.org/10.4271/901974.Also In
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- Colamosca, B. Joyce K. Rigolizzo R. Schust A. Smoot W. Summary Report of United States Studies on 1,000-Foot Vertical Separation Above Riant Level 290 Washington, D.C. Advanced System Design Service, Federal Aviation Administration July 1988
- International Civil Aviation Organization Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Review of the General Concept of Separation (RGCS) Panel Montreal, Quebec International Civil Aviation Organization November 28 December 15 1988
- Schust, Alex P. Aircraft Altimetry Systems Annapolis, Maryland ARINC Research Corporation February 1988
- Schust, Alex P. “Altitude Measurement Capability as Related to Altitude Measurement Performance.” Speech 6537 SAE Aerotech 90 Long Beach, California October 1-4 1990 Annapolis, Maryland ARINC Research Corporation