1. Aviation Weather: Opportunities for Implementation Next Steps/Action Plan Samuel P. Williamson Federal Coordinator Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research July 26, 2000 Samuel P. Williamson Federal Coordinator Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research July 26, 2000

2. Overview How did we do? –Review of the objectives Where do we go from here? –Next steps/action plan

3. Forum Objectives Strategic Plan Initiatives ? ? Design & Implement Desired End State 199719992000 User & Industry Input User & Industry Input User & Industry Input User & Industry Input Forum! User & Industry Input User & Industry Input

4. Common threads... Product Development Product Development Product Dissemination Product Dissemination Cockpit Displays Cockpit Displays Decision Support Decision Support Research and Development Training Aviation Weather Initiatives

5. Forum Objectives To highlight programs/processes which have been implemented recently or are ready now for implementation To identify on-going programs which show promising results and must be supported with continuing resources to reach fruition To illuminate gaps where no work is planned To identify overlaps and assess them Four overarching objectives are:

6. Next Steps/Action Plan Use information gathered to fill in Tier 3/4 knowledge gaps Explore issues with the public/private boundary and roles for aviation weather services Seek interagency opportunities for rapid prototyping and technology transition Continued interagency advocacy for improved volcanic ash forecasting

7. Next Steps/Action Plan(2) Explore standardization of formats and communication protocols for both info to the cockpit and ground-to-ground transmission of information such as ITWS products Coordinate interagency development of training requirements for weather service providers

8. Next Steps/Action Plan(3) Shift from product-centric training to application-centric training Explore public/private roles for user weather training Focus training on sound decisionmaking Coordinate to improve PIREP process Explore opportunities with electronic PIREPs Improve meteorologist focus on operational support-- “think like a pilot”

9. Next Steps/Action Plan(4) Coordinate human factors efforts Explore and seek solutions to issues of bandwidth, product development, training, and hardware certification/retrofit for cockpit displays Explore creation and potential uses of a product description document - use as a training tool?

10. Go to OFCM Web Site... http://www.ofcm.gov/ Presentations and other material will be available on the OFCM web site by August 4th. Click on “Special Projects” and navigate to the Aviation Weather Forum section.

11. Aviation Weather: Opportunities for Implementation Aviation Weather: Opportunities for Implementation Thank you for attending and have a safe journey home!