Presented to: 2009 Pacific Aviation Directors Workshop By: Franklin Mesa, Manager Guam – Navigational / Communications / Environmental System Support Center.

Presented to: 2009 Pacific Aviation Directors Workshop

By: Franklin Mesa, Manager Guam – Navigational / Communications / Environmental System Support Center

Date: May 4 – 6, 2009

Federal AviationAdministrationFederal AviationAdministrationTechnical Operations

Aviation Safety and Sustainability in the Pacific

Environment, Energy & Economic Viability

22009 Pacific Aviation Directors Workshop (Republic of the Marshall Islands) Federal AviationAdministration

May 4 – 6, 2009 International Conference Center Majuro, RMI

ATO TECHNICAL OPERATIONS Western Service Area







Technical Operations Unit(Washington, DC)

Steve Zaidman202-267-8181

Technical Services (Seattle, WA)

ViAnne Fowler425-227-2400

Technical Operations Service Area(Seattle, WA)

Edward P. Moy425-227-2400

Districts(Various)

System Support Centers (SSCs)

(Various)

GNAS/OEP Groups

(Various)

Program Operations Group

(Seattle, WA)Friede Todd253-804-2951

Technical Services Operations Group

(Seattle, WA)Gary Mattson303-684-5000

Pacific Operations Control Center (OCC) Group

(San Diego, CA)Bill Medina

858-831-7501

Service Area StaffAdmin. Officer – Dorothy O’Neill – 425-227-2400

Special Assistant – Kurt Johnson – 425-227-1130Senior Advisor – Dave Washino – 808-840-6421 After 1/20/06 - 425-227-2410

(Seattle, WA)

Engineering Services (Seattle, WA)Alan Hanson425-227-2400


(Various)

NAVAIDS/Infrastructure Engineering(Seattle, WA)

Randy Richter425-227-2388

Engineering Support Group A

(Seattle, WA)VACANT

Communications/Telecommunications

Engineering(Los Angeles, CA)

Bill Henshaw310-725-3410

Operations Engineering

(Los Angeles, CA)Brad Gee

310-725-3470

EnRoute/Flight Service Station

Engineering(Anchorage, AK)

Dennis Warth907-271-5351

Terminal/Surveillance/

Weather Engineering

(Los Angeles, CA)Rory Geil

310-725-3450

Engineering Support Group B

(Seattle, WA)Willie Eigner425-227-2336



ENGINEERING SERVICES

• Operations and F&E Design/Integration Engineering• Project Management• Operations Support• Construction and Installation• Engineering Cost Estimating• TSSC Management• CAEG




Engineering(Seattle, WA)Dennis Warth907-271-5351

Terminal/Surveillance/Weather

Engineering(Seattle, WA)

Rory Geil310-725-3450

Operations Engineering(Seattle, WA)

Brad Gee310-725-3470




Engineering(Seattle, WA)Bill Henshaw310-725-3410

Engineering Support A

(Seattle, WA)VACANT

Western Service AreaTechnical Operations Director of Operations


Engineering Services(Seattle, WA)Alan Hanson425-227-2400

Engineering Support B


Engineering Services









Districts(Various)


(Various)

GNAS/OEP Groups

(Various)







858-831-7501



(Seattle, WA)



(Various)




(Seattle, WA)VACANT






310-725-3470





Weather Engineering


310-725-3450





TECHNICAL SERVICES INCLUDES

• Operations Control Center (OCC)• Technical Services Operations Group• Program Operations Group



Operations Support Staff

Administrative Officer – Connie Bunnell 858-831-7503

Administrative Coordinator – Jaye Fogelstrom 858-831-7501

Operations Group A(San Diego, CA)John Svoboda858-831-7502



858-831-7501

Technical Services(Seattle, WA)


Ops Team 1

Ops Team 2

Operations Group C(San Diego, CA)

Doug Northington858-831-7529

Ops Team 6

Ops Team 7

Operations Group B(San Diego, CA)

Gene Cooklin858-831-7537

Ops Team 3

Ops Team 4

Ops Team 5

Pacific Operations Control Center



Fairbanks Technical Support Center

(Fairbanks, AK)Mike Mann

907-455-5703

Denver Technical Support Center

(Longmont, CO)David Bayliff (Acting)

303-684-5020

Salt Lake City Technical Support Center

(Salt Lake City, UT)Vacant

Honolulu Technical Support Center

(Honolulu, HI)Stan Takehara808-840-6551

San DiegoTechnical Support Center

(San Diego, CA)Wayne Olson858-537-5520

Los Angeles Technical Support Center

(Palmdale, CA)Siri Hanuman661-265-8411

Sacramento Technical Support Center

(Rancho Cordova, CA)Susan Peasley916-859-6042

OaklandTechnical Support Center

(Fremont, CA)Randall Gubert510-745-3470

Anchorage Technical Support Center

(Anchorage, AK)Fred Reynolds (Acting)

907-269-1278

SeattleTechnical Support Center

(Auburn, WA)Bill Seth (Acting)

253-804-2951

Technical Services Operations Group(Seattle, WA) Gary Mattson303-684-5000

NASTEP Center A(Seattle, WA)

Susana Jimenez425-227-2219

NASTEP Center B(Seattle, WA)






Fairbanks Program Support Center

(Fairbanks, AK)Doneva S. Cheeseman

907-455-5711

Denver Program Support Center

(Longmont, CO)Amy McEwen (Acting)

303-684-5020

Salt Lake City Program Support Center

(Salt Lake City, UT)Donna Swim801-320-2370

Honolulu Program Support Center

(Honolulu, HI)Lance Kato (Acting)

808-840-6511

San DiegoProgram Support Center

(San Diego, CA)Jo Richards858-537-5550

Los Angeles Program Support Center

(Palmdale, CA)Jan Ellis

661-265-8407

SacramentoProgram Support Center (Rancho Cordova, CA)

Cynthia Weaver916-859-6036

Oakland Program Support Center

(Fremont, CA)Sarah Goldfarb510-745-3422

Anchorage Program Support Center

(Anchorage, AK)Dotti Breneman

907-269-1141

Seattle Program Support Center

(Auburn, WA)Julie LeMay (Acting)

253-804-2921

Program Operations Group(Seattle, WA)Friede Todd425-227-2497












Districts(Various)


(Various)

GNAS/OEP Groups

(Various)







858-831-7501



(Seattle, WA)



(Various)




(Seattle, WA)VACANT






310-725-3470





Weather Engineering


310-725-3450





DISTRICTS

• Aligns more closely with EnRoute and Terminal structures

• Located at high impact facilities (ARTCCs, large TRACONs, and selected OEPs)

• GNAS and other OEPs report to Districts• SSCs may report to a District or a GNAS Group



Districts

Los Angeles OEPDistrict

(Los Angeles, CA)Danny Gutierrez

310-215-2187

Western Service AreaTechnical Operations Director of Operations

Edward P. Moy425-227-2400(Seattle, WA)

Phoenix OEP District(Phoenix, AZ)

Steve Sherwood602-379-3660 x327

Anchorage ARTCCDistrict

(Anchorage, AK)Craig Withee907-269-1828

South Alaska GNAS Group

(Anchorage, AK)Fred L. Jack907-269-1138

Denver ARTCC District

(Longmont, CO)Terri MacKendrick

303-651-4400

Colorado GNAS Group

(Longmont, CO)Mike Olivas

303-651-4401

Honolulu Control Facility/OEP District

(Honolulu, HI)Sophia Tang808-840-6401

Hawaii PacificGNAS/CERAP Group

(Honolulu, HI)Ken Reyes

808-840-6411

Los Angeles ARTCCDistrict

(Palmdale, CA)Elmore Wigfall661-265-8401

Central California GNAS Group

(Palmdale, CA)Robert Bruns661-265-8402

Oakland ARTCC District

(Fremont, CA)Vaughn Turner510-745-3361

San Francisco GNAS Group

(Fremont, CA)Robin Wilkerson

510-745-3661

Salt Lake City ARTCC District

(Salt Lake City, UT)Mike Tebbs

801-320-2250

Salt Lake City GNAS Group

(Salt Lake City, UT)Richard (Al) Groo

801-325-9801

Seattle ARTCC District

(Auburn, WA)Randy Brown253-351-3309

Seattle GNAS Group(Seattle, WA)George Baty206-214-4701

Las Vegas OEP District

(Las Vegas, NV)Dave Spencer702-262-5977

San Joaquin Valley GNAS Group

(Rancho Cordova, CA)

Steve Aguirre916-859-6038

Fairbanks District(Fairbanks, AK)Kathleen Edic907-455-5701

North Alaska GNAS Group

(Anchorage, AK)Doug Lockwood

907-269-5772

Denver OEP District(Denver, CO)

Jeff Tague303-342-1401

Montana/Wyoming GNAS Group(Denver, CO)Carl LaPray

801-320-2228

Southern Cal TRACON District(San Diego, CA)

Willie Alcala858-537-5500

San Diego GNAS Group

(San Diego, CA)Diana Erazo858-537-5502

Northern Cal TRACON District

(Mather, CA)Greg Massoud916-859-6001

Portland GNAS Group

(Portland, OR)Galo Camacho808-840-8411



Honolulu District OfficeHonolulu Control

Facility OEP District Office

Sophie Tang(808) 840-6401

Hawaii Pacific GNAS CERAP

GroupKen Reyes

(808) 840-6411

HCFComm/DATA/ENV

(C/D/E) SSCStuart Sakai

(808) 840-6701

HCFRadar/Automation

(R/A) SSCKevin Inouye

(808) 840-6702

HCF Oahu Nav/Comm/Env

(N/C/E) SSCFrancis Benevides

(808) 840-6602

MauiComm/DATA/ENV

(C/D/E) SSCMark Isberner

(808) 877-0785

Guam Nav/Comm/Env

(N/C/E) SSCFranklin Mesa(671) 477-4305

ZUA CERAP System Support

CenterRandall Reeves(671) 473-1301

Kauai Nav/Comm/Env

(N/C/E) SSCJennifer Nakazawa

(808) 245-6421

HiloNav/Comm/Env

(N/C/E) SSCAlbert Miller

(808) 961-6322

Samoa Nav/Comm/Env

(N/C/E) SSCSmith Lutu

(684) 699-9485

Kona Nav/Comm/Env

(N/C/E) SSCRobert Lundy

(808) 329-3702



Midway Island



Midway Island – AWOS



Midway Island – NDB



Agreements – State of Hawaii• Kalaeloa – Agreement with the State of Hawaii to furnish maintenance and

supply support service to electronic equipment located at Kalaeloa Airport. • FAA Maintained Equipment:

• A/G Radio Equipment used by ATCT• Radio Receivers• All Radio Antennas• ASOS-ATIS Interface Unit• RDVS• DVRS• ACE-IDS• RCW• Codex Modem• FDIO Equipment• F420 • ILS (future installation-congressional funding)

• Under this reimbursable agreement the State will reimburse the FAA for wages, benefits, COLA and administrative overhead costs for an H-band ATSS to maintain electronic equipment.



Agreements – Guam

• Guam ILS – This Reimbursable Agreement is to establish a precision approach for Rwy 6R in order to minimize down time for runway/taxiway extension work on 6L. New MK-20A ILS, Thales 415 DME, MALSR, and PAPI will be installed on 6R. Once Rwy 6L work is completed, new MK-20A ILS, Thales 415 DME, and MALSR will be established.

• The installation work for Rwy 6R has been completed. Dates for the equipment installation 6L is pending.

(Guam International Airport)

Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport



Agreements – CNMI • Tinian (TNI) ILS – Pending Reimbursable

Agreement. – This work includes an MK-20A ILS, DME, and a

MALSR to be installed on the airport.

– The Tinian Government will finance the design and installation.

– Additionally, the Tinian Government wants the FAA to maintain and operate the system. The NAVAID equipment is FAA supply-supportable.

• Saipan ILS – Potential Reimbursable. Agreement since the current MALSR shelter, localizer shelter and antenna system is located within the RSA.

Saipan Airport

Tinian Airport



Agreements – FSM – Chuuk

• Chuuk (TKK) NDB – Currently, Seattle is working on the agreement.

• Kosrae FAA engine generator and fuel tank to be relocated to the NDB / DME site

• Majuro NDB / DME relocation



Guam NCE SSCGeographical Area of Responsibility

• Republic of the Marshall Islands– Majuro

• Federated States of Micronesia– Pohnpei– Kosrae– Chuuk– Yap

• Republic of Palau– Palau

• Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands– Saipan– Tinian– Rota

• Guam



Improvements & Challenges• Resolve (RMM) Remote Maintenance Monitor

Communication issues FSM, RMI and ROP (FAA/Joint)• Provide technical assistance for the SAWRS relocation

projects FSM, RMI and ROP (FAA)• Palau technical assistance with RWY lighting control

relocation (FAA)• Yap FAA power reconfiguration to install a meter (FAA)• Chuuk relocate NDB/DME antenna and shelter (Reimb)• Pohnpei replace NDB/DME shelter (FAA)• Pohnpei install a PAPI / REIL system for RWY extension

(FAA)



Improvements & Challenges

• Kosrae NDB/DME shelter replacement is completed (FAA)• Kosrae engine generator relocation (Reimb)• Majuro NDB / DME relocation (Reimb)• Majuro PAPI / REIL Replacement project (FAA District)• Guam ILS, MALSR, PAPI for RWY 06R/24L (Reimb)• Tinian ILS, MALSR, PAPI (Reimb)• Saipan relocate LOC shelter and antennas (Reimb)• Saipan relocate MALSR shelter (Reimb)• Saipan upgrade MALSR light stations (FAA)



Questions?



Runway Lighting Control Config

• A/G – Air / Ground - 123.6 MHz Pilot, SAWRS, Techs ON / OFF by timer

• G/G – Ground / Ground - 450MHz SAWRS only ON / OFF• Landline - 120 vac SAWRS only ON / OFF

• Common Configurations:• 1. A/G with G/G (manual control)• 2. A/G with Landline (manual control)

• RADIO Controls

Presented to: 2009 Pacific Aviation Directors Workshop By: Franklin Mesa, Manager Guam – Navigational / Communications / Environmental System Support Center.

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