Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, Inc.1 History
RTCA, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit corporation that develops consensus-based recommendations regarding communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management ( CNS/ ATM) system issues.
Organized in 1935 as the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, RTCA today includes roughly 250 government, industry and academic organizations from the United States and around the world.
2 RTCA Committees
- Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee
- SC-202 Portable Electronic Devices
- SC-201 Aeronautical Operational Control (AOC) Message Hazard Mitigation (AMHM)
- SC-200, Modular Avionics
- SC-197, Rechargeable and Starting Batteries
- SC-196, Night Vision Goggles
- SC-193, Terrain and Airport Data Bases
- SC-189, Air Traffic Services Safety and Interoperability Requirements (ATS SIR)
- SC-186, Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B)
- SC-172, VHF Air-Ground Communication
- SC-159, Global Positioning System (GPS)
- SC-147, Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance (TCAS)
- SC-135, Environmental Testing (DO-160D)
- RTCA PMC, Program Management Committee
3 RTCA maked documents (mostly standards)
- DO-290, Safety and Performance Requirements Standard for Air Traffic Data Link Services in Continental Airspace (Continental SPR Standard)
- DO-289, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Aircraft Surveillance Applications (ASA)
- DO-288, Next Generation Air/Ground Communication System (NEXCOM) Implementation Considerations: Factors and Issues to be Considered in planning for the Transition to VDL Mode 3 Based Integrated Voice Data Communications in the U.S. National Airspace System
- DO-287, Plans and Principles for the Implementation of Aeronautical Data Link System (ADLS) Edition 1. Aeronautical Telecommunications Network (ATN)
- DO-286, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Traffic Information Service - Broadcast (TIS-B)
- DO-285, Next Generation Air/Ground Communications (NEXCOM) VDL Mode 3 Interoperability
- DO-284, Next Generation Air/Ground Communication System (NEXCOM)
- Safety and Performance Requirements (SPR)
- DO-283A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Required Navigation Performance for Area Navigation
- DO-282, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast
- DO-281, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aircraft VDL Mode 2 Physical, Link and Network Layer
- DO-280, Interoperability Requirements Standard For ATN Baseline 1 (INTEROP ATN B1)
- DO-279, Next Generation Air/Ground Communications (NEXCOM) Principles of Operation VDL Mode 3
- DO-278, Guidelines for Communications, Navigation, Surveillance, and Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems Software Integrity Assurance
- DO-277, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for the High Frequency Data Link Operating in the Aeronautical Mobile (Route) Service (AM (R)S)
- DO-276, User Requirements for Terrain and Obstacle Data
- DO-275, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Integrated Night Vision Imaging System Equipment
- DO-274, Next Generation Air/Ground Communications (NEXCOM) Principles of Operation
- DO-273, Response to the Report of the RTCA Chairman’s Committee on NEXCOM
- DO-272, User Requirements for Aerodrome Mapping Information
- DO-271B, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aircraft VDL Mode 3 Transceiver Operating in the Frequency Range 117.975-137.000 MHz
- DO-270, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for the Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite (R) Service (AMS(R)S) as Used in Aeronautical Data Links
- DO-269, Concepts For Services Integrating Flight Operations and Air Traffic Management Using Addressed Data Link
- DO-268, Concept of Operations, Night Vision Imaging System for Civil Operators
- DO-267A, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Flight Information Services-Broadcast (FIS-B) Data Link
- DO-266, Government and Industry Guidelines and Concepts for NAS Analysis and Redesign
- DO-265, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aeronautical Mobile High Frequency Data Link (HFDL)
- DO-264, Guidelines for Approval of the Provision and Use of Air Traffic Services Supported by Data Communications
- DO-263, Application of Airborne Conflict Management: Detection, Prevention, & Resolution
- DO-262, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Avionics Supporting Next Generation Satellite Systems (NGSS)
- DO-261, NAVSTAR GPS L5 Signal Specification
- DO-260A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for 1090 MHz Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) and Traffic Information Services (TIS-B)
- DO-259, Applications Descriptions for Initial Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI) Applications
- DO-258, Interoperability Requirements for ATS Applications Using ARINC 622 Data Communications
- DO-257A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for the Depiction of Navigation Information on Electronic Maps
- DO-256, Minimum Human Factors Standards for Air Traffic Services Provided Via Data Communications Utilizing the ATN, Builds I and IA
- DO-255, Requirements Specification for Avionics Computer Resource (ACR)
- DO-254, Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
- DO-253A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for GPS Local Area Augmentation System Airborne Equipment
- DO-252, Minimum Interoperability Standards (MIS) for Automated Meteorological Transmission (AUTOMET)
- DO-251, U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) Plan for Air Traffic Services Data Link (Phase 1, En Route CONUS Implementation)
- DO-250, Guiding Principles for Air Traffic Services Provided via Data Communications Utilizing the ATN, Builds I and IA
- DO-249, Development and Implementation Planning Guide for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Applications
- DO-248B, Final Annual Report For Clarification Of DO-178B “Software Considerations In Airborne Systems And Equipment Certification”
- DO-247, The Role of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in Supporting Airport Surface Operations
- DO-246B, GNSS Based Precision Approach Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) – Signal-in-Space Interface Control Document (ICD)
- DO-245, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards for Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS)
- DO-244, Government/Industry Guidelines and Concept for National Airspace Analysis and Redesign
- DO-243, Guidance for Initial Implementation of Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
- DO-242A, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B)
- DO-241, Operational Concepts and Information Elements Required to Improve Air Traffic Management (ATM) Aeronautical Operational Control (AOC) Ground-Ground Information Exchange to Facilitate Collaborative Decision Making
- DO-240, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) Avionics
- DO-239, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Traffic Information Service (TIS) Data Link Communications
- DO-238, Human Engineering Guidance for Data Link Systems
- DO-237, Aeronautical Spectrum Planning for 1997-2010
- DO-236B, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards: Required Navigation Performance for Area Navigation
- DO-235A, Assessment of Radio Frequency Interference Relevant to the GNSS
- DO-234, Minimum Performance and Installation Standards for Runway Guard Lights (RGLs)
- DO-233, Portable Electronic Devices Carried on Board Aircraft
- DO-232, Operations Concepts for Data Link Applications of Flight Information Services
- DO-231, Design Guidelines and Recommended Standards for the Implementation and Use of AMS(R)S Voice Services in a Data Link Environment
- DO-230A, Standards for Airport Security Access Control Systems
- DO-229C, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Global Positioning System/Wide Area Augmentation System Airborne Equipment
- DO-228, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Airborne Antenna Equipment
- DO-227, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Lithium Batteries
- DO-226, Guidance Material for Evolving Airborne Precision Area Navigation Equipment with Emphasis on MLS
- DO-225, VHF Air-Ground Communications System Improvements Alternatives Study and Selection of Proposals for Future Action
- DO-224A, Signal-in-Space Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) for Advanced VHF Digital Data Communications Including Compatibility with Digital Voice Techniques
