Swiss Wavionix Users from the Skyguide PANS OPS Department at Geneva and Zurich, met this month in a "chocolate box" location high in the mountains of Switzerland near the famous ski resort of Gstaad.

Pictured here taking a break from the discussion forum are: (from left-right) Graham Knight, Patrick Aisher, Thomas Buchanan, Ed Davies, Melanie Zick, Christian Weiss, Ray Pearce, Nils Lundström, Patrice Bouëdo, Dr. Alain Geiger, Beat Zimmerman, Geoff Bailue and finally Roch Berset.

The Wavionix technical and sales team were all present to hear from the users, at first hand, how Wavionix can further develop and improve its software tools.

This meeting was particularly beneficial as Skyguide has been a Wavionix user for over five years and therefore has a great deal of experience of using Wavionix software for procedures and airspace design.

The meeting was further extended to include a forum for discussion on the specific issues facing Swiss air traffic and airspace management experts. This discussion was chaired by Dr. Alain Geiger, President of the Swiss Institute of Navigation, and Head of the Satellite Geodesic Group. His activities also include heading up GBAS (Ground Based Augmentation System) Procedure Construction & Validation Team in Switzerland.

This provided both the Wavionix Users and the Wavionix Technical Team with an excellent opportunity to discuss geodesic methods and approach with Dr. Geiger.

Wavionix actively encourages its users to meet on a regular basis. These meetings often prove to be an invaluable source of information exchange, and provide Wavionix with an accurate overview of what is required from future programming.