Wavionix Software, the industry leaders in procedures design software, will be exhibiting at the first Computaport in Dubai, March 9-11, 1998, and demonstrating the award winning Wavionix Procedures Designer Version 4.0 (WPD4.0). 

Although Wavionix software is currently used by the Ministry of Transportation Civil Aviation Affairs in Bahrain and by the UAE Civil Aviation Authority in Abu Dhabi, the fact remains that the majority of procedures designers working in civil and military aviation authorities are currently designing procedures manually.

WPD4.0 eliminates the manual trial and error process used to calculate and graphically draw procedures for the verification of obstacle protection areas.  These procedures are subsequently translated into maps for pilots on aircraft.  In addition, the software's 3 D capability means that virtual reality can be part of the procedure design.

All the procedures and calculations of the software comply with the recommendations laid down by ICAO in Document 8168 PANS-OPS.  WPD4.0 now also includes the Wavionix Airport Surfaces Planner (WASP) which calculates and constructs the ICAO Annex 14 Aerodrome Obstacle Protection Surfaces in a graphic 3D format.

The WASP programme represents substantial time and cost savings avoiding the need to contract external consultants and engineers.  WASP enables the user the ability to view the shape and size of any obstacles, terrain or buildings in the near vicinity. One of the key advantages of this software is that it can give the user immediate answers to building and location possibilities with the support of a visual digital database of all airport services and surfaces.

WAVIONIX AT COMPUTAPORT '98

WPD4.0 incorporates into existing programmes practical feed-back for users for that all variables that affect the overall procedures design, primarily procedure flyability and minimum altitudes, which can be checked by the procedures designer at each stage thereby giving the user complete control at every stage. 

Using WPD4.0, Procedures Designer, Ian Whitworth, who led the team developing the software over the past seven years, claims that procedures can be produced in a fraction of a time currently required when performed manually, allowing the designer to concentrate on more modern day issues and even revise procedures on an annual basis.

WPD4.0 is now used in over 30 locations around the world.  Recent satisfied customers include; the FAA/DoD's Mitre Corporation, USA; The Mitre Corporation Centre for Advanced Aviation Analysis & Systems Design (CAASD); Frankfurt Airport, Eurocontrol ­ Directorate of EATCHIP Development; The Slovak Republic and Civil Aviation Authority of the U.A.E.

MARCH 1998