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Division Director's Report February 13, 2020 ________________________________________________________________________________

Recent Activities/Items

1. Education Grants and Outreach Specialist Position Update: As noted in my earlier email tothe CAB, we have successfully navigated several internal CDOT HR processes, secured an FTEallocation from another CDOT region, and have posted this new CAB-approved position at thislink: https://bit.ly/39w7tiA. Applications close February 25th, so please share this opportunitywith anyone who you feel would be qualified and a good fit with our team.

2. Airport Manager 101 Education Program- On Tuesday January 28th, we held our inaugural fullday Airport Management 101 class, geared toward the non-aviation airport managers in ourstate. Nineteen airport staff attended, and the feedback for the AMCG and staff-providedcontent was very positive. Following the class, AMCG conducted a survey of attendees so thatadjustments can be made to subsequent offerings. Those survey results are attached, andfeedback will be incorporated into future classes.

3. Mountain AWOS Camera Initiative Update- On February 6th, our reimbursable agreement withFAA was fully executed, and we are now working to fund the FAA from the agreement, anddeployment will begin this month. As our Division’s next innovative and pioneering partnershipwith FAA, they will be installing weather cameras on all 13 of our mountain AWOS units thissummer, and connecting them into the FAA’s Weather Camera system, which is accessible topilots at this link: https://avcams.faa.gov. Colorado will be the first state outside Alaska tohave cameras in the FAA system, which they are seeking to expand nationally over the nextseveral years. We are working on a joint Division/FAA media release and will share that as soonas it’s complete.

4. New NASAO President and CEO- On February 3rd and 4th, I led the selection committeeinterviews for our next National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) Presidentand CEO in Washington D.C. We had several highly qualified candidates, and in the end,we selected Greg Pecoraro as our next leader. Greg brings a tremendous background inaviation, advocacy, government affairs and association leadership, including several yearsat the VP of Government Affairs at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Greg isexpected to assume the NASAO helm in time for the upcoming Washington ConferenceFebruary 26th- 28th.

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Upcoming Activities/Items:

1. 2020 NASAO Washington Conference/FAA/Delegation Meetings- The NASAO Annual WashingtonConference will be held again this year February 26-28. As with previous years, the Monday andTuesday prior to the conference will include in-person FAA meetings with the Next-Genmanagement team leading our Remote Tower Project, and meetings with each of our ninecongressional delegation to update them on that project and the CAB’s adopted advocacyresolution. Again this year, these meetings will include Jason Licon the president of CAOA andFNL Airport Director and our remote tower program manager Bill Payne. This trip is included inthe CAB’s previously approved FY 2020 travel plan, and the required Governor’s office approvalfor D.C. travel has been secured.

Upcoming Events:

February 24-28: NASAO Washington Conference/FAA/Delegation Meetings (Washington, D.C.)

March 10: Aerospace Day at the Capitol (Denver)

April 15: Regular April CAB Meeting/Lunch with Transportation Commission (CDOT HQ Denver)

April 19-21: Chaffee County UAS Roundup (Aero Update- Nathrop, CO)



QUESTIONNAIRE SUMMARY

CDOT Airport Management Workshop 101 1 Aviation Management Consulting Group (02/03/2020)

Question 1: Please rate the following workshop sessions (Average of 15 Respondents):

4.7 – National Air Space System 4.7 – General Aviation Industry 4.6 – Federal Level 4.6 – Airport Improvement Program 4.8 – State Level 4.5 – National and State Associations 4.8 – Airport Sponsor 4.7 – Airport Management

Question 2: Which sessions(s) did you like best and why?

Respondent 1: I liked the State Level and Airport Sponsor sessions the most because they were the most relevant to my involvement with the airport as a member of the county engineering department.

Respondent 2: Enjoyed the entire presentation.

Respondent 3: Airport Management and State Level because of the info provided allowing me avenues to improve our airport.

Respondent 4: I liked the assurances topics. That is an element that I am not too familiar with. I would like to dive deeper in a 200 level course.

Respondent 5: Sponsor and Management – I have experience running my airport and I find more information in the second half that I wasn’t aware of.

Respondent 6: All were good.

Respondent 7: The airport management session was the most helpful.

Respondent 8: Master plan – in progress.

Respondent 9: Airport Improvement Program was most interesting and sets the standards for how I would like my airport to operate. Airport Master Plan – something we are trying to develop and need guidance on where to even start.

Respondent 10: Found all of it fascinating. Most relevant – State Level, Airport Sponsor, Airport Management

Respondent 11: Airport sponsor and management. We lost our airport manager and I only have rudimentary knowledge of requirements

Respondent 12: All, I got something out of all of them.

Respondent 13: Airport Improvement Program, Airport Management

Respondent 14: Airport Management. I needed the basics!

Respondent 15: All were very useful.





Question 3: Which sessions(s) did you find least useful and why?

Respondent 1: National and State Association seemed to be the least useful.

Respondent 3: Federal Level – not much applies to our airport due to our size.

Respondent 4: All sessions were useful.

Respondent 5: Morning sessions because I have experience.

Respondent 6: NOTAMs

Respondent 7: National and State association session.

Respondent 8: Organizations, costly reserves.

Respondent 9: National and State Associations – knew about already, but finding local contacts and CDOT reps a more useful contact. Many organizations don’t apply to small GA.

Respondent 10: Federal Level not as pertinent to me.

Respondent 11: Associations – I don’t expect to be in the position long enough to need.

Respondent 12: None, I got something out of all of them

Respondent 13: All sessions had useful information

Question 4: To what extent were the workshop objectives achieved (on a scale of 1 to 10)?

9.2 – Average of 15 Respondents

Question 5: What is the most important thing you learned? What information will be the most useful to you as an airport manager?

Respondent 1: The surplus program was important because we were unaware of it until now. We have some equipment to sell and we also need to look into possible purchasing a sweeper.

Respondent 2: Documentation of my operations/inspections to the point that I may not be there to accomplish them.

Respondent 3: Avenues available for funding and access to the surplus program. Info on NOTAMs.

Respondent 4: I have a better understanding of land use and I would like to dig in deeper on this.

Respondent 5: SPCC because it’s relevant to what I’m working on this year.

Respondent 7: How surplus sales work.

Respondent 9: NOTAM’s for snow and snow removal, grant assurances, resources available

Respondent 10: Resources to drill down to for what I need.

Respondent 11: Several – NOTAM’s! Surplus program

Respondent 12: Everything





Respondent 14: NOTAM’s. Being brand new to this and being able to alert pilots to potential hazards puts me in a good spot to mitigate liability.

Respondent 15: I only wished this course was offered sooner to prevent some painful learning.

Question 6: How would you rate the following components (Average of 15 Respondents)?

4.6 – Content/Agenda 4.7 – Materials/Handouts 5.0 – Instructors 4.4 – Length of Workshop 4.7 – Venue 4.7 – Lunches/Breaks

Question 7: Please give suggestions for how we could improve this workshop?

Respondent 1: It could be beneficial to find a more central location for holding the event. The distance for airports on the Western slope likely discouraged some managers from attending.

Respondent 3: I think it was a great workshop.

Respondent 4: There seemed to be only a few Part 139 managers. I would like to see more managers and training for this.

Respondent 8: 1.5 days good.

Respondent 9: More options for lunch (gluten / dairy-free)

Respondent 10: Non NPAS airports centric conversation

Respondent 11: Give web addresses instead of google

Respondent 14: I’m not sure how many new folks go into this training, but I’m inclined to say that a pre-101 workshop would be beneficial. Or perhaps an aviation basics workshop.

Respondent 15: Perhaps a 100 series workshop for those with none or very little airport experience. Topic on airport acronyms/NOTAM’s

Question 8: Other comments:

Respondent 4: Thank you.

Respondent 9: Thanks for putting this on! Great networking opportunity and good overview of management duties etc.

Respondent 10: Thanks!

Respondent 11: Very good job! Thank you for putting this together.

Respondent 14: Thank you!

Respondent 15: Good workshop. I’m glad I came. Looking forward to a 201 workshop.




Informational Item Summary - Colorado Aeronautical Board

MEETING DATE: Feb 13, 2020

AGENDA ITEM: Financial Update

FROM: Bryce Shuck – Business Manager

Informational Item Summary:

Here is an overview of the financial dashboards for FY20.

Slide A - Fund 160 balance finished December at $13.5M up $695K from $12.8M to close

December.- This increase is slightly more than expected, but reflects the sales tax

correction at DEN that was discussed with last month’s packet. February’sbalance is projected to grow by roughly $700k due largely to the expectedspike in revenue for December transactions.

Slide B - Total revenue for January came in at $2.9M which was 116.6% of forecast.

Revenues were slightly ahead of projection, but the bulk of the increase wasdue to the correction of the filing error we uncovered last month at DEN.

- The Division’s revenue forecast for FY20 is currently set at $33.0M. Wecontinue to forecast that we’ll be right on pace as we project out to the end ofFY20.

- The Division’s FY21 budgeted revenue is also set at $33.0M, as approved by theCAB at the January meeting.

Slide C - The Division received $2.9M in tax revenue for January. This was up $200k from

$2.7M in December.- Tax disbursements followed the normal cycle of being one month behind

revenues.- February will show a deviation from the normal cycle as we process DEN excise

tax disbursements for the year, as well as catch up filing fixes sent in bymultiple airports that occurred in 2019. You’ll recall that due to the very smallexcise tax disbursements at DEN, we process these once annually, rather thanmonthly.




Slide D - Our contingency slide shows our risk level between our current 2020 planned

CDAG and our projected 2021 planned CDAG program. As the graph shows wehave the funds available to cover our FY20 grant program of $8.64M and showroom for growth as we look towards FY21.

Slide E - Flowage at DEN set a new January record at 39.3M gallons, which was 0.8%

higher than in 2019. Fuel forecast for February is 36.7M gallons.

Slide F - FY20 Administration cost budget is set at $1.22M. Currently we have spent

$632k on admin, and are projecting a spend of $1.11M for FY20. This wouldhave us at 3.28% of FY19 revenue, which is well below the 5% statutory cap.



Reporting Month: Jan-19

Data Current Through: 11-Feb-20

Aviation Fund Cash Balance FY 2020 Revenue Forecast

Colorado Aeronautical Board - Financial Dashboard

Flowage at DEN set a new January record at 39.3M gallons, which was 0.8% higher than in 2019. Fuel

forecast for February is 36.7M gallons.

Our contingency slide shows our risk level between our current 2020 planned CDAG and our projected 2021 planned

CDAG program. As the graph shows we have the funds available to cover our FY20 grant program of $8.64M and

show room for growth as we look towards FY21.

The Division received $2.9M in tax revenue for January. This was up $200k from $2.7M in December. Tax

disbursements followed the normal cycle of being one month behind revenues. February will show a

deviation from the normal cycle as we process DEN excise tax disbursements for the year, as well as catch

up filing fixes sent in by multiple airports that occurred in 2019. You’ll recall that due to the very small

excise tax disbursements at DEN, we process these once annually, rather than monthly.

Fund 160 balance finished December at $13.5M up $695K from $12.8M to close December. This increase is

slightly more than expected, but reflects the sales tax correction at DEN that was discussed with last

month’s packet. February’s balance is projected to grow by roughly $700k due largely to the expected spike

in revenue for December transactions.

Flowage at Denver International Airport FY2020 Admin Budget

Tax Revenues & Expenditures Division Contingency Fund Breakdown

Total revenue for January came in at $2.9M which was 116.6% of forecast. Revenues were slightly ahead of

projection, but the bulk of the increase was due to the correction of the filing error we uncovered last month at DEN.

The Division’s revenue forecast for FY20 is currently set at $33.0M. We continue to forecast that we’ll be right on

pace as we project out to the end of FY20.

FY20 Administration cost budget is set at $1.22M. Currently we have spent $632k on admin, and are projecting a

spend of $1.11M for FY20. This would have us at 3.28% of FY19 revenue, which is well below the 5% statutory cap.

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January 31, 2020

From: William E. Payne, P.E. To: Colorado Division of Aeronautics

Section A – Blended Airspace/Remote Air Traffic Control Contract Progress Report #42

Re: Period:January 1 through January 31, 2020

Remote Tower ImplementationController and Mobile Tower OTA with FAA 12/10/2019 1/15/2020 Complete

Mobile Tower SRMP 12/4/2019 Complete Awaiting SRMD FAA Signatures Mobile Tower on Site 2/3/2020 2/3/2020

Video Tracking System In-Progress 4/14/2020 Artificial Intelligence (AI) System in TrainingStand-alone STARS Display In-Progress TBD In Negotiations with TAMR Program Office

STARS Remote Tower Display TBD TBD Awaiting TAMR contract with RaytheonTelecommunications

Commercial Lines Complete CompleteInterim communication connectivity from airport terminal by CenturyLink will provide telecommunication through Phase 1 or until the Loveland Fiber system is available

Connect to City of Loveland Fiber Network 5/25/2019 Complete Awaiting City Service Initiation Federal Telecommunication Infrastructure (FTI) 7/15/2019 Complete Service Delivery Point (SDP)

Controllers Certified Mobile Tower goes Live 3/16/2020 TBD Contingent on Serco controller hiring and training System Optimization In-Progress Complete System Site Adaption In-Progress Complete System Lockdown 11/20/2019 1/22/2020 Additional system changes will require CCB authorization

EUROCAE WG 100 Meeting 1/14/2020 1/17/2020 Concluded - Participants Toured the Remote Tower Facility

Remote Tower TestingPhase 1 - Passive Testing 4/13/2020 TBD FAA Revised Schedule date

Safety Risk Manage Panel 7/17/2020 TBD FAA Forecast Schedule 9-12 Months Phase 2 - Active Testing TBD TBD Subject to FAA Phase 1 SRMD Signatures

Safety Risk Manage Panel TBD TBDPhase 3 - Industry-led IOC TBD TBD

Safety Risk Manage Panel TBD TBDPhase 4 - Certification/Commissioning TBD TBD

Safety Risk Manage Panel TBD TBDNote: All dates reflect latest FAA proposed schedule and are subject to change

Remote Tower ProjectKey Activity Status

RemarksStatus/Start

Date (Projected)

ActivityFinish Date (Projected)



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Remote Tower Project Narrative:

The month of January has seen some positive movement toward testing, implementation and ultimately system certification. The Other Transitional Agreement (OTA), now converted to a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the FAA and Serco has been executed, clearing the way for the mobile airport traffic control tower (ATCT) to be installed at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL) on February 3, 2020. Serco is currently in the process of hiring air traffic controllers to staff the mobile tower. It is anticipated that the controllers will begin familiarization with the airport in late February or early March in preparation of controller certification which is necessary before providing air traffic control services at FNL to support Phase 1 testing. During Phase 1 testing the mobile ATCT will provide active air traffic control while the remote tower will operate in “shadow” mode and will be evaluated by FAA resources representing the various lines of business that will ultimately certify the system. The mobile tower will operate 10 hours a day, 7 days a week. Phase 1 testing is scheduled to last approximately 5 weeks (2 weeks on, 1 week off, 2 weeks on). After Phase 1 testing is complete, the data will be analyzed in preparation for the Phase 1 Safety Risk Management Panel (SRMP) scheduled for July. After the successful conclusion of the SRMP and signing of a Safety Rick Management Document (SRMD), the project will begin Phase 2 testing during which the roles of the remote tower and mobile tower will be reversed with active air traffic control being provided by the remote tower and the mobile tower which will be staffed to act as a safety mitigator.

The scheduled start date for Phase 1 testing is dependent on two issues: 1) Serco hiring the requisite number of controllers to staff the mobile tower; and 2) Metroplex training at Denver Tracon which began on Monday January 20th. Prior to activation of the mobile ATCT, the Tracon FNL sector controllers must be trained on the mobile tower operations. The training of the sector controllers is further complicated due to extensive training required to support Denver Metroplex. The Tracon has indicated a willingness to work to support the project schedule provided all Letters of Agreement (LOA) between the Tracon and airport are signed before training of the Tracon controllers begins.

It must be stressed that due to the developmental nature of the program, the schedule of activities is subject to change based on findings at each stage.

The Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) Program Office is moving forward to implement the remote tower display system at FNL. Originally, they had indicated that we would be unable to secure a system until the end of the FAA’s 2020 fiscal year; however, they reconsidered. This is a very important component of the remote tower system as it will provide safety alerting in the form of conflict alert (CA) and minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW), which is not available with the System Wide Information Management (SWIM) that we are currently utilizing.

During the week of January 13, 2020 the European Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) Working Group (WG) 100 met in Fort Collins at Colorado State University and toured the Colorado Remote Tower facility at FNL. The EUROCAE WG 100 is in the process of developing requirements for remote tower systems. The meetings were attended by Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) including the FAA, industry representatives and the international controllers union from Norway, Finland, Sweden, UK, Canada, Germany, Austria, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain, India and Hungary. The FAA’s Executive Director of



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International affairs, Chris Rocheleau, also attended the meeting and was given a tour of the remote tower facility. Proposed Remote Tower Testing Phases:

Projected Start Dates

April 2020 TBD TBD TBD

May 2020 TBD TBD TBD

Projected Completion Dates

Schedule Note: This status is based on the latest proposed schedule, and is dependent upon availability of FAA resources to staff the remote tower and support the Phase 1 SRMP currently scheduled for July 2020.

1.0 Program Description/Background

Phase III, remote airport traffic control tower is a unique NextGen concept that is the logical next step from those begun in Phases I, II and III of the Colorado Surveillance Project to enhance safety and optimize efficiency at selected Colorado airports.

Tasks:

1. Concept of Operations

Effort this Period: The Concept of Operations will be evaluated and modified as a result of testing which began in Phase 0 and will continue throughout the various phases of system testing.

2. Concept of Use

Effort this Period: This activity has been eliminated as a required project document.

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Operational Testing

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3. Safety Analysis

Effort this Period: Phase 1 passive testing is now proposed to begin in April 2020.

4. Requirements Document

Effort this Period: The Requirements Document will be evaluated during all subsequent testing phases of the project before a final document can be accepted.

2.0 Project Scope

Task Narrative:

Vendor evaluation and selection.

1. Pre-implementation – Complete.

Effort this Period: Complete.

3.0 Tasks Supporting the Scope of Work

William E. Payne serves as the Program Manager, attending all project meetings as the technical representative for the Division of Aeronautics to ensure that the project meets the requirements of the Division and Colorado airports, and will monitor the project budget as necessary.

Task Narrative:

A series of technical interchange meetings will be held throughout the project, as necessary to evaluate any technical issue identified during the various test phases.

4.0 Pre-Implementation

Task Narrative:

Tasks:

4.1 Evaluate Searidge’s technical approach.

Effort this period: Complete.

4.2 Participate in System and configuration design.

4.2.1 Review and approve the Searidge proposed system configuration.

Effort this period: This activity will begin again at the beginning of Phase 1 testing and after the items in the revised deficiency list have been addressed.



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4.2.2 Attend the Post Award Conference, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, First Article Testing and Technical Interchange Meetings.

Effort this period: Post Award Conference: Complete. 4.3 Finalize the following: 4.3.1 Concept of Operations. The Concept of Operations is the controlling document describing the concept of the project and methods to support the concept.

Effort this period: The latest version of the Concept of Operations was preliminarily evaluated during Phase 0 which concluded on November 9, 2018 and the evaluation process will continue throughout the subsequent testing phases.

4.3.2 Concept of Use – The Concept of Use document describes how the

Concept of Operations is to be used by the controllers as it relates to the Controller Handbook (FAA Order 7110.65).

Effort this period: This activity has been eliminated and removed from the required documents list.

4.3.3 Requirements Document – The Requirements Document describes a

minimum set of capabilities for the system, airport, changes and adaptations to existing systems employed to support the Concept of Operations.

Effort this period: The Searidge Requirements Document continues to be

mapped against the program requirements and will be revised, as needed, after each testing phase.

4.3.4 Safety Risk Management Document and Safety Risk Assessment – The

Safety Risk Management Document is the controlling document that permits the system to be operated in the NAS, delineating hazards and the mitigation of those hazards.

Effort this period: Safety Risk Management Panels (SRMP) will be held at the conclusion of each testing phase and a signed Safety Risk Management Document (SRMD) will be required prior to proceeding to subsequent phases.

4.3.5 Develop System Configuration and Test Plan.

Effort this period: The system test plan under development. There will be a unique test plan created for each test phase. Phase 1 Test plan is complete.



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5.0 Implementation:

Implementation Narrative:

Implementation/installation of the system has been completed and modification to the system will made as a result of the Phase 0 test, which identified system deficiencies.

Tasks:

5.1 Program meetings and associated travel.

Effort this period: Program Implementation meetings will be ongoing throughout the program.

5.2 Vendor/FAA Site Survey

5.2.1 Attend site survey activities and review final site survey report.

Effort this period: Site Survey complete.

5.2.2 Review and approve infrastructure requirements.

Effort this period: Complete.

5.3 System Implementation and Equipment Deployment.

Effort this period: It has been determined that additional functionality in the form of video tracking and a standalone track-based display will be required as supporting situational awareness tools.

5.4 Certification Criteria Development.

Effort this period: The certification criteria was evaluated preliminarily during Phase 0 testing. As a result of the testing done in Phase 0, a number of system changes have been implemented for testing in Phase 1.

The two primary certifications required for this project to provide VFR control services at FNL:

System Equipment Certification – The FAA must certify the remote towerequipment as non-federal assets. The two major elements requiringcertification are:

o Video cameras and displayso Track-based display

System Functional Certification – The system will be tested as an airporttraffic control tower operating Class E airspace. The “system” must befinally certified to provide Class D airspace services.

5.5 Safety Risk Management Document: Participate in the Safety Risk Management Panel’s development of the Safety Risk Management Document.



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5.5.1 Develop Preliminary Hazards Analysis.

Effort this period: Preliminary Hazards Analysis development is underway in advance of testing.

5.5.2 Develop Safety Risk Analysis.

Effort this period: A draft Safety Risk Analysis has been developed and will be reviewed prior to commencement of Phase 1 testing.

The Safety Risk Analysis for Phase 0 was completed on December 4, 2018. An additional Safety Analysis will be required after Phase 1.

5.5.3 Provide feedback to the Safety Risk Management Document based on Preliminary Hazard Analysis and Safety Risk Analysis compliance with requirements.

Effort this period: Feedback on the draft Preliminary Hazard Analysis and Safety Risk Analysis was prepared and provided to the Safety Risk Management Panel. Complete.

5.6 System Certification: Participate in the Certification Inspection.

Effort this period: No activity this period.

System certification activities will begin at the conclusion of the testing and evaluation period.

5.7 Phase 3 Initial Operating Capability Tasks: Attend meetings and activities leading up to Initial Operating Capability.

Effort this period: No activity this period.

5.8 Entreat the FAA to include the Northern Colorado Regional Airport’s (FNL) acceptance into the Federal Contract Tower Program subsequent to certification of the remote tower system into the NAS.

Effort this period: The Northern Colorado Regional Airport has submitted an application for inclusion in the Federal Contract Tower (FCT) Program. The FAA’s Office of Plans and Policy is calculating the benefit/cost ratio to determine FNL’s eligibility to be included in the FCT Program.

6.0 Project Milestones – Will correlate with FAA schedules.

Effort this period: A high level project schedule with showing project milestone is an attachment to this report.

7.0 Remote Tower Project Deliverables



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7.1 Site Survey and Report – Vendor

Status: Complete

7.2 Concept of Operations – Searidge FAA NextGen-WEP&A

Status: Searidge submitted the latest version of the Concept of Operations. This document is dynamic and will require additional modification as the program moves forward into implementation, optimization and testing.

7.3 Concept of Use (if required) – FAA NextGen-WEP&A

Status: This document has been eliminated from the required documents list. Reference discussion above.

7.4 Requirements Document – FAA NextGen

Status: The latest version of the Requirements Documents is under review, and will be modified as needed at the end of each testing phase.

7.5 FAT and SAT reports – Vendor and FAA NextGen

Status: Complete.

7.6 Safety Risk Management Document – FAA NextGen-WEP&A

Status: Pending final system configuration identification.

7.7 Initial Operating Capability and Operational Readiness Decision activities – FAA

Status: Pending project implementation.

7.8 Final written project report – WEP&A

Status: Pending project completion.

7.9 Monthly Progress Report to the Division of Aeronautics detailing the progress on each task and the anticipated activity moving forward.

Status: Current and ongoing.



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Section B - Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Effort this period: The CDOT UAS Group is developing a working group composed of UAS pilots and representatives of the various departments within CDOT that would utilize UASs.

Section C - Enhance Situational Awareness for Non-Towered Airports

Effort this period: The effort to investigate various levels of service for non-towered airports is continuing. We in the process of developing a concept that would support improved air traffic services at non-towered low to medium activity airports in Colorado that are unable to qualify for acceptance into the Federal Contract Tower Program. This system would employ many of the technologies used in remote tower development. The major difference between this concept and a remote tower would be that this system would not require certification by the FAA. For that reason, and the fact that the system would not require the same amount of equipment as a remote tower, we are working with two remote tower vendors to develop and deploy this system.



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Glossary of Project Technical Acronyms

ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast AGL Above Ground Level ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ASDE-X Airport Surface Detection Equipment – Model X ASOS Automatic Surface Observation System ASR-9 Airport Surveillance Radar – Model 9 AWOS Automatic Weather Observation System ATC Air Traffic Control ATIS Automatic Terminal Information System CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency ERAM En Route Automation Modernization FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAT Factory Acceptance Test (alternately - First Article Test) FDIO Flight Data Input/Output FTI Federal Communications Infrastructure (Harris Corp.) GA General Aviation HITL Human In the Loop HMI Human Machine Interface ILS Instrument Landing System IOC Initial Operating Capability IMC Instrument Meteorological Condition LOA Letter of Agreement MLAT Multilateration MSL Mean Sea Level (above) NAS National Air Space NATCA National Air Traffic Controllers Association NESG NAS Enterprise SecurityGateway NextGen Next Generation Air Transportation System NORDO No Radio OTW Out of the Window RSA Runway Safety Area SAT Site Acceptance Test SMR Surface Movement Radar SMS Safety Management System SRA Safety Risk Assessment SRMD Safety Risk Management Document SRMDM Safety Risk Management Document Memorandum SRMP Safety Risk Management Panel SHA System Hazard Analysis SSHA Sub-System Hazard Analysis STARS Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System SWIM System Wide Information Management TAMR Terminal Automation Modernization and Replacement TRACON Terminal Radar Control Facility UHF Ultra High Frequency VFR Visual Flight Rules VHF Very Hight Frequency VMC Visual Meteorological Condition



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ATTACHMENTS

1. FNL “Draft Graphic Remote Tower Timeline” as of January 31, 2020.



Colorado Remote Tower Timeline(Draft)

Phase 1 Testing Remote Tower

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Upcoming activity

Abbreviation KeySRMP - Safety Risk Management PanelFNL – Northern Colorado Regional AirportOps – OperationsOp Eval – Operational EvaluationTBD – To Be DeterminedIOC – Initial Operating CapabilitySAT – Site Acceptance TestMATCT – Mobile Airport Traffic Control Tower

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TBD

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2019 2020

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Phase 1 SRMD

7/15/20

Phase 1 SRMD

Mobile Tower SRMP

12/5/19

Phase 1 4/14/20

MATCTOn Site 2/3/20

Note: Dates Reflect latest FAA proposed schedule change

Mobile Tower Operational

Controllers Funded by FNL ?

Phase 2 SRMD TBD

Phase 2 SRMD

MATCTLive

3/16/20

Mobile Tower Operational

Phase 1 5/20/20





Progress Report #17Period: January 1 – January 31, 2020

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1. Work Completed During Period

CASP Task 1: Scoping - Study Design – COMPLETE

CASP Task 2: Project Management and Consultant Team Coordination o Prepared for and conducted bi-weekly calls on January 6 and January 21. Internal team meetings were held

to discuss tasks and progress. This seventeenth progress report was developed for inclusion with the invoice.

CASP Task 3: Public Consultation and Project Advisory Committee (PAC) o The project team coordinated and confirmed the date of the final PAC meeting which is scheduled to be

held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the CDOT Division of Aeronautics office. KH distributed save-the-dateemails to all PAC members. The project team tentatively plans to present future performance targets,general project and policy recommendations, economic impact study results, and deliverables. KH will bereviewing the amount of content to ensure we use our time most effectively.

o KH prepared a PowerPoint presentation for the Colorado Airport Operators Association (CAOA) WinterConference that was held on Monday, January 27, 2020. In addition to the presentation, the project teamdeveloped airport-specific economic impact handouts which explained the CEIS process, terminology, andpresented 2018 airport-specific economic impact results as well as a statewide summary.

CASP Task 4: Establish Study Design and Goals – COMPLETE

CASP Task 5: Inventory of System Condition – COMPLETE (except for 5.2: INVENTORY DATA INTO WIMS) o No progress related to Task 5.2 was completed in January.

CASP Task 6: Review Existing NPIAS Airport Roles/Classifications - COMPLETE

CASP Task 7: System Performance o KH distributed Chapter 6 and associated Appendices A-C to the PAC with a deadline of January 10.

Jeannette Hilaire and Kathleen Collins provided comments and the project team began developing a formalresponse matrix.

o KH continued analysis and draft documentation of Chapter 8: Future System Performance based on CDOT’scomments. KH internally reviewed the Chapter 8 and plans to submit to CDOT for review in early February.

CASP Task 8: Develop Aviation Forecasts o CDOT submitted the forecasts to the FAA for acceptance/approval on December 12 but have not received an

official response to date. CDOT and KH discussed the FAA review with John Sweeney at CAOA.

CASP Task 9: Explore Aviation Issues and Identify System Needs - COMPLETE

CASP Task 10: Review of Intermodal Integration and Access - COMPLETE

CASP Task 11: Review of Environmental Considerations – COMPLETE

CASP Task 12: Analysis of System Alternatives o KH, EDR/EBP, and KRAMER Aerotek are drafting the alternatives chapter and met internally to discuss

chapter expectations and deadlines.

o KH plans to send a draft of the alternatives to CDOT for review near the end of February. This will not affectthe project schedule since the alternatives are a standalone section of the CASP. CDOT accepted theproposed schedule for the alternatives chapter drafting and review during the bi-weekly call on January 21.

CASP Task 13: Develop System-wide Cost Estimate and Implementation Plan o CDOT provided the programmed 20-year CIP to KH on January 13. KH began the development of the CASP

project list, cross-referencing with the CDOT programmed CIP and the projects listed in individual airportmaster plans. Cost estimates are planned to be in draft format in February once all projects have beenidentified.



Progress Report #17 (continued) 2

CASP Task 14: Data Management, Evaluation and Reporting – NON-FEDERALo No work related to CASP Task 14 was initiated during this period. This task is cost plus and not part of

current contract amount. It was decided that this task will be removed from future bi-weekly agendas and summaries as CDOT indicated they will be able to manage WIMS/Salesforce in-house.

CASP Task 15: Include Real Life Stories – NON-FEDERAL o This task is developed in conjunction with CEIS Task 7 (see below).

CASP Task 16: Deliverables o Work to compile all draft chapters into a Draft Technical Report continued. Review of chapter text, tables,

and graphics was continued to ensure consistency.

CEIS Task 1: Data Collection - COMPLETE

CEIS Task 2: Calibrate Econometric Model - COMPLETE

CEIS Task 3: Calculate Impacts o CDOT conducted separate calls with BDU, COS, EEO, RIL, STK, and TEX, based on the preliminary results of

the CEIS.

o KH submitted a revised version of Tech Memo #2: Economic Impact Methodology to CDOT on January 9.

CEIS Task 4: Calculate Tax Impacts o Tax impacts data tables were prepared for presentation at CAOA.

o Tech Memo #3: Tax Revenue Analysis was drafted by the project team and submitted to CDOT for initial review on Friday, January 24.

CEIS Task 5: Define Economic Role of Airports in Air Cargo o The project team finalized the first draft of Tech Memo #4: Economic Role of Air Cargo in Colorado and

submitted to CDOT for initial review on Tuesday, January 21.

CEIS Task 6: Calculate Economic Impacts on Colorado’s Agriculture Industry - COMPLETE

CEIS Task 7: Real Life Stories Part II o KRAMER aerotek continued planning to work with Metro State for development of real-life stories.

CEIS Task 8: Deliver an Economic Impact Model to Enable CDOT to Conduct Simple Updates and to Estimate Impacts of Future Scenarios o EDR/EBP developed the Dynamic Calculator user’s guide and sent to KH for internal review.

CEIS Task 9: Economic Impacts of DEN o DEN’s handout for CAOA was complete and CDOT coordinated with DEN on a press release of the final

economic impact numbers.

CEIS Task 10: Documentation o KH finalized the CEIS CAOA handouts and plans to integrate some of the material for use in the individual

airport brochures as well as the executive summary.

CEIS Task 11: Project Management and Reporting o EDR/EBP participated in bi-weekly calls specific to their work on the CEIS.

2. Work Anticipated in Next Period

CASP Task 2: Project Management and Consultant Team Coordination o Continue bi-weekly calls and providing meeting summaries.

CASP Task 3: Public Consultation and Project Advisory Committee (PAC) o Project Website: Add January progress report and PAC-reviewed chapters and appendices when approved by

CDOT.

o Coordinate with CDOT on final PAC meeting presentation and CAB presentation.




CASP Task 7: System Performance o Revise Chapter 6: Existing System Performance, Appendix A: Land Use Evaluation, and Appendix B: Airport

Report Cards, and Appendix C: 2018 Airport Performance Data based on PAC comments and respond individually to each PAC member. This task has been delayed due to slow PAC response.

o Finalize draft Chapter 8: Future System Performance and submit to CDOT for review.

CASP Task 8: Develop Aviation Forecasts o Coordinate with FAA regarding their progress reviewing the forecasts.

CASP Task 12: Analysis of System Alternatives Finalize Chapter 9: Alternatives Analysis and submit to CDOT for review.

CASP Task 13: Develop System-wide Cost Estimate and Implementation Plan o Develop draft system-wide cost estimates based on results from system performance analyses and forecasts

of aviation demand.

CASP Task 15: Include Real-Life Stories – NON-FEDERAL o Continue documenting real-life stories and summarize for use in the study.

CEIS Task 3: Calculate Impacts o Respond to individual airports’ questions related to their economic impact results.

CEIS Task 4: Calculate Tax Impacts o Revise Tech Memo #3: Tax Revenue Analysis based on CDOT’s comments.

CEIS Task 5: Define Economic Role of Airports in Air Cargo o Revise Tech Memo #4: Air Cargo based on CDOT’s comments.

CEIS Task 7: Real Life Stories Part II o Continue documenting real-life stories and summarize for use in the study.

CEIS Task 8: Deliver an Economic Impact Model to Enable CDOT to Conduct Simple Updates to Estimate Impacts of Future Scenarios o Internally review and provide draft User’s Guide for CDOT review.

CEIS Task 10: Documentation o Make progress developing individual airport brochures and statewide executive summary.

CEIS Task 11: Project Management and Reporting o EDR/EBP continue to participate in bi-weekly calls with CDOT.

3. Issues Incurred

Several individual task deadlines were extended to provide additional time for PAC and FAA review. These include: o Extended CASP Task 7: Existing System Performance through February.

o Extended CASP Task 8: Develop Aviation Forecasts through February.

o Extended CASP Task 13: Develop System-Wide Cost Estimate and Implementation Plan through March.

The individual task extensions above should not affect final project deadline for the CASP.

Several CEIS task deadlines were also extended. o Extended CEIS Task 4: Calculate Tax Impacts through February.

o Extended CEIS Task 5: Define Economic Role of Airports in Air Cargo through February.

o Extended CEIS Task 7: Include Real-Life Stories through February.

o Extended CEIS Task 8: Deliver an Economic Impact Model through February.




o Extended CEIS Task 10: Documentation through April.



Task No. Task Name

2018 2019 2020

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2 Project Management and Consultant Team Coordination

3 Public Consultation and Project Advisory Committee (PAC)

4 Establish Study Design and Goals

5 Inventory of System Condition

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7 System Performance

8 Develop Aviation Forecasts

9 Explore Aviation Issues and Identify System Needs

10 Review of Intermodal Integration and Airport Access

11 Review of Environmental Considerations

12 Analysis of System Alternatives

13 Develop System-Wide Cost Estimate and Implementation Plan

14 Data Management, Evaluation, and Reporting - Non-Federal TBD

15 Include Real Life Stories Part I - Non-Federal

16 Deliverables

Me

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Colorado Aeronautical Board (CAB)

CAOA Conferences

Planning Advisory Committee 28 11

CDOT Modal Manager (Modal)

Regional Planning Organizations (RPO)

Emergency Service Providers (ESP)

Work Ongoing Task Requires Extension Work Not Started Chapter White Paper/Content to be Included in Chapter #

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27

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2 Calibrate Econometric Model

3 Calculate Impacts

4 Calculate Tax Impacts

5 Air Cargo

6 Calculate Economic Impacts on Colorado's Agriculture Industry

7 Include Real Life Stories - Part 2

8Deliver an Economic Impact Model to Enable CDOT to Conduct Simple Updates to Estimate Impacts of Future Scenarios

9 Economic Impacts of Denver International Airport

10 Documentation

11 Project Management and Reporting

12 Economic Impacts of Denver Update TBD

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gs Colorado Aeronautical Board (CAB) 27 8

CAOA Conferences 27

Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) 28 11

Work Ongoing Task Requires Extension Work Not Started Technical Memorandum Meeting/Webinar #

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1 Scoping - Study Design2 Project Management and Consultant Team Coordination3 Public Consultation and Project Advisory Committee (PAC)4 Establish Study Design and Goals5 Inventory of System Condition67 System Performance8 Develop Aviation Forecasts9 Explore Aviation Issues and Identify System Needs10 Review of Intermodal Integration and Airport Access11 Review of Environmental Considerations12 Analysis of System Alternatives13 Develop System-Wide Cost Estimate and Implementation Plan14 Data Management, Evaluation, and Reporting - Non-Federal TBD15 Include Real Life Stories Part I - Non-Federal16 Deliverables

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1 Data Collection

2 Calibrate Econometric Model

3 Calculate Impacts

4 Calculate Tax Impacts

5

6Calculate Economic Impacts on Colorado's Agriculture Industry

7 Include Real Life Stories - Part 2

8Deliver an Economic Impact Model to Enable CDOT to Conduct Simple Updates to Estimate Impacts of Future Scenarios

9 Economic Impacts of Denver International Airport

10 Documentation

11 Project Management and Reporting

12 Economic Impacts of Denver Update TBD

Work Ongoing Task Requires Extension Work Not Started Chapter White Paper/Content to be Included in Chapter Technical Memorandum Meeting/Webinar

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