5-States Fast-time Simulation

This report describes a EUROCONTROL fast-time simulation study carried out on the 5 States common focus area (Belgium, North-east France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and Maastricht UAC). The study measured the impact on controller workload of the new ARN V3, associated new sectorisations, a division flight level of FL295 (FL265 in France) and RVSM using 1997 and 2005 traffic samples.The results showed that the airspace reorganisation and RVSM led to significant improvements in controller workload at 1997 traffic levels. However, when tested with 2005 traffic levels (1997 + 50%) the controller loadings and number of radar conflicts were found to be very high, particularly in the airspace over Belgium.The 5 States area will be the subject of a real-time simulation to be carried out at the EEC in March, 2001.