WEBVTT 00:02.600 --> 00:03.433 - Greetings. 00:03.433 --> 00:06.040 ^I am Joe Motowski and I work in the headquarters 00:06.040 --> 00:09.140 ^air mobility command airfield suitability office 00:09.140 --> 00:11.050 and our spark take initiative is 00:11.050 --> 00:12.870 development of a graphic display 00:12.870 --> 00:15.450 of airfield restrictions and limitations. 00:15.650 --> 00:17.970 The AMC airfield suitability office 00:17.970 --> 00:20.800 assesses airfields worldwide to determine 00:20.800 --> 00:23.020 if they are suitable for math aircraft 00:23.300 --> 00:26.350 and our product, the AMC giant report, 00:26.440 --> 00:29.110 is used across the mobility air forces 00:29.110 --> 00:31.290 to dissiminate vital information 00:31.400 --> 00:34.440 regarding pavement strength, airfield obstacles, 00:34.440 --> 00:36.410 and other applicable restrictions. 00:36.730 --> 00:38.950 A graphic airfield suitability display 00:38.950 --> 00:42.780 would greatly enhance operations at unfamiliar airports. 00:43.540 --> 00:46.160 Math aircraft and cargo carrying aircraft 00:46.160 --> 00:50.390 such as the C5, C130, and C17 and tanker aircraft 00:50.390 --> 00:55.010 such as the KC10, KC135, and soon the KC46, 00:55.090 --> 00:57.800 these aircraft are really national assets. 00:57.820 --> 01:01.290 They are depended upon daily to execute DOD missions 01:01.450 --> 01:04.770 and represent our country at locations across the globe. 01:04.880 --> 01:07.590 They also cost hundreds of millions of dollars each 01:07.590 --> 01:09.120 and their numbers are limited. 01:09.200 --> 01:11.310 If one is seriously damaged, building a 01:11.310 --> 01:13.470 replacement is really not possible. 01:14.000 --> 01:16.920 Unfortunately, wing tip collusion incidents occur every year 01:16.920 --> 01:19.790 and our initiative would offer potential savings 01:19.790 --> 01:22.840 by reducing air crew workload and improving situational 01:22.840 --> 01:25.960 awareness and enhancing operational efficiency 01:25.960 --> 01:27.840 to help reduce such incidents. 01:28.140 --> 01:31.190 Currently, math air crew review the AMC giant report 01:31.190 --> 01:33.510 to obtain pertinent air field information. 01:33.780 --> 01:36.190 Now the giant report is a textual product 01:36.190 --> 01:39.130 that must be manually cross referenced to an 01:39.130 --> 01:42.390 air field diagram to graphically interpret the information. 01:42.840 --> 01:45.720 This is a tedious process with room for error. 01:46.520 --> 01:48.850 This spark tank initiative calls for 01:48.850 --> 01:52.140 color coding runways, taxi ways, and aprons overlayed 01:52.140 --> 01:55.520 on an air field diagram to highlight problem areas. 01:55.720 --> 01:58.080 Everyone who drives inherently understands 01:58.080 --> 02:00.630 the benefit of color coding to convey meaning 02:00.830 --> 02:03.240 because that is how a stop light works. 02:03.460 --> 02:05.570 The proposed method would simply have air crew 02:05.570 --> 02:08.350 select their aircraft from a drop down menu 02:08.500 --> 02:10.360 and input their max gross weight. 02:10.360 --> 02:14.200 Then, existing data from the giant report would be accessed 02:14.240 --> 02:17.620 to guide the app in shading or color coding existing 02:17.620 --> 02:21.090 national geospacial intelligence agency shape files 02:21.250 --> 02:24.000 to indicate problem areas and other information. 02:24.380 --> 02:26.910 The electronic flight bag currently in use, 02:26.910 --> 02:30.020 a mobile tablet, would be the hardware system while the 02:30.020 --> 02:33.750 software would be a modification to the NGA arrow app. 02:34.090 --> 02:36.670 While math aircrew would be the initial users, 02:36.670 --> 02:39.140 requirements from other commands and services 02:39.310 --> 02:42.680 could easily be added to ultimately benefit the entire DOD. 02:43.240 --> 02:46.360 Again, this spark take initiative offers the potential 02:46.360 --> 02:49.960 to reduce aircrew workload, improve situational awareness, 02:49.960 --> 02:52.610 and enhance operational efficiency for the math, 02:52.660 --> 02:55.990 but eventually for the entire DOD aviation community. 02:56.100 --> 02:58.060 Thank you for your consideration.