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New emergency procedures in the Flight Information Service FIS entered into force. Thanks to the innovative CPFIS solution in the event of a failure the work of FIS informants will be able to be continuously continued from the created backup stations. CPFIS is a great success of the PANSA Air Information Service. The innovative technology implemented by FIS increases the safety of small air traffic and at the same time makes PANSA a European leader in the preparation of such solutions.The Air Information Service is available throughout the country. Its task is to provide practical information via radio to all pilots who report to it incl. current data on weather conditions navigation or the availability of airports and landing areas. The FIS is the most important service for the safety of flights in uncontrolled airspace class G i.e. the space covering the vast majority of the country up to an altitude of 9500 feet i.e. less than 2900 meters.This space is used primarily by General Aviation i.e. all flights other than scheduled passenger flights and military flights. These are both smaller planes for recreational sports or business flights as well as paragliders gliders balloons and other aircraft using Polish airspace. The scale of this air traffic is enormous. Even in 2020 despite the deep crisis that broke out in the world aviation FIS handled almost 278000 air operations - by 6.5 percent. more than a year earlier. For all general aviation pilots the 247 Aeronautical Information Service is a key source of information important for their security.- I am extremely proud that this innovative project enabling the provision of ATS services regardless of location was implemented thanks to the persistence of the employees of the Aeronautical Information Department. Of course it would not be possible if it were not for the enormous contribution of all people from the project team in particular from the CNS - says Martyna Niwicka head of the Aeronautical Information Department who together with Sawomir Baazy the head of the Krakow Aeronautical Information Team was responsible for creating and launching CPFIS.The innovative CPFIS Contingency Plans FIS project which has just been implemented enables FIS to avoid work interruptions in the event of technical failures. In a situation that prevents the continuity of work of a given FIS center this system allows for the immediate transfer of all communications to a backup position from which the service will continue its work. In the event of a long-term failure it will also be possible to temporarily relocate operational personnel to a backup location.The CPFIS solution is based on VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol technology i.e. sharing radio resources in digital technology based on cloud solutions. The use of this technology on such a large scale is an innovative solution at the European level. In other countries tests of the use of VoIP technology in the operational work of air traffic services are most often underway.The concept of transmitting radio communication based on VoIP technology was developed by Zesp Radiokomunikacji Warszawa in cooperation with Frequentis. The successful implementation of this innovative solution is a great success of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency and the Air Information Service. - Ideas are a common commodity putting them into practice is not - Martyna Niwicka quotes Michael Dell the founder of Dell.CPFIS is only the first stage of PANSA implementation of this solution in air traffic services. Ultimately it is planned to create a cloud consisting of 70 radio centers containing a total of hundreds of surface-to-air radio stations. The future air traffic management centers to be established in Reguy and Pozna are to have flexible access to the entire network.The introduction of VoIP technology as the basis for the air traffic services communication network with airplanes is one of the requirements for the transformation of communication communication and surveillance systems CNS included in the European ATM Master Plan 2020. The ATM Master Plan is a document defining the stages of implementation and defining the framework for cooperation in introducing new air traffic management function in the European Union.
