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Operation Pathfinder:
Summary of Resource Needs
"On Course" Initiative
Section Resource Need Est. Cost
1.1 Development team meeting $3,000
1.2 Four "cup-style" trophies $1,000
1.2 Award money for incentives $5,000
1.3 Regional aviation workshop $30,000
1.4 Flight Watch Course attendance
(4 mets x 1.5 days x 5 FY01 courses)		 $12,000
1.4 WFO/CWSU exchange program
(38 mets x 1.5 days)		 $25,000
Total $76,000
"Thumbs Up" Initiative
Section Resource Need Est. Cost
2.1 None identified $0
2.2 Travel to conduct customer interviews $2,500
2.2 Printing of survey (limited copies) $250
2.3 Travel for 1-2 team meetings $5,0001
2.3 Software development/procurement $1,500
2.4 Travel for one team meeting $2,500
2.4 Brochure printing (1,000 copies) $500
2.5 Travel for one team meeting $2,500
2.5 Poster production $1,000
2.6 Travel for one team meeting $2,500
Total $18,250
"Precision Approach" Initiative
Section Resource Need Est. Cost
3.1 None identified $0
3.2 None identified $0
3.3 None identified $0
3.4 None identified $0
3.5 None identified $0
3.6 None identified $0
3.72 Travel budget for PACE facility (per year) $5,000
3.8 None identified $0
3.9 None identified $0
3.10 None identified $0
3.11 Software/hardware upgrade/maintenance $2,500
3.12 Software/hardware upgrade/maintenance $2,500
3.13 None identified $0
Total $10,000
"Earn Your Wings" Initiative
Section Resource Need Est. Cost
4.1 None identified $0
4.2 Travel for one team meeting $2,500
4.3 Travel for two meetings at COMET in Boulder $1,500
4.4 Travel to SRH to design webpage (complete)
4.5 Four trips to COMET $3,500
4.5 Graphic design $10,000
4.5 Training media reproduction $5,000
4.6 None identified $0
4.7 Participation in Workshop/Summit
(Regional contribution)		 $40,000
Total $62,500


Total - All Initiatives $166,750
1Need and associated cost currently unknown, but projected for accounting purposes.
2Staffing costs for the PACE facility are dependent upon the specifics of the staffing plan, which currently are undetermined.

 
Regional Aviation Team - August 2000
Steve Amburn WFO Tulsa, OK
Tom Amis CWSU Memphis, TN
Tim Destri WFO Slidell, LA
Tom Hicks CWSU Fort Worth, TX
John Jarboe FAA Academy Weather Unit Oklahoma City, OK
Paul Witsaman (Team Leader) Southern Region Headquarters Fort Worth, TX
Richard Lafosse Spaceflight Meteorology Group Houston, TX

 
Aviation Services Strategic Goal and Performance Measures
(As they appear in "Southern Region Implementation for Vision 2005")


Goal: Deliver Better Products and Services
  1. Improve aviation terminal and domestic en route warnings and forecasts. (Critical Priority)
  2. Reduce false alarm rate by 50 percent and increase the probability of detection by 50% for critical ceiling (200 feet) and visibility (¼ mile) forecasts as contained in Aviation Terminal Forecasts. (Critical Priority)
  3. Implement graphical aviation products capable of cockpit display. (High Priority)
  4. Ensure local airport warnings for established criteria have a probability of detection of at least 0.80 and a false alarm rate of 0.40 or less. (Moderate Priority)
  5. Reduce the number of amendments to Aviation Terminal Forecasts by 30%. (Moderate Priority)
  6. Eliminate backlog of Federal Aviation Administration pilot weather briefer certifications. (Moderate Priority)


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Southern Region Headquarters
819 Taylor St. Room 10A46
Fort Worth, Texas 76102		 Last Modified: April 30, 2001