Support for Flight Operations

Purpose

The Support for Flight Operations area supports processes carried out by airborne units in the domestic base, operations, and exercises. This includes the planning, control, and coordination of flight operations, the execution and control of maintenance, and administration. As a result, you can execute flights, from planning through to technical debriefing .

Implementation Considerations

You have familiarized yourself with the Plant Maintenance (PM) component and the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry solution and have configured the necessary settings in the Implementation Guide (IMG).

Note Note

Note that Support for Flight Operations is available in two versions:

  • The original version of Support for Flight Operations is part of the Defense Forces & Public Security (DFPS) industry solution. This industry solution is activated in Switch Framework Customizing (transaction SFW5) using the Enterprise Extension EA-DFP.

  • The second version is available to non-DFPS customers who can use the functions in Support for Flight Operations without having to activate the industry solution Defense Forces & Public Security (DFPS) if they use the Maintenance, Support for Flight Operations Business Function (DFPS_LM_GEN) .

Some DFPS-specific functions are not included in the features of the Maintenance, Support for Flight Operations Business Function.

See also Differences Between DFPS Version and General Version .

End of the note.

Integration

The functions of the Support for Flight Operations area are integrated with:

  • The Plant Maintenance (PM) component

  • The Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry solution

Features

The following functions are available in the Support for Flight Operations area :

  • The flight is the central instrument for organizing and executing flight operations. In this context, a flight is a special type of maintenance order, which maps the logistics properties (dates, crew, and so on) and requirements (such as authorized configuration) of a planned flight in the real world.

    Users from operational control are responsible for the rough planning and execution of flights.

  • The configuration describes the technical structure, the loading state, and the equipment of a technical object (for example a weapon system). A comparison between the actual and authorized configuration in the flight enables you to trigger processes for equipping or changing the technical object.

    The configuration is represented in the form of a configuration code and characteristic value assignment in the system.

  • The technical status represents the technical state of an aircraft from a maintenance point of view.

  • The operational status represents the suitability of an aircraft for operations from the point of view of operational control.

  • In the Support for Flight Operations area, an aircraft is mapped as the master equipment . The master equipment contains master data and relationships that are relevant for notification and order processing. It is used as a reference object in flights and notifications. The master equipment is either assigned to the top-level functional location or is at the top of an equipment hierarchy.

  • The status board provides an overview of the current technical situation – which affects the operation – of the aircraft itself, the auxiliary materials needed to run the aircraft, and other operation-relevant equipment.

  • You use the log book to record all data for maintenance tasks executed to support flight operations.

  • For flight planning, the flight plan can be used to display all flights in a particular period in table form. The flight plan is a chronological list of the flights that exist in the system for the specified period.

  • The Event Monitor is an application used to display flights and maintenance events graphically. You can use this graphical display to identify date clashes.

  • In the Controlled Usage Rate application, you can select particular aircraft with their maintenance tasks and display the resulting information in table form. It is also possible to format and evaluate the data graphically in the form of a diagram.

  • You use the Enter Aircraft Accident application to document aircraft accidents with all the relevant aircraft data.

  • The Staff Assignment Board is an application for planning assignments for persons who are responsible for carrying out preventative maintenance or regular maintenance of technical systems.