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o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Wes t Buildin g Groim d Floo r Roo mW12-14 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 Subject : Chang e o f Airspac e Classificatio n Attachments : Falco n Fiel dAirport , 10,00 0 Ft , Pictur e

Phoeni x Are aChart Phoeni x Clas s 'B ' Airspac e Depictio n Anchorag e SI D Initia l Departur e Depictio n Anchorag e Visua l Arriva l Depictio n RWY 25 R Honolul u Initia l Climb Depictio n Honolul u SI D Tex t Falco n Fiel dPropose d Traffi c Pattem(s ) Dea r Si r o r Ma'am : I respectfull y reques t

th e airspac e over-lyin g Mesa , Arizona' s Falco n Fiel d Airpor t (KFFZ ) b e reclassifie d t o Clas s 'B ' airspac e fi-omClas s 'D' . Thi s chang e i n airspac e classificatio n wil l provid e safer operation s t o an d fro mFalco n Field , an d provid e an impetu s t o effectivel y contro l aircraf t operatin g int o an d ou t

o f Falco n Field . Thi s increase dcontro l woul d resul t i n asignifican t

reductio n o f

aircraf t operatin g ove r

housin g development s i n clos e proximit y t o Falco n Fiel d withou t havin g a n appreciabl e impac t o n Falco n Fiel d operations . Operation s at

Falco n Fiel d hav e increase d ove r th e year s t o acurren t

leve l o f ove r 320,00 0 flight

movement s annually . Mos t o f thes e operation s ar e o f

flight instructio n category but

significan t

Par t 13 5 operations , jets , turbo-pro p an d militar y aircraf t als o us e thi s facility . B y establishin g thi s airspac e a s Clas s 'B' , specifi c departur e procedure s coul d b e establishe d tha t

woul d enhanc e safet

y an d mov e aircraf

t traffi c pattern s t o uninhabite d deser t

area . Ove r

th e pas t year , approximatel y 4 aircraf t operatin g fi-om Phoeni x are aairport s hav e eithe r los t powe r o r bee n involve d i n mid-ai r collision s an d crashed . Movin g traffi c pattern s t o b e ove r uninhabite d area s woul d enhanc e safet y an d possibl y provid e an opportunit y t o hav e future mishap s not involv e victim s o n th e ground .I hav e previousl y communicated wit

h th e Falco n Fiel dcontro l towe r supervisor , Mr . Harol d Sharp , a s well a s Captain Sylvi aStinson of CA E Fligh t Trainin g (who train s foreign student s fo

r foreign air

carriers) . I'v e addressedm y concern s an

doffere d suggestion s wit

h regar d t o traffic patter

n discipline . I'v e bee

n tol dtha t unde r Clas s 'D ' airspac e pilot s ca

n d o wha t eve r they wan t without regar dt o operation s ove

r anything . Thi s airspac e reclassificatio n wil l mos t likel y result in employmen

t of mor e ai r traffic controllers , abenefi

t to asluggis h economy . Thi s airspac e classificatio n will not hav e a n impact on an y Par t 13 5 operation , private or

commercia

l flight operations , an

dI wouldb e a n advocat e and suppor

t waiver s i f necessar y to continu e flight

operation s an

dtrainin g o

f studen t aviators . THES E OPERATION S JUS T NEE D T O B E CONTROLLED ! Attache d wit

h thi s lette r ar e anumbe r o f attachment s includin g a

n aeria l photograph (courtes y of

Googl e Earth ) o

f Falco n Fiel dtake n fro

mapproximatel

y 10,00 0 feet . Visibl e i n th e phot o i s th e deser

t landt o th e nort

h o f Falco n Fiel dan

dth e Boeing Helicopte r manufacturing plant . The fi^eeway nearby t o th e nort h i s th e RedMountain Freewa y (202) . I hav e include d acopy o f th e Phoenix are adepictio n an dPhoenix Clas s 'B ' airspace . Th

e depiction s I have include dfro mAnchorag e are offere

dt o provid e a n explanatio n of

airlin e operation s wit

h 'Heavy ' categor

y aircraf t (B-74 7 andMD-11) . O

n departur e firomAN

C o n RW Y 3 2 (th e norma

l departur e runway) , a

n immediat

e tur n i s mad e a t 600 ' MSL . A simila

r procedur e coul db e easil

y implementeda

t Falco n Field . O n departur e fromall runway s i

n Honolulu , you ca

n see tha t AL L aircraf t mak e immediat e turn s o f u p t o 14 0 degree s t o south . CA E ha s state d the

y us e long pattern s to simulat e airlin e operation s andtheir student s should b e familia

r wit h pattern s flown b y transpor t categor y aircraft , rathe

r tha n bein g proficien t in energy managemen

t (gettin g t o th e runwa

y safel y an dmanaging descen

t rates) . A s you'l l notic e o

n th e AN C RW Y 25 Rvisua

l arriva l procedure , energy management , runwa

y proximity , traffi c boundarie s ar e all significan

t whe n operatin g a larg e aircraf

t visually . Falco n Fiel ddoe s no t hav e a n IL S precisio n approach instrumen t procedure , o

r a n RNA V GP S non-precisio n approach procedure . A long straigh t i n approach onl

y simulate s alac

k o f traffi c patter

n proficiency . I believ e acceptabl e solution s migh t include : 1 . RW

Y 4L/ RDepartures : A

t 600 ' HAA , o

r 2000 ' MSL , begi n alef

t tur n to 360 degrees , staying wes t

of Recke r Road . 2 . RW

Y 22L/ RArrivals : Norma

l traffic patter

n entr y on a4 5 degre e downwin

d nort h o f Falco n Fiel d ove

r th e deser t an duninhabite darea , wit

h th e bas e leg flown wes t o f Recke r Road , and sout

h o f th e RedMoxmtai

n 202 Freeway . 3 . RW

Y 22/L/ RDepartures : Commenc e aright tur n to 360 degree s (north ) a

t 600 fee t HA A o r 2000 ' MS L to eithe

r depar t th e VF Rpattern , o

r preparatio n fo

r arigh t tur n an d close d patter

n touch an d g o landings . 4 . RW

Y 04L/ RArrivals : Norma

l traffi c patter

n entr y on a4 5 degre e downwin

d entr y sout h o f th e Re d Mountain 20 2 Freeway , commencing alef t tur n to bas e le g not farthe r wes t tha n Lindsa y Rd. , ~ ^5 . N o traffi c patter n operation s sout

h o f Falco n Fiel d(sout

h of McKellip s Rd. ) except fo r thos e corporat

e turbin e powere daircraf

t requirin g a'stabl e approach ' communication withi n th e cockpit , prio r t o 50 0 fee t or 1,00 0 feet , a s appropriate . I'v e offere d solution s to th e Cit

y o f Mes aFalco n Fiel dpersorme l (Mr , Jeffie

y S . Tripp , A.A.E. , Airpor

t Project s Supervisor) , th e towe r superviso r (Mr . Harol dSharp) , an

dCAE . I believ e a n amicabl e solutio n ca

n b e mad e withou t an y significan

t degradatio n to airfiel d operations . I believ e it' s importan t t o b e goo dan

dcourteou s neighbors . Afte r severa l year s o f banterin g however , I believ e th e onl y rea l solutio n i s th e reclassificatio n of airspac e an

d th e developmen

t of specifi c patter

n arriva l an ddepartur e procedures . Than k yo u fo r you r tim e and you r consideration . I am , Vei-jTlespectfully , Davi d M . Shin

n MD-1 1 Captain Cop y to : Mes aCit

y Counci l Member , Din aHiggin s Falcon Field , Mr . Jeffie

y S . Trip p Falcon Fiel d Towe

r Supervisor , Mr . Harol dShar p CA E Chief Pilot , Captain Sylvi aStinson Congressma

n Jef f Flak e (R-AZ)



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