TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – OPERATIONAL SPECIAL NOTICE

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Notice Number: NOTC3729

TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – May 2012 -
There have been several incidents where incoming aircraft were aligned with the wrong runway; 29L or 29R and even Taxiway Alpha.

Runway 29R is being confused for runway 29L due to the recent resurfacing of Taxiway A.

Left Base for Runways 29 at Tucson International Airport

Left Base for Runways 29 at Tucson International Airport

From a distance, while on left base to final and on final, Taxiway Alpha appears to be a runway.  Taxiway Alpha’s length and the new Taxiway Golf give it the appearance of being Runway 29R.  Pilots are confusing 29R for 29L, and making approaches and landing on the wrong runway.

Vigilance is required for operations both day and night.  It would be prudent in the best interest of safety to familiarize yourself with the airport environment.

Taxiway Alpha, in the near foreground, may be mistaken for Runway 29R, and Runway 29R may instead be confused for Runway 29L.

To assist in finding Runway 29L, pilots should look for a threshold to the left of and approximately 2,500 feet past Runway 29R threshold and with bunkers with white/light gray roofs leading up to the threshold of Runway 29L.

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Minutes of April 11 AFTW Meeting

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AFTW – Apr 11, 2012

Attending:

Terry Brandt (DPEAG & facilitator), Matt Miller (Falcon Exec & notes),

Dominic Gallo & Jacob Hansen (FAA), June Bonesteel (DPEAG & FIRC’s), Bryan Becker & Cameron Schmidt (UND), Matthias Eichenseer (GAF), Gil Monti (ATCA),  John Olshock (TransPac);  Jeff Panhans (Allegiant) Stacy Howard (ASAG), David Kitts (Phoenix Heli)

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A)  Practice Areas: Position reporting more often will reduce NMAC’s (Near Mid-Air Collisions) – several each month; NW & SE areas are hottest concerns. There seems to be general satisfaction over number/ type of sector names to be used.  Flight schools want to know if there is a concern that can be handled directly and simply. Continue reading →

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Excerpt from IWA's "Fly Friendly" PDF, available on the airport website for pilots.

A reminder from our friends at IWA (Phoenix-Mesa Gateway) that noise-sensitive areas exist all around the airport.

In particular, heightened sensitivity has focused on the area east of the corridor for traffic heading to the Southeast Practice areas. Also, be aware of Fighter Combat conducting aerobatic training east of IWA’s Class Delta airspace. 

IWA Community Relations Coordinator Patrick Oakley says that some residents in those areas have recently expressed concern about the noise of some departing and arriving aircraft.

IWA’s website provides a good section for pilots on how to “Fly Friendly.” It’s worth a look. Here’s the link: http://www.phxmesagateway.org/FlyFriendly.aspx Continue reading →

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Interested in Free Flight Training Resources?

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Southeast Practice Area Being Redefined

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The Arizona Flight Training Workgroup needs comments from flight instructors and others who fly and train regularly in the southeastern Phoenix metropolitan area.

The AFTW is redrawing its popular chart depicting practice areas over the PHX area, and your comments will be used to help increase safety over airspace that both commercial jet traffic and training flights currently share. Continue reading →

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