Meeting Minutes – 4/7/2010

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Meeting hosted by Mesa Pilot Development Chief Instructor Michelle Kraus at KIWA

  1. Greg Landers
    1. Opening remarks, website news, updates
  2. CMSGT Gregg Mowrer – Luke AFB
    1. Discussed the upcoming Luke SATR.
    2. Provided depiction of lateral and vertical boundaries of the SATR.
    3. Will be published with May 6th Chart Cycle
    4. Each sector is outlined in dashed Blue, DIFFICULT to see at first
    5. Presentation will be posted to AFTW Site
  3. Greg Blunk – KIWA Tower
    1. April 20th, Disaster day drill at KIWA – Ground will be busy
    2. Closed portions of taxiway’s B, N, A and P will reopen on Friday April 9th.
    3. Runway 30L will be partially closed April 12th and 13th during daylight hours.
    4. Tower hours may change to 0500L-0000L.
    5. Air Traffic Communications
    6. Pilots must read back callsign & runway hold short assignment.
  1. Open Discussion
    1. Procedures for KCGZ GPS 23 & ILS/VOR 05 approaches when winds favor Runway 23.
    2. What frequency to use when holding at AYZUT for the GPS 23 into KCGZ.
    3. FSDO has stated pilots should utilize Unicom at AYZUT. General disagreement with this policy from flight schools vs being on practice frequency, concern on safety. Aircraft (AYZUT) is in heart of practice area.
    1. June 3rd, EAGLE 4 departure will change at Falcon Field. Will become a graphical ODP named the MESA 1 departure.
    2. Discussed Fighter Combat’s use of 131.375 for air to air communication. They will be contacted so information can be provided on where exact details of their acrobatic box is located.
    3. Falcon Field Open House will be held Saturday April 17th.
    4. Next meeting date to be Wednesday June 2nd, 2010. Probably SDL, but confirming

THANK YOU Robbie Fogelsanger for taking Minutes.