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Reporter recommends returning to the 'old' system whereby aircraft transiting VFR corridor through lax airspace use the lateral separation scheme of keeping to the right of the centerline.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 167966 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 167966 |
| Person 2 | |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
This report is not about any specific occurrence. Rather, I have the suggestion to reinstate the old convention of having northbound traffic stay to the east side of the corridor and the southbound traffic stay to the west side. We spend a lot of time looking for traffic ahead which can't be seen because the afternoon haze limits visibility. If both aircraft are at the extreme latitude limits of the corridor, they won't be able to see each other.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER RECOMMENDS RETURNING TO THE 'OLD' SYSTEM WHEREBY ACFT TRANSITING VFR CORRIDOR THROUGH LAX AIRSPACE USE THE LATERAL SEPARATION SCHEME OF KEEPING TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE.
Narrative: THIS RPT IS NOT ABOUT ANY SPECIFIC OCCURRENCE. RATHER, I HAVE THE SUGGESTION TO REINSTATE THE OLD CONVENTION OF HAVING NBND TFC STAY TO THE E SIDE OF THE CORRIDOR AND THE SBND TFC STAY TO THE W SIDE. WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME LOOKING FOR TFC AHEAD WHICH CAN'T BE SEEN BECAUSE THE AFTERNOON HAZE LIMITS VISIBILITY. IF BOTH ACFT ARE AT THE EXTREME LAT LIMITS OF THE CORRIDOR, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.