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Sat TRACON controller reported gliders in vicinity of 5c1 airport routinely conflict with sat airport final approach course traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1758599 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SAT.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Cruise Descent |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 13 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
Multiple gliders maneuvering in the vicinity of 5c1; which happens to be on approximately a 15 mile for sat. The gliders do not call for service and have intermittent transponders that occasionally not show altitudes. Multiple arrivals required stop descents and vectors around glider activity. Recommend class B or at the very least a class C extension to protect arrivals from glider activity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAT TRACON Controller reported gliders in vicinity of 5C1 airport routinely conflict with SAT airport final approach course traffic.
Narrative: Multiple gliders maneuvering in the vicinity of 5C1; which happens to be on approximately a 15 mile for SAT. The gliders do not call for service and have intermittent transponders that occasionally not show altitudes. Multiple arrivals required stop descents and vectors around glider activity. Recommend Class B or at the very least a class C extension to protect arrivals from glider activity.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.