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Reporter suggestion reference using the ultralight symbol at R15 airport as it is a 'hot bed' of such activity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 224772 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4q5 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Ultralight |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| ASRS Report | 224772 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
You should add an 'ultralight activity' symbol to byron airport (4q5), in ca, on sectional charts. For yrs, it has been -- and remains -- a hot bed of ultralight activity. (Parachuting too, but that is already indicated.) callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states he is normal type pilot as well as ultralight and has noticed 3 airports which he feels need the ultralight symbol. The ultralights go in all directions around an airport and it would be extremely beneficial for normal pwred aircraft to be aware of their presence. Other airports are lodi 103 and turlock (not the municipal) located right on highway 99 (turlock airpark?)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR SUGGESTION REF USING THE ULTRALIGHT SYMBOL AT R15 ARPT AS IT IS A 'HOT BED' OF SUCH ACTIVITY.
Narrative: YOU SHOULD ADD AN 'ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY' SYMBOL TO BYRON ARPT (4Q5), IN CA, ON SECTIONAL CHARTS. FOR YRS, IT HAS BEEN -- AND REMAINS -- A HOT BED OF ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY. (PARACHUTING TOO, BUT THAT IS ALREADY INDICATED.) CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES HE IS NORMAL TYPE PLT AS WELL AS ULTRALIGHT AND HAS NOTICED 3 ARPTS WHICH HE FEELS NEED THE ULTRALIGHT SYMBOL. THE ULTRALIGHTS GO IN ALL DIRECTIONS AROUND AN ARPT AND IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL FOR NORMAL PWRED ACFT TO BE AWARE OF THEIR PRESENCE. OTHER ARPTS ARE LODI 103 AND TURLOCK (NOT THE MUNICIPAL) LOCATED RIGHT ON HWY 99 (TURLOCK AIRPARK?)
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.