A P31 controller voiced concern regarding the navy's transition from T34 aircraft to the higher perf...

Narrative:

At pensacola approach control (P31); we have letter of agreements with several navy bases. The aircraft in question came out of north whiting NAS (knse). During the past few months the navy has been transitioning to the use of texan (T6) aircraft. The navy is mixing this higher performance aircraft in with their use of the T34T. The T6 aircraft are supposed to be briefed on local procedures and follow the procedures. There has now been several safety occasions that have happened recently due to negligence in proper pilot/controller briefing. This has led to several T6 aircraft violating procedures. In this particular event; the aircraft was 1;000 ft above procedure altitude and 100 KTS faster; causing potential safety conflicts with other military training aircraft. I instructed the pilot to descend and reduce speed as to the procedure. The aircraft neglected to follow controller instruction and requested to be vectored to the airport; ignoring the procedure. The improper briefing on the navy's part is going to result in serious safety issues while they are phasing in this new aircraft. I would highly recommend an immediate safety related briefing to all T6 aircraft pilots wanting to operate in pensacola approach control's airspace; due to unfamiliarity with local procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A P31 controller voiced concern regarding the Navy's transition from T34 aircraft to the higher performance T6 aircraft and the resulting safety and procedural compliance issues that have developed.

Narrative: At Pensacola Approach Control (P31); we have letter of agreements with several Navy Bases. The aircraft in question came out of North Whiting NAS (KNSE). During the past few months the Navy has been transitioning to the use of Texan (T6) aircraft. The Navy is mixing this higher performance aircraft in with their use of the T34T. The T6 aircraft are supposed to be briefed on local procedures and follow the procedures. There has now been several safety occasions that have happened recently due to negligence in proper pilot/controller briefing. This has led to several T6 aircraft violating procedures. In this particular event; the aircraft was 1;000 FT above procedure altitude and 100 KTS faster; causing potential safety conflicts with other military training aircraft. I instructed the pilot to descend and reduce speed as to the procedure. The aircraft neglected to follow controller instruction and requested to be vectored to the airport; ignoring the procedure. The improper briefing on the Navy's part is going to result in serious safety issues while they are phasing in this new aircraft. I would highly recommend an immediate safety related briefing to all T6 aircraft pilots wanting to operate in Pensacola Approach Control's airspace; due to unfamiliarity with local procedures.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	873796
Time
Date	201002
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	PNS.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Texan T6/Harvard (Antique)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Other procedure
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute Departure Approach Instructor
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Radar 3
Person 2
Function	Departure
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A P31 controller voiced concern regarding the navy's transition from T34 aircraft to the higher performance T6 aircraft and the resulting safety and procedural compliance issues that have developed.