GA pilot complaint about sfar-50-2.

Attributes
ACN	99434
Time
Date	198812
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gcn
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight
Route In Use	enroute airway : v210
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	99434
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Complex special use airspace not understood by FSS personnel. When filing a VFR flight plan from fmn to las, asked briefer for latest information on grand canyon special flight rules area. Briefer did not have knowledge of sfar-50-2. This resulted in difficult preflight planning to negotiate corridors. Problem: altimeter settings not available from grand canyon at night 12/88. This caused difficulty in complying with sfar-50-2 which specifies exact altitudes for compliance east of mt dellenbaugh. FSS (prescott) said gcn altitude setting is unavailable. Problem: sfar-50-2 inset in las sectional is overly complex causing difficulty for non local pilots. Needs simplification. Pilot was unable to obtain latest (or any) information on sfar-50-2 from FSS personnel while filing a VFR flight plan in farmington, NM. Sfar-50-2 inset in las sectional is overly complex and difficult for non local pilots. Sfar-50-2 requires gcn altimeter settings, but gcn altimeter unavailable from prescott FSS while en route 12/88. The factors cited above make compliance with sfar-50-2 very difficult for non local pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT COMPLAINT ABOUT SFAR-50-2.

Narrative: COMPLEX SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE NOT UNDERSTOOD BY FSS PERSONNEL. WHEN FILING A VFR FLT PLAN FROM FMN TO LAS, ASKED BRIEFER FOR LATEST INFO ON GRAND CANYON SPECIAL FLT RULES AREA. BRIEFER DID NOT HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF SFAR-50-2. THIS RESULTED IN DIFFICULT PREFLT PLANNING TO NEGOTIATE CORRIDORS. PROB: ALTIMETER SETTINGS NOT AVAILABLE FROM GRAND CANYON AT NIGHT 12/88. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN COMPLYING WITH SFAR-50-2 WHICH SPECIFIES EXACT ALTS FOR COMPLIANCE E OF MT DELLENBAUGH. FSS (PRESCOTT) SAID GCN ALT SETTING IS UNAVAILABLE. PROB: SFAR-50-2 INSET IN LAS SECTIONAL IS OVERLY COMPLEX CAUSING DIFFICULTY FOR NON LCL PLTS. NEEDS SIMPLIFICATION. PLT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN LATEST (OR ANY) INFO ON SFAR-50-2 FROM FSS PERSONNEL WHILE FILING A VFR FLT PLAN IN FARMINGTON, NM. SFAR-50-2 INSET IN LAS SECTIONAL IS OVERLY COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT FOR NON LCL PLTS. SFAR-50-2 REQUIRES GCN ALTIMETER SETTINGS, BUT GCN ALTIMETER UNAVAILABLE FROM PRESCOTT FSS WHILE ENRTE 12/88. THE FACTORS CITED ABOVE MAKE COMPLIANCE WITH SFAR-50-2 VERY DIFFICULT FOR NON LCL PLTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.