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Monthly Rantings...
NATCA SAFETY NEWS (ERI's monthly safety report)
Monthly
reports placed online the last day of the month
| November 31, 2003 | December 31, 2003 | January 31, 2004 | February 29, 2004 |
| March 31, 2004 | April 30, 2004 | May 31, 2004 | June 30, 2004 |
| July 31, 2003 | August 31, 2003 | September 30, 2004 | October 31, 2004 |
Random Rantings...
Political block to Runway
6-24 extension (Letter to the Editor Erie Times-News)
(Oct28-2002)
Local politicians block the proposed 1,900
foot extension of runway 6-24. Extension includes a 500ft overrun to the rollout end
runway 24 eliminating a 60 foot plunge onto Asbury Road.
Proposed Antenna near Corry-Lawrence Airport (Mar15-2002)
A southeast Erie County airport is in
jeapordy of having an antenna installed in their traffic pattern. The Corry-Lawrence
Airport is attempting to thwart attempts of a company to install a 155 foot antenna 700
feet southeast of the approach end and 560 feet north of the extended centerline of runway
32. This will jeapordize safety in the traffic pattern. NATCA Erie Tower
recorded their objections with the FAA Eastern Region Airspace personnel.
Thermal G Gliderport (Mar15-2001) This letter opposes company's proposal to construct a 325 foot AGL cell phone antenna on downwind leg of Rwy 25. Fixed-wing, gliders/sailplanes and hot air balloons routinely operate in the area of proposed erection.
Digital Video Maps (DVM) Press Release (Sep24-2000)
Communicating
for Safety - ATL (Sep15-16_2000) NATCA's annual conference providng
controller interaction with members of the pilot and other factions of the aviation
community.
Federal
Register Letter (Nov
1999) NEXRAD installations left ERI in an area of non weather coverage below 10,000
feet. The NWS then nearly closed the ERI NOAA/NWS office (due to political pressure,
they have 1 observer and download the WSR-88 weather radar data to the CLE NWS).
When confronted, the NWS advised they plan to utilize one of the weather channels on the
proposed ASR-11 site at ERI.
NWS Meeting (Oct 27-1999) Notes from the NWS Erie public meeting on lack of adequate weather radar coverage for the Erie area.
Video Maps (Aug 6-1999) EOVM Map outage and the failure of MCC to call in technician to repair. AF-1 responded and this is our rebuttal to the FAA Adminstrator's Hotline
ASOS Report to Erie Airport Authority (1998) A frank assessment of the ASOS at ERI and the numerous shortfalls of the ASOS.
ERI ASR-7 Antenna Raise Cancellation - ASR-11 (Oct 1997)
ASOS Discrepency List (Jul 1997)
GAO Testimony - NOAA Closing/ASOS (Apr 1997)
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