East Central Flight TrainingSub-Committee

Since October 25th,2000:

• East Central Flight Training System Plan (Andy Keith)

• Florida Flight Training Video (Andy Keith)• www.floridaflighttraining.org

(Larry McGlothlin)• East Coast Aviation Safety and Training

Group (ECASTG) meeting Nov 15th, 2000• East Central Flight Training Sub Committee

meeting Dec. 7th ,2000

Recommendation Items

• Non-NAS NAVAIDS– Precision and Non-Precision training approaches

for:• Flagler County (X47)• Pierson (2J8)• Okeechobee (OBE)• Leesburg (LEE)• With Emphasis on west facing ILS’s. Other airports such

as kissimmee (ISM); Immokalee (IMM) and Palatka (28J) to be considered as necessary.

Recommendation Items (Cont)• Financial assistance or funding incentives for

the installation of on-board GPS equipment for fleet modernization and flight training development.

• Radar facility and BRITE scope equipment to service airports at Stuart, Vero Beach, FT. Pierce and future towers.

Recommendation Items (Cont)• Funding for the development of flight training

specific airfields and financial incentives for airport operators and users to commit to encouraging the growth of flight training at their respective airports. Financial incentives to private-public or private-private use airports who support flight training.

• Aggressive advertising and public awareness campaign aimed at raising public awareness of state/community benefits associated with flight training activities.

Recommendations Items (Cont)• A Non-NAS ILS approach west of Orlando

International (MCO) for remote, off airport flight training . This recommendation supports the MCO ATCT routine project funding request for an ILS West Of MCO for flight training (Bryce Courtney).

• Sales tax relief and financial assistance for flight training simulators and related equipment.

Other Issues Discussed:

• Communities limiting touch and go operations at local airports.

• Decommissioning of Deland NDB

• Developing GPS training approaches

• User airmail system off the florida flight training website.

ECASTG

East Coast Aviation Safety and Training Group

November 15th Meeting Agenda• Topics Discussed:

– Recap of the July 20th Meeting– East Central Flight Training Sub

Committee– Satellite Airport Operations– Skydive Operations– I.P. Retention and Safety Training– FDOT Recommendations Items

Satellite Airport Operations

• Deland NDB

• Possibility of ILS into DED

• New Smyrna Beach Class “D”

• Ormond Beach Class “D”

• Approach + holding Congestion

• Touch + Go limitations

Skydive Operations

• Recent Incidents• More communication with Skydive

Deland• New procedures for “dropping” through

DAB ATCT• Active involvement with Skydive

operations such as Deland, Arthur Dunn and Sebastian through ECASTG

IP Retention and Safety Training• Higher Demand of Regional Carriers• Low time IP’s upgrading to complex aircraft• Standardization Procedures• Retention methods such as:

– Benefits– Increased Salary– Flow through programs– Contracts

Next Meeting

Thursday March 8th, 2001

Flight Safety International

Vero Beach, FL

0800- 1530

Daytona Beach ATCT Traffic

Management Unit (DAB TMU)

• Established to maintain a local traffic management system that provides the maximum user access to local resources (airspace, approach procedures, and airports) and balances workload at facility positions for the maximum utilization and efficiency of the DAB airspace and airports.

Daytona Beach ATCT Traffic

Management Unit (DAB TMU)• Established Training specific (tango)

approaches into Pierson (2J8) and Flagler (X47) from NW. MDA’s at 2000ft

• Establish stereo routes for DAB departing aircraft that meet user needs

• VFR arrival procedures from the north utilizing non-discreet beacon codes

• VFR visual reporting points and IFR intersection holds