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Tue, Jul 05, 2005

EAA Urges FAA To Restore VHF Replacement Frequency In Wisconsin

Provides Real-Time MOA And Restricted Airspace Information

EAA is strongly urging the FAA to reverse its plans to cancel authorization for Wisconsin's Volk Field Combined Readiness Training Center (CRTC) use of VHF frequency 120.0, that provides real-time MOA and Restricted Area information for general aviation pilots in central Wisconsin. Volk, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics, and GA pilots use the frequency as the key component of their established Midair Collision Avoidance program.

Lt. Col. Ray Peterson of the Wisconsin Air National Guard said the FAA informed him that the frequency was no longer needed and that no replacement would be provided.
In a letter of support, EAA states, "EAA strongly supports the safety value general aviation pilots gain by having real-time access to military special use airspace information. General aviation aircraft do not have UHF radios on board their aircraft so the situational awareness provided by 120.0 is essential to flight safety."

EAA continued, "The value this dedicated frequency brings to local Wisconsin pilots, plus the thousands of general aviation pilots who transition through Wisconsin yearly, is critical to maintaining flight safety at its current level. This joint FAA-DOD-WI DOT Flight Safety Program (120.0) may be a very small component in the FAA Administrators Flight Plans General Aviation Accident Reduction Program, but here in the Midwest it is one of the most critical components."

EAA closed with the message: "We urge the FAA to maintain this established real-time frequency program and all other similar special use airspace frequency programs throughout the entire United States."

FMI: www.eaa.org

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