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."
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