HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1979-04RESOLUTION NO 79-4
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore
requesting congressional Hearings prior to instituting any changes as
proposed by FAA Notice of Proposed Rule Makirig 78-19 (NPRM 78-19).
WHERFAS the FAA has issued NPRM 78-19 which will lower the
positive control airspace to 10,000 ft ASL;
j~REAS NPRM 78-19 would create the basis for expending and
increasing terminal control areas (TCA) and Terminal Raclas Service
Areas (TRSA);
WIIEREAS NPRM 78-19 would require transponders and 360 channel
raflios on all aircraft within a TCA or TRSA;
Wf~REAS these requirements would not have prevented the
recent mid air collission at San Diego; the unitentional ditching
of National 193 in Escambia Bay, Florida; nor the fuel exhaustion
of United Flight 173 in Portland, Oregon;
WI-IEREAS the above mentioned accidents all occured in
controlled airspace;
Wf-IEREAS the proposal would set aside 75% of all useable
air space for 1.3% of civilian air craft and 25% for the remaining
airspace for 98.7% of the civilian aircraft;
WfIEREAS the proposal would severly decrease general aviation
safety by congesting the air traffic in the 8500 and 9500 A4SL elevations;
N~EIEREAS tfiere is Imown increase in mid air collissions
between general auiation aircraft in the vicinity sourounding TRSA
and TCA'S.
WHEREAS NPRM 78=19 will have a drastic negative effect on
general aviation without having a significant positive effect on
cormnercial aircraft safety. '
NOW THEREFOR BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Lake Elsinore requests the FAA to stop all procedures toward
implementing NPRM 78-191
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Lake Elsinore requests the President of the United States, the United
States Congress, the Senate Aviation Sub-committee, the House Aviation
Sub-committee, the FAA and NTSB to institute proceedings for full
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Congressional Hearings to determine proper methods of seperating
commercial air traffic and general aviation without adversly affecting
general aviation airspace and safety.
This Resolution passed and adopted this 26th day of
February , 19 79 .
Ayes: Nap Harris- Mayor, Councilmen Howie Torn, Fred W. Croe,
Jerry H. Stewart, and Allen P. Baldwin.
Noes: None
Abstained: None
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Nap Harr~ - Mayor
City of Lake Elsinore
ATI'EST:
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Florene Marshall
City Clerk - City of Lake Elsinore
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