Wingin' It - Arlington Municipal Airport Newsletter Wingin' It - Issue 3 - December 2014 | Page 2

Wingin’ It
Wildlife Hazard Management Plan Update
Arlington Municipal Airport (GKY) has conducted a Wildlife Hazard Assessment to
meet the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements provided by Federal
Aviation Regulation Part 139.337. The Assessment was conducted during 2013 by
qualified wildlife biologists, then submitted, and reviewed by the FAA in February
2014. The Assessment contains a number of Active Management Recommendations.
Section 6.2.3 of the Assessment states “Most wildlife is highly adaptable and will
habituate to non-lethal harassment measures over time. However, lethal control can
help to reinforce these non-lethal methods. Often following lethal control, wildlife
responds favorably to harassment with pyrotechnics once again.”
Red-tailed Hawk at GKY in AOA Area
Based on the results of the Assessment, the FAA is requiring the Airport to implement
a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan. The wildlife biologists creating the Plan,
Environmental Resource Solutions, have advised that the Plan will include using lethal
control, when necessary, to reinforce the non-lethal methods.
The Airport will take the following steps to insure minimal use of lethal control:
 Install new wildlife-resistant perimeter fencing that will segregate the Fish Creek tributary from the aircraft
movement area.
 Ensure that all best practices in Wildlife Management are followed, as recommended by the DFW Wildlife
Consortium.
 Airport Operations employees will attend periodic training, conducted by U.S. Department of Agriculture
Widlife Services specialists, on the use of non-lethal and lethal control.
On August 14, 2014, Council approved an amendment to the “Miscellaneous Offenses” Chapter of the Code of the
City of Arlington, Article I, Section 1.05, Air Guns – Discharge, and Article I, Section 1.07, Firearms – Discharge, rela-
tive to air guns and firearms discharged on Airport property by a properly trained Airport employee, or qualified
biologists, authorized by the Arlington Municipal Airport Manager, as part of a comprehensive Wildlife Hazard
Management Plan.
Operations staff will receive additional Wildlife Mitigation training in early December.
ATCT Matters
Tim Wollenburg, Air Traffic Control Tower Manager, wanted to feature
the November 2014 issue of CALLBACK, published by the NASA Aviation
Safety Reporting System. The topic is Runway Incursions. Please take
time to read this very informative newsletter .
http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/publications/callback/cb_418.html
Comments or Suggestions for
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email airport @arlingtontx.gov or call Trudi loy at 817-459-5570
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