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Wingin’ It
Issue 5—Sept. 2015
Draft Minimum Standards & Airport Development Plan (cont’d from Page 1)
The City retained Airport Management and Consulting Group (AMCG) to assist. AMCG provides a full range of services
focused solely on the general aviation segment of the industry. Bob Trimborn was the principal consultant. He retired
in 2013 after 17 years as manager of the Santa Monica Airport, which, like Arlington, has experienced rapid growth in a
highly urbanized environment.
The current documents are over 20 years old, and have remained essentially the same since their adoption. The new
governance documents reflect the Airport’s current operating environment, and changes in regulatory standards.
While most of these concern commercial operations, the Airport Rules and Regulations apply to all users of the Airport.
The drafts available for comment will include:
 General Provisions
 General Aviation Minimum Standards
 Minimum Insurance Requirements
 Leasing and Development Policy
 Airport Rates and Charges
 Airport Lease or Sub-lease Application
 General Aviation Operator and Lessee Permit Application
 Airport Design Standards
 Airport Rules and Regulations
The Airport will hold a meeting for all tenants on September 22 nd at 6:30 pm. Mr. Trimborn will be available to discuss
the proposed changes. The City Council will consider adopting the Development Plan and Governance Documents in
late October.
ATCT Matters
Message from Tim Wollenburg, ATC Manager -
With the upcoming football season ‘right around the corner’ we would like
to remind everyone of the increased transient traffic in and out of Arlington
Airport on game day. Generally speaking, our busiest hours for air traffic is
two hours prior to the game commencing and then immediately following
the game for about one and one-half hours. In an effort to provide the best
service to transient and local pilot alike, it would be helpful if student train-
ing flight and ‘time builders’ schedule their flying outside of these hours.
I would also like to address the ICAO phonetic saying of the number 0, zero, as verses the letter O, Oscar. You should
always say the number 0 as zero, except when it is used in group form. For example, N201AR would be said as,
“November two zero one alpha romeo”. If you are filed commercially, for example, FIV504, you are right in saying your
call sign as “Five Star five oh four”, i.e. group form. Using your numbers/callsign in the correct format may prevent
misunderstanding for you in the future and remember, this is the correct way to say it in every country, since it is an
ICAO phonetic.
I also wanted to encourage you to read the July 2015 issue of CALLBACK, published by the NASA Aviation Safety
Reporting System. http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/publications/callback/cb_426.html
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