A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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WAKE TURBULENCE John Murdock (PHL) is the Article 114 Representative to the Wa ke Turbulence Office for NATCA . His update for the week is below. We went to SAT for an initial meeting in April to i mplement RECAT 2.0 appendix B. With data provided from SAT we were able to stop implementing RECAT 2.0 at SAT and the rest of the fa cilities identified for RECAT. SAT w as delayed until July of 2018. We went to PHX for an initial meeting and presented the Consolidated Wake Tur bulence (CWT) to the facility. They have scheduled training the training dates and a tentative IOC date for mid - Jul y (pending the CWT signature) . We have identified an issu e with implementing CWT at P50. P50 assumes airspace, occasionally, from Luke Air Force Base when they close and provides approach services to Glendale and Goodyear airports. Both Glendale and Goodyear receive their STARS and F IDO data from Luke Airforce Base. There was no intention, right now, for Luke Air Force Base to implement CWT. If Luke Air Force Base does not implement CWT either P50 will have to run .65 separation to Glendale and Goodyear or Glendale and Goodyear wil l not be able to provide visual separation to aircraft while P50 i s providing approach services. There is only one best option for the issue; Luke Air Force Base implements CWT. If Luke does not implement CWT an airspace change may need to occur or Luke wo uld have to remain open while the towers are open. We will be discussing the issue with the m ilitary on an upcoming TELCON. This issue is not going to be unique to P50. Both SAT and PCT, the next two facilities on the waterfall, will have similar issues i f the military does not implement CWT. Currently, the CW T order is not signed but is expected to be signed sometime in June. As far as we are aware there is nothing that is holding up the signature for the CWT order. We will be meeting in Washington, D . C ., to finalize the training for CWT . This training is what will be briefed to the facilities and workforce for CWT.