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SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT Week of June 18, 2018 AIRSPACE Jim Davis (PCT) is the National Airspace Representative for NATCA. Below are reports from the various airspace team leads and Mr. Davis. Las Vegas Metroplex Week of 5/14 to 5/18 Design workgroup meetings were held in Las Vegas at the Clark County Department of Aviation (CCDOA) administrative building. Developments: • Design team met with helicopter tour companies and CCDOA about TK-routes on 05/14/18. • TK-routes give procedures for helo operations, which the design team can use for segregation in Class B. • TK-routes would be best left where they operate today for noise and efficiency. • Callville arrival was designed as a TK-route for GPS equipped aircraft. • Aircraft will return from Grand Canyon Tour and enter Class B at Charleston Blvd. • New route is procedurally segregated from RNAV (RNP) Runway 19L and 19R. • Aircraft on RNP will be able to descend on 3-degree glide path to LAS (visual approach clearance today is a descent of 433 feet per mile for the final 3 miles). • T-routes were developed for L30 TRACON and ZLA (currently six routes but can likely be reduced to four). ZLA and L30 began the conversation for LOA discussions concerning: • Conventional departures and arrivals. • Non-radar procedures for aircraft below 14,000' MSL through the west gate. • Overflight traffic (PBN and conventional). • L30 began initial design of TRACON airspace to contain the new procedures. • Configuration 1 was completed. • Configuration 3 was begun. • LAS SIDs, STARs, and approaches were sent to MITRE to be packed for the FMS systems to allow industry to simulate the new procedures. • MITRE and GE have not completed contract negotiations allowing them to be packed. • United Airlines have their simulators reserved on May 22 and May 23. If they don't have the procedures it will be a few weeks before the simulators can be rescheduled. Week of 5/21 to 5/25 L30 Design workgroup meetings were held in Las Vegas at L30. Developments: • Workgroup continued work on L30 airspace design • Configuration 3 was completed • Configuration 4 was completed • Configuration 2 was completed The general feeling of the team is the new procedures will work well in the new airspace. They were specifically concerned with the new LAKE position (east feeder) in

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