Federal Aviation Administration Obstructions 101 Protecting Your Approach Minimums Presented to: GAA Conference 2015 By: Cindy M. Hintz Date: October 14, 2015 Federal Aviation Administration Managing Your Airspace Baseline Knowledge of OE/AAA (Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis) Signing up for OE/AAAnotifications (Proposed Construction & Circularization) Taking Action to Protect Your Minimums 1 OVERVIEW Federal Aviation Administration 2 Where Did that come from????? Federal Aviation Administration Keep Vigilant Daily Part 139 inspection Visible construction equipment Follow-up Check for building permits with city or county offices 3 Managing Your Airspace Federal Aviation Administration 4 Managing Your Airspace BQK RWY 7 Distance = 1.65 miles Federal Aviation Administration https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa Outlines requirements for filing with FAA Height Proximity to Airport Location Frequencies emitted from structure Provides an online registration to receive proposed construction notifications 5 Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Analysis (OE/AAA) Federal Aviation Administration Exceeds 200 FT above ground level Will be in an instrument approach area Will be in proximity to a navigation facility Proposed location on airport or heliport Involves construction of traverseway Highway Railroad Waterway, etc. 6 Some Examples of the FAA Requirements to File Proposed Structures Federal Aviation Administration Online tool available to sponsor to determine if an FAA study is required to be filed for proposal 7 OE/AAA (Contd) Federal Aviation Administration 8 Sign up forNotifications Federal Aviation Administration 9 Sign up forNotifications Federal Aviation Administration 10 STEP 1: Register Federal Aviation Administration 11 STEP 2: Log on with Credentials Federal Aviation Administration 12 STEP 3: Select Subscription Preferences Federal Aviation Administration 13 STEP 3: Select Subscription Preferences Federal Aviation Administration 14 STEP 4: Add a New Subscription CLICK ON LINK Federal Aviation Administration 15 Add a New Subscription (Contd) Click to Add Subscription Type your personalized name Federal Aviation Administration 16 ATL Add a New Subscription (Contd) Federal Aviation Administration 17 STEP 5: Select Subscription Filters Select your filters from the list Federal Aviation Administration 18 (Contd) Select Subscription Filters Select your filters from the list Federal Aviation Administration 19 Examples of Filter Types Federal Aviation Administration 20 Additional Filter Types Federal Aviation Administration 21 Additional Filter Types Federal Aviation Administration 22 STEP 6: Activate Subscription Federal Aviation Administration 23 STEP 7: Select Circularized Case Notification Federal Aviation Administration 24 STEP 8: Refine Preferences ATL Federal Aviation Administration 25 STEP 8: Refine Preferences (Contd) Federal Aviation Administration 26 Receiving Circularization NoticesS RECEIVED:CONTENT: Federal Aviation Administration 27 CASE STUDY DETERMINATION LETTER Federal Aviation Administration 28 CASE STUDY DETERMINATION LETTER Federal Aviation Administration Monitor thenotifications Obtain impact to instrument procedures Object to proposed construction that will impact your approach minimums 29 TAKING ACTION Federal Aviation Administration 30 BE PROACTIVE !!! PROTECT YOUR AIRSPACE Federal Aviation Administration 31 QUESTIONS?