SMA X UNAUTH UNCOORD TAXIWAY TKOF. AIRSHOW POORLY COORD.
Synopsis
SMA X UNAUTH UNCOORD TAXIWAY TKOF. AIRSHOW POORLY COORD.
Narrative
I WAS CTLR IN CHARGE DURING A MIL AIR SHOW. MY MGMNT SAID IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THE FIELD WOULD BE CLOSED DURING AIR SHOW (AERIAL PERFORMANCES). ARRIVING AT WORK MY SUPVR ADVISED ME COMMERCIAL ACFT COULD LAND/DEPART DURING SHOW. I DID NOT HAVE A COPY OF THE SCHEDULE; WAIVER OR NOTAM SENT. THE TRACON SUPVR HAD WAIVER. THE NOTAM SENT READ AS FOLLOWS: 'MGM AIR SHOW HIGH SPD ACFT SFC-15000 5 NMR MGM AVOIDANCE ADZD EFF (TIMES).' THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS COORD FOR THIS EVENT WAS POOR AT BEST AND IN MY OPINION THE ATA SHOULD OF BEEN CLOSED. COMMERCIAL ACFT COULD SUPPOSEDLY ARRIVE AND DEPART ANYTIME WHICH MEANS TO ME I SHOULD HAVE CTL OF MY ATA. NO DIRECT COM WITH HEAD OF AIR SHOW COORDINATOR. NOTAM SENT WAS NOT CLR OR CORRECT WHICH RESULTED IN ACFT CALLING ON RADIOS/PHONE COMPLAINING. 3 INDIVIDUALS CROSSED E/W TAXIWAY (MOVEMENT AREA) WITHOUT PERMISSION. NO COORD. RC AIRPLANE (REMOTE CTL) FLYING IN VICINITY OF RWY. NO PERMISSION AND NO COORD. ACFT DEPARTED FROM E/W TAXIWAY. DID NOT COM WITH US AND THIS WAS NOT COORD WITH US. LATER; ANOTHER SMA TAXIED OUT WITHOUT PERMISSION HOWEVER; WE GOT HIM ON THE RADIO TO FIND OUT WHAT HIS INTENTIONS WERE. AN INDIVIDUAL CROSSED RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION OR COORD. 5 FGTS AT LAST MIN REQUESTED 10 NM RADIUS UP TO 150. THE WAIVER SAID 5 NM. WE COORD WITH EVERYONE; BUT THIS IS WRONG. AT ONE POINT ARPT AUTHORITY TOLD ME BEFORE THE FGTS HAD DEPARTED THE ARPT WAS NOT CLOSED AND WE COULD HAVE ARRS AND DEPS. THOSE FGTS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. MY BRITE WAS OTS.
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