A SEZ ARPT OFFICIAL CONCERNED WITH NEW PARACHUTE JUMPING OP BEING CONDUCTED BTWN JUWSO AND EXUTY INTXN'S ON THE SEZ GPS RWY 3 APCH.

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SKY DIVING OPS HAVE RECENTLY BEGUN AT COTTONWOOD (P52); ARIZONA. THE PLTS FLYING THE DROP PLANE ARE NOT ON THE UNICOM FREQ FOR SEDONA; ARIZONA. THE JUMP ZONE IS NOT MARKED ON THE CHARTS; AND THE JUMP ZONE IS WITHIN THE TRANSITION ROUTES TO THE SEDONA; ARIZONA GPS APCH. THE APCH IS EXTENSIVELY USED BY STUDENTS AND MILITARY AND BUSINESS JET TFC FOR TRAINING. THERE ARE NO NOTAMS OTHER THAN THE LOCAL FSS NOTAM. MUCH OF SEDONA'S TFC IS CROSS COUNTRY AND NEVER GET THE LOCAL NOTAMS. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THAT THE PARACHUTE JUMPING OPERATOR HAS RECENTLY BEGUN ANNOUNCING ON SEZ UNICOM OF ITS JUMPING ACTIVITY. THE RPTR ADVISED THAT HE WOULD COORD WITH ZAB; COMMERCIAL CHART COMPANY AND FSDO HIS REQUEST TO HAVE FAA/COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS DOCUMENT THIS NEW ACTIVITY OUT OF COTTONWOOD (P52) ARPT. PRESCOTT FSS ADVISED THAT A LOCAL NOTAM (#0313) DETAILS PARACHUTE JUMPING OPS; WHICH ARE BASICALLY MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY; SUNRISE TO SUNSET; WITH THE APPROPRIATE VMC RESTRS.