Overview
Flying near McSleazy's office requires notifying
Davis Monthan Tower. Call them at 520 228 8833. They will want to
know:
- area of operation, e.g. “Broadway between Swan and Columbus”;
- altitude, e.g. “less than 100 feet AGL”;
- date and time of intended operation.
If they ask, give them a phone number where the pilot can be reached,
but only if they ask. Call them the previous day, or at least a few
hours in advance.
Feel free to forward this to interested parties. Let me know if you
have any questions.
McCain's office and Flake's office are in the clear AFAICT.
Details
Some advice and some flight-planning resources:
- The regulations for hobby/recreational flying; requires notification: FAR 107.
- The regulations for other (non-hobby/recreational) flying;
requires ATC approval: FAR 107.
- Some high-quality guidance from AOPA. See also references therein.
- An online form for Marana (not directly relevant).
- A blow-by-blow description of the process, including the planning
and analysis.
- A tool for finding the lat/lon of a
point on an aviation VFR sectional chart.
- A tool for plotting a known point on a google street map.a
- A tool for converting
lat/lon formats and finding distances and bearings.
Local Facts and Analysis
McSally office
4400 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85711
VFR sectional
google map
32° 13' 16.32", -110° 53' 52.7994"
which is 3.89 statute miles on the 347° true radial
NNW of the KDMA runway centroid
the SE corner of the operations area is 3.8 statute miles on the 351° true radial
NNW of the KDMA runway centroid
McCain office
407 West Congress Street, Suite 103 / Tucson, AZ 85701
VFR sectional
google map
32° 13' 16.0", -110° 58' 39.0"
which is 6.7 statute miles on the 304° true radial
NW from the KDMA runway centroid
KDMA Davis Monthan Air Force Base
VFR sectional
google map
runway centroid: 32° 09' 58.9119", -110° 52' 59.4109"
elevation: 2704 ft. / 824 m
Operations area bounding box:
{lat: 32.2208, lng: -110.8925}
{lat: 32.2208, lng: -110.9008}
{lat: 32.2222, lng: -110.9008}
{lat: 32.2222, lng: -110.8925}
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