Airspace Switcheroo Bad For GA
AOPA says proposed changes to two military operations areas
(MOAs) near Lyons, Kansas, would create unsafe flying conditions
and have a severe negative impact on a general aviation airport
that underlies the MOAs. Ellsworth Municipal Airport (9K7) is
currently under Bison MOA, whose floor is 200 feet above
Ellsworth's traffic pattern. The Air Force request would shift the
boundary between Bison and the adjoining Smoky MOA so that half of
Ellsworth would remain under Bison and half under Smoky, whose
floor is only 500 feet above ground level. In a letter to the FAA,
the association said the proposal needs to be changed.