A pilot reported a TCAS TA alert with an aerobatic aircraft at 7;000 ft after departing iwa runway 1...

Attributes
ACN	1182878
Time
Date	201406
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	IWA.Airport
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 2925
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict
Miss Distance	Horizontal 1 Vertical 500

Narrative:

Aerobatic aircraft performing maneuvers southeast of iwa airport pose a continuous threat to [other aircraft.] this has been a problem for years. My flight took off from iwa on runway 12R and told to fly runway heading. After being handed off to phoenix departure we were told to climb to 12;000 and turn to a heading of 080. We were told of traffic at 12 o'clock maneuvering. We said we were looking. The problem with aerobatic aircraft is that they maneuver so fast that it out performs our TCAS capabilities. All we got was a TA but only because they reversed their vertical profile we did not receive a RA. There will be a mid air collision out of this airport someday. There is no question about it. I have been flying for 25 years and have had more near mid airs at iwa in the last year and one half (8 total) than in my last 25 years of flying. Either move the aerobatic box or move us to a different departure/arrival profile.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot reported a TCAS TA alert with an aerobatic aircraft at 7;000 FT after departing IWA Runway 12 and predicts future a collision because of the increased number of such conflicts in this airspace. Aircraft on Runway 30 visual approaches conflict with traffic below 5;000 FT at about 10 miles.

Narrative: Aerobatic Aircraft performing maneuvers southeast of IWA airport pose a continuous threat to [other aircraft.] This has been a problem for years. My flight took off from IWA on Runway 12R and told to fly runway heading. After being handed off to Phoenix Departure we were told to climb to 12;000 and turn to a heading of 080. We were told of traffic at 12 o'clock maneuvering. We said we were looking. The problem with aerobatic aircraft is that they maneuver so fast that it out performs our TCAS capabilities. All we got was a TA but only because they reversed their vertical profile we did not receive a RA. There will be a Mid Air Collision out of this airport someday. There is no question about it. I have been flying for 25 years and have had more Near Mid Airs at IWA in the last year and one half (8 total) than in my last 25 years of flying. Either move the aerobatic box or move us to a different departure/arrival profile.

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A pilot reported a TCAS TA alert with an aerobatic aircraft at 7;000 ft after departing iwa runway 12 and predicts future a collision because of the increased number of such conflicts in this airspace. Aircraft on runway 30 visual approaches conflict with traffic below 5;000 ft at about 10 miles.