Reporter complains about new TCA design at slc, including routings and time delay.

Attributes
ACN	129698
Time
Date	198912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc tower : mem
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	129698
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

All problems relate to safety problems as a result of adoption of TCA and refusal of FAA controllers to recognize safety considerations in routing of light aircraft in the TCA. The FAA has adopted procedures for the routing of light aircraft to/from the bountiful airport to/from the west, which add up to 10 mins to a typical flight for such activities. We don't find common sense management in the slc TCA. Safety is the issue as far as we are concerned. We operate both helicopter and fixed wing on low level inspection flts and operate by letter agreement within all of the military restr areas. Everyone appears to be getting tougher over their airspace. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: called slc TRACON and talked to pps. He is aware of pilot complaints concerning TCA. TCA was implements in 11/89, and was new to both controllers and pilots. Received a lot of pilot input prior to implementation. As a result of some of the initial complaints, some changes are being made to open up areas to the south of the airport, and southwest area. Should be reflected in the 3/22/90 chart revision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER COMPLAINS ABOUT NEW TCA DESIGN AT SLC, INCLUDING ROUTINGS AND TIME DELAY.

Narrative: ALL PROBS RELATE TO SAFETY PROBS AS A RESULT OF ADOPTION OF TCA AND REFUSAL OF FAA CTLRS TO RECOGNIZE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN ROUTING OF LIGHT ACFT IN THE TCA. THE FAA HAS ADOPTED PROCS FOR THE ROUTING OF LIGHT ACFT TO/FROM THE BOUNTIFUL ARPT TO/FROM THE W, WHICH ADD UP TO 10 MINS TO A TYPICAL FLT FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES. WE DON'T FIND COMMON SENSE MGMNT IN THE SLC TCA. SAFETY IS THE ISSUE AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED. WE OPERATE BOTH HELI AND FIXED WING ON LOW LEVEL INSPECTION FLTS AND OPERATE BY LETTER AGREEMENT WITHIN ALL OF THE MIL RESTR AREAS. EVERYONE APPEARS TO BE GETTING TOUGHER OVER THEIR AIRSPACE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: CALLED SLC TRACON AND TALKED TO PPS. HE IS AWARE OF PLT COMPLAINTS CONCERNING TCA. TCA WAS IMPLEMENTS IN 11/89, AND WAS NEW TO BOTH CTLRS AND PLTS. RECEIVED A LOT OF PLT INPUT PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION. AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THE INITIAL COMPLAINTS, SOME CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO OPEN UP AREAS TO THE S OF THE ARPT, AND SW AREA. SHOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE 3/22/90 CHART REVISION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.