Narrative:

We were being radar vectored for sdl; level 6;000 feet MSL/approximate heading 050/200 KIAS. Traffic appeared on TCAS display 5 miles ahead of us at about eleven o'clock; altitude started at 300 feet above; increased to 600 feet. I asked the pilot not flying to request a vector to avoid; but our closure rate was quite high. Before there was a break in the radio traffic the conflict aircraft began a rapid descent toward us. A few seconds after seeing the TCAS target; we received an RA to which I complied immediately by reducing power to idle and descending at 2;500 FPM per the RA instruction. The controller was talking to another aircraft. TCAS stated 'clear of conflict' at 5;000 feet; I arrested the descent and the pilot not flying advised the controller that we responded to an RA. He said to maintain 5;000 feet. Shortly after this while still at 5;000 feet; I spotted something shiny/metallic in front of us and it passed low and to the right. The pilot not flying described it as a metallic fixed wing unmanned aircraft and that it passed about 50 feet below the right wing. We then received a second RA (monitor vertical speed; no altitude change) just north of dvt from a training aircraft departing that airport before landing at sdl.traffic conflicts and ras are becoming more common in the area north of dear valley and scottsdale airports. I think the flight training organizations should be made aware of higher speed jet traffic in that area. In addition I do feel it is important for ATC to keep the faster IFR; jet traffic in protected airspace during times of high volume training and traffic arriving into the scottsdale airport from the west and north. We are too fast to be mixing with training aircraft in the practice areas.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Corporate jet Captain reported experiencing two RA commands and a total of three conflicts during approach to SDL airport. Reporter stated the number of RAs are increasing in the area north of Deer Valley and Scottsdale airports due VFR training operations.

Narrative: We were being radar vectored for SDL; level 6;000 feet MSL/approximate heading 050/200 KIAS. Traffic appeared on TCAS display 5 miles ahead of us at about eleven o'clock; altitude started at 300 feet above; increased to 600 feet. I asked the pilot not flying to request a vector to avoid; but our closure rate was quite high. Before there was a break in the radio traffic the conflict aircraft began a rapid descent toward us. A few seconds after seeing the TCAS target; we received an RA to which I complied immediately by reducing power to idle and descending at 2;500 FPM per the RA instruction. The Controller was talking to another aircraft. TCAS stated 'Clear of conflict' at 5;000 feet; I arrested the descent and the pilot not flying advised the Controller that we responded to an RA. He said to maintain 5;000 feet. Shortly after this while still at 5;000 feet; I spotted something shiny/metallic in front of us and it passed low and to the right. The pilot not flying described it as a metallic fixed wing unmanned aircraft and that it passed about 50 feet below the right wing. We then received a second RA (monitor vertical speed; no altitude change) just north of DVT from a training aircraft departing that airport before landing at SDL.Traffic conflicts and RAs are becoming more common in the area north of Dear Valley and Scottsdale airports. I think the flight training organizations should be made aware of higher speed jet traffic in that area. In addition I do feel it is important for ATC to keep the faster IFR; jet traffic in protected airspace during times of high volume training and traffic arriving into the Scottsdale airport from the west and north. We are too fast to be mixing with training aircraft in the practice areas.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.