Narrative:

I fly in and out of most large united states airports within a 30 day period. Airports like abq, las, bna just to name a few. The tower assigns you a runway for takeoff that is not the best suited because of the winds. Example: at abq the winds were 340 degrees at 10-18 KTS. The tower assigns runway 26 for departure. You ask for runway 35, the tower replies with it is a noise sensitive runway. I tell the tower I want runway 35. He replies the city wants to know why you want runway 35 for departure. I reply, safety of flight, wind direction, wet runways, windshear, roll clouds, mountains in the area. After a major fight, the controller gives you runway 35. Bna: on a flight from bna-oak, very heavy aircraft, the controller gives you runway 2R for departure. You ask for runway 31 because it is the longest runway and the wind is 340 degrees at 12 KTS. You ask for runway 31. Tower says it's noise sensitive and only if it is operational will they give it to you. With a V1 speed around 145 KTS, I'm thinking stopping distance! If I blow a tire and run off the runway on runway 2R, what do you think the FAA will say? Phx: all early morning and late afternoon departures and lndgs are always made into the sun, regardless of the wind. I have landed in the sun with an 8 KT tailwind at phx before. We had a phx tower controller speak at our ground school class, and we asked him why this happens. He replied with 'it's because we don't want the controller to be blinded by the sun.' this reasoning is going to kill a lot of people someday! If I'm taking off in the sun and lose an engine or blow a tire, and blinded by the sun this will happen! Also, phx tower is the worst airport for small GA aircraft. They make it very clear you are not welcome there. I had my C210 based at phx for 2 yrs -- I know!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF MLG COMPLAINT REGARDING THE RWY ASSIGNMENT WHEN WIND DIRECTION IS NOT FAVORABLE. THEY OFTEN HAVE TO DISCUSS THE SIT WITH ATC TO GET THE PROPER RWY FOR TKOF. TKOF PROCS ARE OFTEN RUSHED AND DO FOLLOW PROPER PROCS.

Narrative: I FLY IN AND OUT OF MOST LARGE UNITED STATES ARPTS WITHIN A 30 DAY PERIOD. ARPTS LIKE ABQ, LAS, BNA JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE TWR ASSIGNS YOU A RWY FOR TKOF THAT IS NOT THE BEST SUITED BECAUSE OF THE WINDS. EXAMPLE: AT ABQ THE WINDS WERE 340 DEGS AT 10-18 KTS. THE TWR ASSIGNS RWY 26 FOR DEP. YOU ASK FOR RWY 35, THE TWR REPLIES WITH IT IS A NOISE SENSITIVE RWY. I TELL THE TWR I WANT RWY 35. HE REPLIES THE CITY WANTS TO KNOW WHY YOU WANT RWY 35 FOR DEP. I REPLY, SAFETY OF FLT, WIND DIRECTION, WET RWYS, WINDSHEAR, ROLL CLOUDS, MOUNTAINS IN THE AREA. AFTER A MAJOR FIGHT, THE CTLR GIVES YOU RWY 35. BNA: ON A FLT FROM BNA-OAK, VERY HVY ACFT, THE CTLR GIVES YOU RWY 2R FOR DEP. YOU ASK FOR RWY 31 BECAUSE IT IS THE LONGEST RWY AND THE WIND IS 340 DEGS AT 12 KTS. YOU ASK FOR RWY 31. TWR SAYS IT'S NOISE SENSITIVE AND ONLY IF IT IS OPERATIONAL WILL THEY GIVE IT TO YOU. WITH A V1 SPD AROUND 145 KTS, I'M THINKING STOPPING DISTANCE! IF I BLOW A TIRE AND RUN OFF THE RWY ON RWY 2R, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FAA WILL SAY? PHX: ALL EARLY MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON DEPS AND LNDGS ARE ALWAYS MADE INTO THE SUN, REGARDLESS OF THE WIND. I HAVE LANDED IN THE SUN WITH AN 8 KT TAILWIND AT PHX BEFORE. WE HAD A PHX TWR CTLR SPEAK AT OUR GND SCHOOL CLASS, AND WE ASKED HIM WHY THIS HAPPENS. HE REPLIED WITH 'IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THE CTLR TO BE BLINDED BY THE SUN.' THIS REASONING IS GOING TO KILL A LOT OF PEOPLE SOMEDAY! IF I'M TAKING OFF IN THE SUN AND LOSE AN ENG OR BLOW A TIRE, AND BLINDED BY THE SUN THIS WILL HAPPEN! ALSO, PHX TWR IS THE WORST ARPT FOR SMALL GA ACFT. THEY MAKE IT VERY CLR YOU ARE NOT WELCOME THERE. I HAD MY C210 BASED AT PHX FOR 2 YRS -- I KNOW!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.