An air taxi pilot reported that the lam ASOS no longer includes reference to the runway 27 special o...

Attributes
ACN	882327
Time
Date	201003
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	LAM.Airport
State Reference	NM
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Direct Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 8000
Events
Anomaly	No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types

Narrative:

The ASOS at los alamos used to advise that the traffic pattern was right turns only with landing only to the west. In the more distant past; the unicom used to advise of special operating requirements for avoiding the restricted area over lanl (staying east of whiterock until crossing the rio grande river; etc.). This information has been removed from the ASOS and I fear that many arriving pilots may not be familiar with local requirements. This information should be included in the ASOS to avoid potential traffic conflicts or restricted area incursions. There was no safety hazard or incident associated with my flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Air Taxi pilot reported that the LAM ASOS no longer includes reference to the Runway 27 special operating procedures. These procedures are necessary because of the airport's proximity to R-5101.

Narrative: The ASOS at Los Alamos used to advise that the traffic pattern was right turns only with landing only to the west. In the more distant past; the Unicom used to advise of special operating requirements for avoiding the restricted area over LANL (staying east of Whiterock until crossing the Rio Grande River; etc.). This information has been removed from the ASOS and I fear that many arriving pilots may not be familiar with local requirements. This information should be included in the ASOS to avoid potential traffic conflicts or restricted area incursions. There was no safety hazard or incident associated with my flight.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

An air taxi pilot reported that the lam ASOS no longer includes reference to the runway 27 special operating procedures. These procedures are necessary because of the airport's proximity to R-5101.