Originally published at: FAA Safety Memo Flags Colorado Airport Risks
FAA safety memo ranks Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport highest in incidents nationwide.
Is it the airport, or the pilots causing these incidents? I got my ticket at an FBO in Colorado, just east of the rockies. Plastered all over that FBO were posters, warning us to get additional training for mountain flying. If said pilots didn’t heed those warnings, don’t blame the airport.
I flew into that airport in October 2020 and it was busy as heck due to all the training activity. I was held outside the Delta for a little while before being cleared in for landing. The controller was great – helpful when I needed some extra assistance because I didn’t know the local landmarks. Given how busy it was back then when things were still pretty slow due to the pandemic, I can easily imagine that it’s extremely hectic now.
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