THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.  WORKSHOP INTRODUCTIONS (Stephanie Ward, AICP, Mead & Hunt, Inc.)

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.  SESSION 1 – BACKGROUND ON OBSTRUCTION EVALUATION  (Aaron Norby, PLS, CfedS and Andrew Zielike, C.M., KLJ Engineering)

Terminology Related to Airspace Evaluations
• Part 77 Surfaces
• Navigational Aid Surfaces
• TERPS Surfaces
• Other Surfaces
Regulations
• FAA – Multiple Branches to Consider
- Grant Assurances
- Approach Minimums
• State – Some States Have State Licensing Standards
Identifying Specific Surfaces and Their Importance to Airport Operations
• Prioritizing surfaces 
• Degree of impacts
• How Airports Are Impacted if Obstructions Are Not Mitigated

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  WORKSHOP BREAK

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.  SESSION 2 – DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION (Doug Fuller and Paul Bishop, NV5 Geospatial)

Resources for Data
• FAA ADIP
• New Data Collection 
• ALPs
• Off-the-Shelf Sources
Various Methods of Collection
• Traditional Ground Survey
• Photogrammetric
• LIDAR
What Are the Differences Between What FAA Wants and What You “Need”?
• AC-18B Requirements
• Planning and Decision-Making data
Methods to Evaluate and Report the Data
• Surface Impacted
• Degree of Penetration
• Ownership of Property

1:30 – 2:00 p.m.  WORKSHOP BREAK

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.  SESSION 3 – MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES (Stephanie Ward, AICP and Eric Laing, Mead & Hunt, Inc.; Doug Fuller, NV5 Geospatial)

Management Plan Considerations
• Degree of Impact
• Rights for Removal
• Environmental Compliance
• Physical Removal/Pruning
• Routine Maintenance/Evaluation
Tree-Related Considerations
• Tree Species
• Soil and Climatic Factors
• Site Conditions
• Method of Removal
• Replacement Plantings for Mitigation
Non-Removal Options
• Marking and Lighting of Tree Obstructions
• Reduce the Runway Classification
• Displaced/Relocated Threshold
• Decommission/Restrict the Approach
• Decommission NAVAIDS
• Realign Runway
• Close Runway
Benefit-Cost Considerations
• Qualitative Approaches
• Quantitative Approaches
How Do You Tell the FAA the Obstructions are Gone?
• ADIP
• AC -18B info

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.  WORKSHOP BREAK

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.  SESSION 4 – SMALL GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Presenters will provide participants with several case studies where they must propose methods to mitigate obstructions.  This would include selecting ways to collect data and how to prioritize surfaces and parcels, as well discussing the process to remove the obstructions.

4:30 – 5:15 p.m.  SESSION 5 – SMALL GROUP PRESENTATIONS ON CASE STUDY ANALYSES

Representatives for each small group will present their group’s proposed methods to mitigate  obstructions.

5:15 p.m.  CLOSING REMARKS

To learn more about the ACC Virtual Airport Obstruction Data, Evaluation and Management Workshop, click here.

ACC is an Approved/Registered Continuing Education Provider, eligible to offer 5.0  PDH and CM credits to qualified registrants for this virtual workshop.