Event Details and Registration

This is a "hybrid" meeting providing an opportunity to attend via Zoom or in person.
Please register for only one using the appropriate method below.

In person registration instructions: 
Ryan Field Airport Terminal Building Conference Room
Register on  https://www.faasafety.gov/. An faasafety.gov account is not required for registration though it is welcomed and encouraged.
For WINGS credit:
In person: On the Attendance Roster provided on site, initial for attendance if registered or sign in on the Attendance Roster using your faasafety.gov name, email and zip code.

Fly-ins: Taxi to the parking apron. Meeting is in the Terminal Building.

Driving: From Tucson on I-19 south take Exit 99, SR 86/Ajo Way. Turn right at the end of the ramp. Stay on Ajo Way for 14 miles, the airport will be on the right.

Driving: I-19 northbound take exit 95, Valencia Rd. At the top of the ramp turn left and head west approximately 14 miles. Valencia Rd. ends at W. Ajo Highway at the airport's east entrance. Turn left onto W. Ajo Highway. The terminal is approximately 1/4 mile on the right.

Instructions for attending via Zoom  Preregistration for Zoom is not required.
Zoom information for March 25, 2026; 1200-1400 AZ is below.
For WINGS credit
On Zoom : Please write the name and email you use for your https://www.faasafety.gov/ account in the Chat.

Zoom Meeting Optional ways to join are:
Click to Join: Zoom  Meeting: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86045678137?pwd=xoztfqqJOlKnHTQwNoBGljvQGpYYJN.1

Meeting ID: 860 4567 8137
Passcode: 101085

Come join us and get answers to your questions from RYN tower, Tucson Approach Control, Scottsdale FSDO, Western Pacific Runway Safety, Arizona Flight Training Workgroup, FAASTeam, Aviation Safety Advisory Group of Arizona and the Tucson Airport Authority.

Please email your suggestions, comments and/or questions to 
Geoff Kusel, Ryan Field Air Traffic Control Tower, Manager
rynfct@midwestatcs.com
Please Include your name and phone number.

This meeting is expected to adjourn by 14:00 p.m. Arizona time (2100 GMT)

Congratulations to Geoff Kusel for the well-deserved honor of being named Arizona's Communicator of the Year by the FAA and Aviation Safety Advisory Group of Arizona (ASAG)!

This event would not be possible without the active participation and collaboration among air traffic control, airport management, Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office, and airport users.

Runway incursions are a major factor in aviation safety.  While many things have been done to reduce the accident rate in General Aviation and the Air Carrier Industry, both sides of the aviation house are still experiencing far too many runway incursions.  This could be the result of "Read back - Hear back" issues, poor airport signage, pilot inattention/knowledge, expectation bias, or a combination of factors. 
Runway safety is a major concern for all pilots.

KRYN  Airport Diagram effective date: 0901Z March 19 to 0901Z April 15, 2026
https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2603/06513ad.pdf#nameddest=(RYN)

KRYN  Chart Supplement effective date:  0901Z Mar 19 - 0901Z May 14, 2026
http://aeronav.faa.gov/afd/19mar2026/sw_96_19MAR2026.pdf

FAA Runway Safety https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/videos/
"From the Flight Deck" video series provides pilots with actual runway approach and airport taxiway footage captured with cockpit mounted cameras, combined with diagrams and visual graphics to clearly identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items.
"Runway Safety Pilot Simulator" video series a self-guided resource to assist flight instructors with teaching student pilots surface safety best practices, before they step foot into the cockpit.

Thanks to Geoff Kusel, Ryan Field Tower Manager and  Brian STAMPER, Ph.D.  FAASTeam Representative, for the RYN Pilot Checklist . With thanks to Jim Pitman and Jon Micetic, Arizona Flight Triaining Workgroup's (AFTW) for posting Ryan Airport Operations page  https://aftw.org/kryn-operations/

Safety Products by Brian L. Stamper, Ph.D., FAASTeam Representative KRYN Ryan Airfield Recommended NW Entries https://www.faasafety.gov/files/events/WP/WP07/2023/WP07124011/KRYN_NW_entry_procedures_stand_alone_230510__.pdf
Greater Tucson Practice Areas https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2018/Nov/Tucson_Practice_Areas.pdf  

Check NOTAMS like always including Letters to Airmen, Parachute operations etc.
https://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/

Arizona Pilots Association monthly newsletter https://azpilots.org/pilot-info/newsletters

Visit Aviation Safety Advisory Group of Arizona, Inc. (ASAG) website
https://asagaz.org and the ASAG Facebook page. Next meeting Wednesday, April 15, 2026, starting at 12:00 Arizona (1900 GMT).

Geoff Kusel, Ryan Field Air Traffic Control Tower, Manager, Arizona Communicator of the Year
FAA Western Pacific Region, Runway Safety Program Managers
Joe Santoro   O: 424-405-7766  |   C:   708-676-3474
Email: joe.santoro@faa.gov
Fernando Morales  O: 424-405-7767  |   C:  462-900-1980                                          
Email: fernando.morales@faa.gov
Tucson Airport Authority, Airport Management, Airside Operations
KTUS Tucson Tower Air Traffic Contollers
U90 Tucson TRACON Terminal Radar Approach Control Air Traffic Controllers
Ernest R. Copeland, FAA Safety Team Program Manager (Airworthiness) Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office

Thank you Tucson Airport Authority for providing your Conference Room in the Ryan Field Airport Terminal Building and for your continued dedication to aviation safety!