The Valdez Mayday Fly-in will be held at the Valdez Pioneer Field on May 8-10, 2009. The FAA will staff a temporary Flight Service Station (FSS) at this event. The temporary FSS will provide airport advisories on the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) 122.9Mhz. The FSS Specialists will also provide pilot and weather briefings and accept and handle flight plans. Remember that the temp. FSS airport advisories are not control instructions like you would receive at an airport with an operating control tower, so keep your eyes open and look for traffic that the temp. FSS advises you about. Also, fly a wide pattern (see graphic at web-site below) during fly-in events.
For information regarding flight procedures and temp. FSS operations, click on the Public Notices menu selection at the website: http://www.Alaska.faa.gov/at. (don't forget to use www in the url).
For information regarding this event, please consult the website at: http://www.valdezalaska.org/events/flyIn/flyIn.html
Derril Bergt
Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group
Operations Support
907 271-2796
