Who We Are...
Over 20 years of experience...

ASAC conducts airspace studies to ensure that the client receives  the optimum height for their site while ensuring the safety of air navigation, and the efficient utilization of navigable airspace. The demands on the airspace above your sites are many.  The FAA and private users try to use this airspace to their benefit by not evaluating the effects on the property owners.  We are here to equalize these issues and assist the property owners to get the most from  their site as can possibly be achieved, without jeopardizing aviation safety.

Conflicts arise and this is where ASAC can assist.  We know the talk, and we walk the walk when dealing with the FAA.  We have been dealing with these issues for over 20 years.  We know who to call and talk to, when issues are present. 

We do a full airspace analysis for your site, or area, and we can fully explain any issues to you.  If there is any possibility of us presenting your case to the FAA to fight for your right to take the airspace in question, we will be sure to  inform you of this.  We will be glad to call the FAA representative on your behalf, if we agree that a questionable site should be approved.

The basis for every site study is to save you time and money.  We can do a site evaluation within just a few days.  The evaluation will tell you if the site requires an FAA and FCC filing up front.  We can also inform you if the site triggers an extended study or a hazardous situation to air navigation by the FAA.  We will also know the “best” height for the site, which is not often offered as a resolution by the FAA.

We do things differently at ASAC. Generally, the client files every site and waits for the FAA to respond.  The FAA  lists  there response time as 45 days.  If the site triggers an extended study, or poses as a hazardous situation, the FAA can take up to 90 days just to respond to this, requiring you to choose how to proceed. If you select the extended study, an additional 60 to 90 days is required. ASAC attempts to circumvent the initial 90 day notice issue for extended studies and get the FAA to start the extended study up front.  In the case of a hazardous situation, we tell you up front so you can adjust your site to prevent further  issues as much as possible.

The Federal Aviation Regulation Part 77 is the guiding rules on establishing standards to determine what an obstruction to air navigation is and whether you have to file the site with the FAA.  There have been several attempts by the FAA and other agencies to expand on this by using parts of this rule and attempting to redefine it.  ASAC weeds through all the attempts to expand on these rules and provide you with the most efficient site information for your project. We are able to do this by reducing your exposure and maintaining aviation safety.

Experience

ASAC has been in the business of airspace development and obstruction evaluation for over 20 years. During this time, we have worked for various government and private industry entities.  Additionally, we have a retired Air Traffic controller on staff that has many contacts within the FAA.  ASAC has accomplished thousands of obstruction evaluations, from antenna towers to full length high tension power line replacement projects that spanned several states and took several years to accomplish.  We have worked under contract directly for the FAA assisting them with their obstruction evaluations and have developed full instrument approach procedures for airports that are in use today.  We have successfully challenged the FAA on their incorrect responses and have shown them  errors in their computer systems.  We know the system and use it to our clients benefit as much as possible.