ULTRALIGHT/DIRT RUNWAY PROCEDURES

• Unless otherwise coordinated with the tower, all aircraft using the dirt strip must be equipped with an aircraft transceiver.  Two-way radio communication with the tower is not required, but pilots using the dirt strip should monitor Copperstate Tower on 119.8 and be prepared to respond to tower instructions in the event of conflict with tower-controlled traffic.
• Unless otherwise coordinated with the tower, pilots must receive clearance from Copperstate Ground Control on 127.9 prior to taxiing on the paved parallel taxiway.  All other taxi operations to, from, and in the vicinity of the dirt strip are at pilot’s discretion and risk.

• The graded 2000’ x 30’ dirt strip is on the south side of Runway 5/23 at Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) and is parallel to that runway.  It is located abeam the paved parallel taxiway at the approach end of Runway 5, and is separated from that parallel taxiway by a water retention area.  This water retention area forms a natural boundary on the north side of the dirt strip and is unsuitable for aircraft operations.  Pilots are also urged to use caution for the airport boundary fence, which lies south of, and parallel to, the dirt strip.  There is a slight, but smooth, rise about 600’ from the 23 approach end of the dirt strip.
• The threshold of the dirt runway will be displaced from the Northeast end a distance of approximately 700 feet. This leaves 1300 feet of landing/takeoff distance, This displaced threshold will be clearly marked for the duration of the fly-in.

• When wind conditions permit, pilots should land and depart on the dirt strip in the same direction as is currently being used on the paved runway.

• All flight operations must be conducted to the SOUTH of the dirt strip, at or below 400’ AGL.  Aircraft landing/departing to the southwest will fly a left-hand pattern, and aircraft landing/departing to the northeast will fly a right-hand pattern.

• Arrivals: Aircraft should approach the field from the SOUTH, at or below 400’ AGL, flying on the EAST side of the north/south dirt road that leads to the approach end of Runway 5.  Pattern altitude is 400’ AGL for trikes and other fixed-wing aircraft, 200’ AGL for powered parachutes.

• Departures: Aircraft using the dirt strip should depart the area to the SOUTH, at or below 400’ AGL, remaining WEST of the north/south dirt road that leads to the approach end of Runway 5.

• With the exception of local operations and the arrival/departure routes described above, aircraft using the dirt strip are to remain clear of the airspace within a 3 statute mile radius of the Casa Grande Municipal Airport.
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