Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR
General None Reported / Taken
ATC Equipment / Nav Facility / Buildings; Airspace Structure
An experimental aircraft departed CBF and entered the OMA Charlie airspace 7 miles east of OMA at 3;500 FT before establishing two-way radio communication with us (R90). The Charlie airspace in that area starts at 2;500 FT. We need a remote receiver/transmitter at CBF. This is a known issue and has been known for many years. CBF is very busy for an uncontrolled airport 7 miles east of OMA Eppley and barely 3 miles east of the primary runway finals. I'd estimate; given current traffic counting procedures; they'd run about 250 operations a day on nice weather days. They have an ILS; several GPS approaches; and a new runway. Failure to have a remote transmitter/receiver to our Approach Control is a factor in many of the CBF pilot deviations.
R90 Controller described a Class C airspace incursion; the reporter alleging that a remote receiver/transmitter at CBF is need to accommodate aircraft attempting to make required communications. Allegedly; this has been a known problem for many years.