Bonanza 33
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Other / Unknown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure
King Air departed off Runway 27R and a BE33 departed Runway 27C on diversion headings; problem is both aircraft on 2 different departure frequencies; on 2 different satellite's RADAR scopes; with runways less than 1;000 FT apart and the departure corridor for Runway 27C are in satellite's north airspace. Due to bad procedures in order for Sanford to move traffic and a poor Letter of Agreement with Sanford Tower to move traffic; a safety issue has shown to prove this is a bad operation. Sanford Airport procedures were designed for a 1 runway operation. Now they have 3 departing runways with 2 different Local positions to 2 different departures scopes; with a huge amount of traffic; this letter and old procedures are no longer safe and needs to be addressed. This has been a known problem with Sanford Airport and no one wants to address these procedures and now this has become a safety issue! There has been numerous close calls due to these procedures and the way Sanford Tower interprets there version of the LOA that they can depart southeast bound traffic off the north runway and northeast bound traffic of the south runway at the same time and then on two different frequencies and not be liable or provide a service to the pilot; in the mean time put added pressure on the F11 Controllers to be responsible to keep separation and put the aircraft on course. Being that Sanford Airport is a Class C airspace; there needs to be some kind of procedure for the Tower to taxi for direction or provide a safe environment for aircraft they launch into satellite airspace. Hopefully this will cause an investigation for a new and simpler LOA (and not a 10 page letter) with new procedures for a safe operation here at a very busy little airport; with smarter or more informed controllers. Bad and old procedures here at Sanford just rose its head and hopefully someone will finally have the guts to take care of this!
F11 Controller described an unsafe condition involving SFR departure procedures noting the addition of a Local Control position coupled with more runway procedures require the need of new LOA revisions.