Volunteers from Tehachapi, Bakersfield, Santa Maria and Shafter in California worked hard this past Saturday to assist the airport owner re-open the runway in New Cuyama, California.

The group of 20 pilots and aviation enthusiasts were brought together by a common theme: Roll up your sleeves and help save an airport.

The airport remains on the Los Angeles Sectional but is listed as "indefinitely closed" in the California AFD. It is listed as a privately owned, public use airport.

Over the past several years, the California Pilots Association has been a force in driving the FAA to recognize the dangers to aviation associated with power plant plumes, both the high speed vertical velocities and the unknown chemical makeup.

This effort by the California Pilots Association (CalPilot's) is a result of the Power Plant Industry quietly trying to build too closely to existing airports within California without appropriate concern for aviation safety (search Power Plants on this web site for more information).

When Orville and Wilbur Wright wandered out onto the dunes of Kill Devil Hills to make their first powered flight, there were no crowds of well wishers cheering them on. Reporters were elsewhere covering stories that seemed more important than two odd ducks trying to do the impossible. Their greatest moment happened in almost complete [...]
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FLIGHT ADVISORY VIP Visit California July 22-24, 2014
Notice Number: NOTC5454

FLIGHT ADVISORY
VIP Visit California
July 22-24, 2014

Notice: Expect VIP movement July 22-24, 2014 in the vicinity of San Francisco, CA. and Los Angeles, CA. Pilots can expect airspace restrictions in conjunction with this VIP movement. The FAA recommends that all aircraft operators check NOTAMs OFTEN for mandatory airspace restrictions prior to operations within this region.

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Hello supporters of Ocean Ridge Airport,

I want to personally thank you for making our fundraising effort a success. While we didn't reach our target, we did make a lot of progress.

And as luck would have it, we were able secure a slurry contract for a much lower price than we had planned on. We had planned for the worst case scenario of having to pay for full mobilization of a contractor--and in Gualala that would have been staggering. But we were able to piggy back with a contractor doing work nearby so we didn't have to pay for the whole mobilization. We saved ourselves a bundle!

Check our blog for runway updates: http://oceanridgeairport.org/blog/