Archive for March 2003
March/April 2002 Letters to the Editor
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Calling All Celebs
In previous messages I have talked about the steps I believe need to be taken to protect existing airports (owning the land around them, under the traffic pattern at least, so development can be directed in an aviation-friendly manner). Now I’m going to talk about GA’s more general problem.
Read MoreMarch/April 2002 Wings on the Web
Wings on the Web “Uniquely California” Aviation Sites
Stearman Restorers Association
Like a vintage Harley, Stearmans hold a dear place in many a pilot’s heart. We are blessed in California to have an association dedicated to keeping the symbols of Golden Age flying alive, and it’s a pleasure to tell you about the Stearman Restorers Association.
Read MoreMarch/April 2002 Notams for Jan/Feb
GOLDEN STATE NOTAMS
(News of interest to California’s 72,000 pilots)
Oceanside (OKB): The Oceanside Airport Association continues to make great strides in unifying their pilot population as well as members of the community. At their April 6th BBQ, over 300people turned for the event, co-sponsored by Sea Winds Aviation.
Read MoreMarch/April 2002 BASE TO FINAL
Base
To Finalby David R. Aldridge, Editor
The Electronic Age has planted itself firmly at our doorsteps, and it is time for pilots to fully embrace its capabilitites as a tool to preserve and promote aviation.
Read MoreMarch/April 2002 CALIFORNIA AVIATION RELATED LEGISLATION
CALIFORNIA AVIATION RELATED LEGISLATION
BILL NUMBER: AJR 29 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 157
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 2, 2001
ADOPTED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
On September 13, the following California Assembly Joint Resolution was introduced, the first of its kind for this subject in California’s legislative history. Similar resolutions were drafted in Florida and New York immediately after the September 11th attacks.
Read MoreMarch/April 2002 Letter to Governor Davis
Presidents Corner
Letter to the Governor
February 23, 2002
Honorable Gray Davis
Governor, State of California
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Preservation of Safe and Efficient California Public Airports
Read MoreMarch/April 2002 Member Profiles
CPA Member Profiles
Angela Farnham PIREP webmaster, PP-ASEL
She made a CPA dream become a reality, and it now www.pirep.org reaches across the Internet in an on-going effort to educate pilots about the Anti-aviation presence on the Internet.
Read MoreMarch/April 2002 Trees Rarely Make Good Runways
TREES RARELY MAKE GOOD RUNWAYS…
In the Jan/Feb 2002 California Pilot, the issue of trees penetrating the 20:1 approach surface at multiple airports cost Siskiyou County the suspension of Caltrans funding to five of its airports. It also cost Dunsmuir Mott and Blue Canyon airports the suspension of their operating permits.
Read MoreMarch/April 2002 AeroTales
AeroTales
“All This And High School Too…””
Mark Nahan is a flying machine. He’s an 18 year-old senior at Oak Park High School, in Oak Park, California, and he recently nailed his Instrument check ride. He bulls-eyed his Private rating on his 18th birthday, which pretty much serves to blow the candles out and off of any cake. You need to know about this guy…
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