Archive for January 2004
Management of Apple Valley Airport by City Proposed
Apple Valley Hopes Airport Plan Flies With LAFCO — Victorville Daily Press, CA
The Apple Valley Airport bears the town’s name. It is surrounded by Apple Valley and many of the aviators who use its runways are from the community.
Read MoreSan Carlos Airport: Planes Won?t Fly Over Belmont
Tax Alert for Owners of Historical Aircraft
Tax Alert for Owners of Historical Aircraft
The President of California Pilots Association has requested the California Board of Equalization to issue a clarification for tax assessors in all California counties.
Read MoreThermal Airport Takes Off
Thermal Airport Takes Off — The Desert Sun, CA — January 26th, 2004
THERMAL — John Obradovichhas been waiting for a hangar to open up at the Bermuda Dunes Airport for more than three years. He wants to protect his Piper Lance, a single engine six-seater airplane, from the effects of the hot desert sun.
His wait will soon be over.
Read MoreNeighbors Complain About Noise From Livermore Airport
Noise Irks Neighbors of Livermore Airport – Contra Costa Times, CA
LIVERMORE – When the Livermore Municipal Airport was moved to the western edge of town in the early 1960s, it was to escape all that baby boom-era housing development cropping up near the city’s then-existing airfield on Rincon Avenue.
Read MoreProblems Are Brewing for Eureka's Airport
Read the letter written by CPA President Jay White to the Eureka City Manager below.
Read MoreEncouraging News For Keeping Concocord's Buchanan Field Open
By Dianne Cole
Good News!
County Supervisors George Miller and Ellen Tauscher have written a letter to Marion Blakey, head of the FAA, stating very strongly they do not want to see the Buchanan Airport closed.
Read MoreLittle River Airport Advisory Committee Seeks Members
Little River Airport Advisory Committee Seeks Members — Mendocino Beacon, CA
Applicants are being sought for the Little River Airport Advisory Committee. The committee is made up of three pilot members and four non-pilot members.
Read MoreAnnual Open Cockpit Day
This event will feature 22 vintage aircraft, including the B-52D, RB-36, KC-135, and SR-71. This is the Eighth Annual Open Cockpit Day and it will be held Sunday, May 30th 10-4.
Read MoreGuest Editorial by California Chief of Aeronautics
The Division of Aeronautics (Division), in the California Department of Transportation, focuses on maintaining a safe air transportation system statewide. Core safety activities include: permitting and conducting periodic airport and heliport inspections; investigating the acquisition of proposed school sites, community colleges, and state buildings near airports; and authorizing helicopter landings near schools. In the year ending June 30, 2003, the Division conducted 216 airport safety inspections (including 107 FAA Airport Master Record inspections); 133 heliport inspections, almost all at hospitals; and 446 helicopter landing authorizations near schools.
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