Archive for May 2010
Oceano Airport Celebration Day May 8th
Oceano Airport is a good neighbor, it supports our economy, and is a vital link to emergency services in our community. Come and enjoy our beautiful airport.
Read MoreReno Tahoe Airport Authority Plays Politics with GA Tenants
Reno Tahoe Airport Stakeholders Alert! The Airport Authority is attempting to run GA out of KRNO and relocate us to Stead. Please vist our WEB-SITE renoaviation.org to learn the issues.
Monday May 10th is a GA work shop with the Airport Trustees at 2:00 in the airport board room located in the commercial terminal.
John Howitt VP Reno Tahoe Aviation Association
Read MoreLivermore, CA. – Airport Gets National Attention
“Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts flew a small plane over San Francisco with pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. Roberts witnessed Sullenberger’s perfect landing on the Hudson River in 2009 from her apartment window, and wanted to meet the celebrated pilot. “I’ve never seen San Francisco quite like this,” Roberts said. ABC News
Read MoreDeveloper Rescinds French Valley Power Plant Application
Developer Rescinds French Valley (Airport Area) Power Plant Application – In April 2010 the developer withdrew his application for the French Valley power plants . The encroachment, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Grant Assurances, and most important SAFETY were too great of hurdles to overcome. Our success required dedication and hard work from our neighbors…
Read MoreMax demonstrated crosswind
Max demonstrated crosswind….who came up with that? Before an airplane is type certificated by the FAA, it must be demonstrated in flight to be satisfactorily controllable with no exceptional degree of pilot skill or alertness in 90° crosswinds up to a velocity equal to 0.2 VSO. This means a windspeed of two-tenths of the airplane’s…
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