Archive for October 2010
Log Book Getting Dusty?
Getting Back in the Game Is your logbook dusty, your flying skills rusty, but you want to get back into flying? The latest issue of FAA Safety Briefing includes an article with pointers on “Getting Back in the Game.” It addresses changes in medical certification, the importance of brushing up on your airspace knowledge, making…
Read MoreBig Wave Wellness Center Development Incompatible
Half Moon Bay, CA. – Residential development near [Half Moon Bay] airport an ‘unnecessary risk’
A proposed residential development that would place dwelling units within a short distance of aircraft movements in Half Moon Bay, Calif., remains “a prime example of non-compatible land use adjacent to an airport,” AOPA said in comments to local planning authorities Oct. 26.
Read MoreCALPILOTS Apparel
Calpilots Tee Shirt $25.00 Several Colors to choose from Calpilots Hats $15.00 Several Colors to choose from
Read MoreVacaville City Planner Pushes Development too Close to Airport
Safety first? Not here
Airline pilots, corporate pilots, general aviation pilots, air traffic controllers and concerned residents packed the Vacaville Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday evening at Vacavile City Hall.
Safe Taxi Operations
Think about the two scenarios:
1. It is a clear sunny day at your airport. You are taxiing out for a VFR flight to your favorite back country airstrip.
2. It is a cloudy, heavy overcast day with visibility near minimums. You are taxiing out for an IFR flight to your corporate headquarters 250 miles away.
Now thinking about these two scenarios, what is the common operational element in each?
Santa Barbara County Foster Care Kids Fly at Santa Ynez Airport
Local children take flight
Local children take flightBest friends Ciana Elizalde and Tania Chavez, who had never been on an airplane before, shivered with excitement Saturday morning as they waited for their turn to sail over the Santa Ynez Valley.
The 12-year-old Lompoc residents were among about 60 children in Santa Barbara County foster care who got the chance to fly at the Santa Ynez Airport on Saturday, Oct. 23. The event was put on jointly by the American Charities Foundation and the Experimental Aircraft Association Young Eagles, a program that gives youth the chance to ride in an airplane.
Read MoreGeneral Aviation Forum Comments on Two Candidates
The following opinions are expressed by the General Aviation Forum, and are posted here as informational. While the California Pilots Association does not participate in political actions or opinion, we do, however, maintain a separate Political Action Committee anyone can contribute to.
Read MorePlane Talk Radio
Plane Talk Radio premieres
Stewart Lapayowker, an attorney whose practice focuses on private and corporate aviation, has launched a new Internet radio show, “Plane Talk Radio.” Read MoreCalifornia Flight Training Gets Reprieve Until July 2011
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed (CA) Senate Bill 856 (SB 856) into law. SB 856 is a budget trailer bill to the California budget which contains language providing a delay in compliance for flight training facilities with the regulations issued by the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE).
Read MoreSimple Guide for Aircraft Re-Registration
The FAA notice of “Expiration of Aircraft Registration” forms have started to arrive in mailboxes – EAA has received a batch for several of its 200-some museum aircraft – and to help guide aircraft owners through the process, EAA has developed a simple guide based on a sample re-registration form. Feedback we’ve received thus far…
Read More