Archive for November 2011
Public Hearing on Watsonville General Plan Update – November 30th
Public Hearing on Watsonville General Plan Update (November 30th) – CalPilots Editor’s Note: After losing a court battle as well as an appeal, the city of Watsonville will not give up on trying to encroach on its airport.
Read MoreFLIGHT ADVISORY – GPS Flight Advisory – Beatty, NV
GPS Testing – ACC GPS 11-20 – November 30, 2011 – December 4, 2011 – Beatty, NV
Read MoreInsanity Continues in Santa Monica – Next Chapter Nov 30th
Santa Monica: Lieu to hold environmental hearing on Santa Monica Airport Nov. 30
(CalPilot’s Editor’s Note: We have lost track, this is either the 6th or 7th environmental study on the airport – all previous studies concluded the airport was not an environmental danger.)
FAA GA and Part 135 Activity Survey – Due Nov 30th
Dear Aircraft Owner: The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting the 34th annual General Aviation (GA) and Part 135 Activity Survey for calendar year 2011. Your participation will allow the FAA to measure the size and activity of the general aviation fleet and better understand how people use general aviation aircraft. The survey also allows us to track the success of our safety initiatives, identify areas for improvement, focus our resources, and better serve the GA community.
The online survey is the only source for this important information. The information collected will be aggregated and used by government agencies, industry, trade associations, and private businesses. These organizations use the data to pinpoint safety problems and to form the basis for critical research and analysis of general aviation issues.
Read MorePast Environmental Study Shows Airports Are Not Significant Polluters
After 9/11, in the several days when no aircraft could fly, air pollution experts made a quick effort to collect air samples from monitoring sites that existed around 4 or 5 airports (LAX, ORD, STL,And, I think, DCA & BOS). The results — with no aircraft pollutants being created — did not show a decrease…
Read MoreSanta Monica – City Hall, Airport Commission at odds
CalPilots Editor: Santa Monica City Hall Acts Surprised at an Airport Commissioner’s bias against the airport – I don’t know, but it seems to me that “City Hall” might have determined that a “real estate executive” serving as an airport commissioner might be biased toward closing the airport.
Read MoreFriends of Oceano Airport Aims to Protect Facility
Lifelong passions for flying and a love of general aviation airports spurred two local pilots – Jolie Lucas and Mitch Latting – to start an all-volunteer organization to save the Oceano Airport.
Read MoreRedding (CA) Airport Hopes to Expand
There’s been some chatter that Redding has landed an airline to replace Horizon, which in April ended a nearly 20-year run of service in Shasta County.
Read MoreCaltrans Releases 2011 Airport Land Use Planning Handbook
The California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics is pleased to announce the California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook is finished and available for downloading (CalPilots Editor’s Note: Download this (large) file to educate yourself on the official guidance that is provided for development around the state’s airports).
Read MoreSanta Monica – Public, commissioners weigh in on airport studies
Many in attendance express distrust about direction of ongoing visioning process
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