Archive for March 2013
FAA Sequestration Cuts Targeting GA
AOPA to FAA: Halt sequestration cuts targeting GA – AOPA is urging FAA Administrator Michael Huerta to halt cuts that will disproportionately affect the safety and integrity of general aviation operations. “The recommended cuts will have unacceptable consequences for the nation and the flying community,” AOPA President Craig Fuller said in a March 12 letter…
Read MoreAD for Piper PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44
The FAA has published in the Federal Register an AD, effective March 11th, for Piper PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 airplanes. The AD was prompted by reports of control cable assembly failures that may lead to failure of the horizontal stabilator control system and could result in loss of pitch control.
Read More Politics and Airports Don't Mix
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport Terminal Update
County airport could be getting a face lift – FAA has found that the existing terminal violates its standards and is “anxious” for a new terminal to be built
A skittish Board of Supervisors moved its county airport restructuring proposal forward slightly last week, but board members said they want
reassurances that the investment will bring a measurable return.
Santa Monica – The Lunacy Continues
(CalPilots Editor’s Note: It is very interesting that this “plea” to the government emphasizes the government should protect the “Middle Class” from the an extremely small number of extremely rich people and close the airport. If you peel back the layers on this misguided effort, you will discover that it is the very rich who are behind the effort and will benefit from airport closure).
Anti-Airport Groups To Congress: Close Santa Monica Airport Control Tower – Two anti-airport groups have written to the area’s federal representatives in Congress to push for the closure of Santa Monica Airport’s (SMO) air control tower.
Read MoreComing of age
Fuller: FAA sequestration cuts not safe or sensible
AOPA President Craig Fuller on March 6 leveled sharp criticism at the sequestration cuts planned by the Obama administration and the FAA, suggesting that the decision to close control towers and scale back aviation services constitutes a risk to aviation safety.
Read More Palmdale City Council taking steps for local control of city's airport
Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford has long dreamed of building his city’s airport into a regional air traffic hub. But two decades into his tenure in office, Palmdale Regional Airport has no commercial flights.
But the City Council is expected to take steps that could begin to change that. Council members are poised to adopt an agreement Wednesday that could eventually give it oversight of key portions of the airport now controlled by the city of Los Angeles through Los Angeles World Airports.
Read MoreCelebrating women in aviation
San Carlos, CA. – Females interested in aviation can get more information at one of a number of events held in San Carlos next week celebrating the Women of Aviation Worldwide Week.
Today, about 6 percent of pilots are female in most developed countries, according to the Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide. Similarly, the percentage of female aircraft mechanics is less than 3 percent and female aeronautical engineers make up about 9 percent of their field. The week was created in 2010 to encourage “awareness and outreach celebrating women of aviation and their contribution to the betterment of the air and space industry.”
Read MoreHangar One: Bids sought for Moffett Field landmark's restoration
Moffett Blimp HangarThe federal government announced Friday it will seek private bids for the restoration and reuse of Moffett Field’s Hangar One, giving fans of the Depression-era structure a reason to cheer.
The U.S. General Services Administration said in a “notice of intent” that it will issue a request for proposals this spring on behalf of the hangar’s custodian, NASA Ames Research Center.
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