Posts by Andy Wilson
Palo Alto Airport Day Sept 11th
Volunteers Needed for Palo Alto Airport Day Saturday September 11, 10am – 4pm For more information see the Palo Alto Airport Association web site.
Read MoreLong Beach Airport – More on Class C Fight
Pilots, Residents Protest Long Beach Airport Plan
FAA Wants To Expand Class C Airspace, Change Traffic Patterns
It’s not often that GA pilots and residents living near airports or in flight corridors find themselves on the same side of an argument, but that’s just what seems to be happening with the FAA’s plan to nearly triple the size of the Class C airspace around Long Beach Airport.
Read MoreModesto Irrigation District (Power) Plant – CALPILOTS Involvement
Modesto Irrigation District Rejects (Power) Plant
Many ratepayers at meeting call biomass expensive, polluting
Concerns about cost persuaded the Modesto Irrigation District to reject a plan for an $80 million plant that would turn orchard wood into electricity.
Line Up and Wait – September 30th
LINE UP AND WAIT PHRASEOLOGY CHANGE
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Monterey County Airports Receive Federal Funding
Salinas airport received $2.1 million “for the phased reconstruction of parallel Taxiway B,” according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel. The project is necessary to improve the poor condition of the pavement and to meet current standards, Farr said.Other awards: Monterey Peninsula Airport: $2.3 million; Mesa Del Rey Airport (King City): $484,750; Watsonville Municipal Airport: $52,250; Hollister Municipal Airport: $30,000.
Read MoreLand-use Measure Passes California Legislature
California public-use airports would be assured the protection of an airport land-use commission under a bill passed by the state Assembly Aug. 30.
Read MoreByron Airport Power Plant Info
August 2010
Power trade has its critics
Some feel S.J. getting bad end of energy plant deal
TRACY – A natural gas power plant proposed for just outside San Joaquin County would be justified in part by reductions in pollution from a facility in Santa Clara, far from the smoggy Valley.The 200-megawatt “peaker” plant, meant to help satisfy California’s peak energy demands, could emit up to 46 tons per year of smog-forming chemicals, according to a report released this week.To offset that pollution, developers of the Mariposa Energy Project would obtain credits from a facility which has decreased its own emissions – a kind of trade.
Editor’s Note: Here is a good opportunity to read about the power plant industry’s back room deals to pollute the air for their profit.
Arizona Proposal to Regulate Flight Instructors Put Aside
DOA: Arizona Proposal to Regulate Flight Instructors Put Aside
SAFE, Others Provide Persuasive Testimony
Earlier in the week, the aviation community became alarmed that the state of Arizona was about to take the same stupid-pills California was taking in regards to the enaction of excessive and debilitating regulations for the flight training industry… Thankfully, the most recent reports suggest we can all breathe easier.
Read MoreCatalina Aero Club
The Catalina Pilots has now become the newly revamped Catalina Aero Club. Along with a new name comes new exciting benefits that combines membership with unlimited annual landing at Airport in the Sky! Benefits include:
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