Posts by Andy Wilson
Hollister Airport Airshow May 29-30
Support Hollister Airport and have fun while you are at it. Check out the airshow agenda.
Read MoreJohn Wayne Airport – Flight and Noise Restrictions
Keeping the peace May 27, 2010 John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, California, is not your typical airport. At least it’s not the typical airport I come in contact with. Bracketed on both ends of two parallel runway by highways, and surrounded by densely packed commercial and residential neighbors, noise is the enemy of…
Read MoreStockton Airport Land Fill Issues
Planes, birds could suffer consequences of bigger landfill
‘This is the man cave,” said pilot Rick Tutt as we ducked inside a dim hangar. Tutt smacked a button, and the 50-foot hangar door rolled up. The sun poured in on a Piper Malibu airplane. Unlike the posh destinations to which Tutt flies his clients, we were going to fly over the dump.
Read MoreMadera Air Show 2010 – May 22-23
“We are proud to be hosting the return of the Madera Air Show 2010. This event is on the weekend of May 22-23, 2010 at the Madera Airport (KMAE) and we welcome all spectators/exhibitors/statics to join us. It will be a fun family day for all. Check out www.maderaairshow.com for details. Aircraft flying in should…
Read MoreCALIFORNIA PILOTS ASSOCIATION MISSION
CALIFORNIA PILOTS ASSOCIATION MISSION The California Pilots Association is a non-profit public benefit California Corporation formed in 1949. The mission of our statewide volunteer organization is to promote, preserve and protect the state’s general aviation airports. We have long recognized that the state’s general aviation airports are more than irreplaceable transportation infrastructure assets. When commissioned,…
Read MoreCalifornia Airports Closed Since 1990
The following California Airports have been closed, for a number of different reasons, at a rate of 1.5 per year since 1990. These invaluable California Transportation Infrastructure assets cannot be recovered. Unfortunately we will soon add Rialto and Elk Grove to the growing list of airports closed since 1990! Airport County Geographic Area Year Closed…
Read MoreWatsonville Airport Alliance Beats the Odds
They say that you can’t beat City Hall, but then whoever they are never met these determined groups from Watsonville California.
The Watsonville Pilots Association (WPA), the Friends of Buena Vista – a local airport neighborhood group, some local businesses, and the Sierra Club, along with the California Division of Aeronautics, and the California Pilots Association became allies against a city planning effort that provided more questions than answers.
What was the common enemy that drew these different community groups together? In 2005 the City of Watsonville created Plan 2030. Part of the plan allowed building high density housing developments around the airport, violating the runway protection zones (RPZ’s). Plan 2030 would have undoubtedly caused the community of Watsonville, and its airport (WVI), problems long term. Sound familiar?
Read MoreCALPILOTS Accomplishments
What has the California Pilots Association done for you lately? To address that question we need to review a huge amount of data. CALPILOTS was formed in 1949 when the Founding Fathers became concerned about the growing developer encroachment on the state’s general aviation airports – yes, it has been a long time, and the…
Read MoreTracy Municipal Airport Fly-in – May 16th
Challenge Air Event at Whiteman Airport
Last weekend, members of the Agua Dulce Airport Association had the opportunity to participate in the Challenge Air event at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima California.
