Posts by Andy Wilson
Rep. Berman Calls on FAA to work with Valley Residents on Helicopter Noise
Congressman Howard L. Berman, joined by Senators Feinstein and Boxer and other Los Angeles-area Members of Congress, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood requesting that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) formally solicit local stakeholder views on solutions to the helicopter noise problem in Los Angeles County.
Read MoreGrand Canyon Restrictions Stopped
Some last-minute political maneuvering by Nevada and Arizona congressmen from both sides of the aisle has stopped the National Parks Service from imposing more restrictive anti-noise regulations on air tour operators in Grand Canyon National Park.
Read MoreCatalina Island the Airport Time Forgot
At which Southern California airport can you walk right up to planes, visit a nature garden, see a vintage hangar, go on a 2-mile hike and afterward enjoy a bison burger, while taking in a panoramic view of the ocean?
Read MoreHappy 4th
Happy 4th of July from CalPilots!!!
Read MoreFAA Felt Offshore Wind Farm Pressure
BOSTON (AP) — Federal Aviation Administration employees felt political pressure to approve a wind farm planned off Cape Cod and did so amid internal disagreement over the best way to stop the turbines from interfering with radar and compromising airplane safety, according to FAA documents obtained by the project’s opponents.
Read MoreSanta Monica Paying Planes To Go Away
CalPilots Editor’s Note: Here’s the latest (proposed) lunacy from Santa Monica – obviously Santa Monica has more money than sense……
Read MorePilots Bill of Rights passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and CFI with more than 10,000 flight hours, hailed the Senate’s unanimous passage of his bill, the Pilots’ Bill of Rights (S.1335). Inhofe has worked to pass the legislation for the past year. His bill had 65 co-sponsors.
Read MoreWhat does Pilots Bill of Rights mean to GA pilots?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pilots will get better notices to airmen (NOTAMs) and more equitable treatment from the FAA during any enforcement actions against them as a result of passage of a bill introduced by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), which was passed June 29 by the Senate and sent to the…
Read MoreCommittee reports on challenges to replacing 100LL
A just-released report from the Unleaded Avgas Transition Aviation Rulemaking Committee concludes that a drop-in replacement for leaded 100LL is not available, adding that an additional six years is needed to assess possible replacements.
Read MoreStripping a relic: Moffett Field's Hangar One
Stripping a relic: Moffett Field’s Hangar One, Bay Area’s most famous skeleton, nearly naked
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