Posts by Andy Wilson
Buchanan Field Runway Project
Attached is the most current information regarding the upcoming Buchanan Field runway project, which begins on Monday, June 4, 2012.
Read MoreAuburn Airport positioned for growth
AUBURN CA – Pilot and former Auburn City Councilman O.C. Taylor looks out the window of a crowded, noisy Wings Restaurant on a recent Friday and sees both the past and a hopeful future for the Auburn Airport.
Read MoreCAMP PENDLETON EXERCISE – Effective 10-11 JUNE 2012
During June 2012, the Department of the Navy will conduct an amphibious operations training exercise along the shoreline and within facilities associated with Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California.
Read MoreFAA Takes a Fresh Look at GA Airports
Taking “A fresh look at the many roles General Aviation Airport play in the National Air Transportation System,” the FAA recently released the 34-page report of its in-depth, 18-month study of roughly 3,000 airports, General Aviation Airports: A National Asset.
Read MoreCalPilots Response to NOAA's Bird Sanctuary Airspace Reconfiguration
NOAA’s policy of “guilty until proven innocent” regarding overflight of the recently changed airspace of the Marine Sanctuary is unacceptable.
Read MoreModesto Business leaders shape airport future
CalPilots Editor’s Note: There have been multiple occasions in the past where neighborhood airport detractors have purposely and incorrectly stated that “if the airport is allowed to lengthen its runway or sell jet fuel that the airlines would soon follow”. This article is very educational in understanding just what is involved in obtaining airline service, i.e, it is not easy and minor airport upgrades will not matter.
Read MoreMarine Sanctuaries Aren’t a Pilot’s Safe Haven
A new Federal regulation finalized this year places airspace over four west coast marine sanctuaries off limits for GA pilots. Three marine sanctuaries are located in Northern California. The fourth is located in northwestern Washington.
Read MoreSierra Sky Park – Sky's the limit at residential airport
FRESNO, Calif. – When Tim Cone was eight-years-old he saw a neighborhood where people had airplanes in their garages instead of cars.
Read MoreBlog: Say "no" to general aviation over-regulation
CalPilots Editor’s Note: Here is an interesting perspective – might not be too far off either.
Read MoreMarin's 'largest solar project' planned for San Rafael Airport
May 18–Marin energy officials announced a new agreement to buy electricity from a 972-kilowatt solar installation to be erected on rooftops at the San Rafael Airport.
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