Posts by Andy Wilson
FAA Enforcement Seminar – RHV Sept 20, 2011
The FAA’s enforcement process is a mystery to most Airmen. The initial steps an Airman takes when confronted with an enforcement action play a huge part in governing the outcome of the enforcement process.
Read MoreSen. Inhofe Asks for Pilot's Bill of Rights Hearing
September 20, 2011 – Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), a longtime EAA member and pilot, has formally asked the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for a hearing on Senate Bill 1335, known as the Pilot’s Bill of Rights Act. The measure was introduced in July and outlined by Sen. Inhofe during EAA AirVenture 2011. It currently has 33 co-sponsors, including 31 who joined his request for a hearing in a letter to the committee.
Read MoreStudy: Airports are key economic drivers
Unlike California, Virginia understands the value of their airports as part of the state transportation infrastructure and as an economic engine. Read more…………
Read MoreLong Beach – 100th anniversary of Cal Rodgers’ Epic Flight
A series of events celebrating Cal Rodgers’ flight from Sheespshead Bay, N.Y., to Long Beach, California, will takeoff Saturday, Sept. 17 – the same day Rodgers began his transcontinental quest 100 years ago.
MRY Now Monterey Regional Airport
Don’t call it Monterey Peninsula Airport anymore. The airport will now be known as Monterey Regional Airport, district directors decided unanimously on Wednesday.
Read MoreRunway Safety Forum & Open House
“Runway Safety Forum & Open House with Surface Navigation for Aviation Professionals (SNAP)”
Read MoreIUOE Strike Reduces Services at Lincoln Regional Airport [LHM]
Members of the International Union on Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 39, Classified Unit initiated a strike against the City of Lincoln at 6 am this morning, September 14. For the aviation community, this action sidelined the two city employees that operate the Lincoln Regional Airport’s full-service fueling trucks.
Read MoreOceano Airport Visitors Now Have Bikes Option
Mitch Latting shows off his bike expertiseThe Friends of Oceano Airport are pleased to announce the opening of our new Fly and Ride airport bike shed.
Santa Barbara Airport Gets Facelift
The new Santa Barbara Airport Airline Terminal is nearing completion and is expected to become fully operational in mid-summer.
Santa Rosa Airport Expansion Results in Debate
It’s a similar issue involving all airports – balancing the regions’ aviation transporation and travel requirements versus managing the noise associated with the municipal airport.
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