Posts by Andy Wilson
Let’s be Friends
The California Pilots Association has been working hard to increase our communications capabilities. Our redesigned newsletter is professionally formatted and includes a great deal more aviation pertinent information.
Torrance Airport Helicopter Routes Questioned
Many of the helicopter operators, like the fixed-wing operators, have objected to the proposed changes because of serious safety concerns about mixing the two types of traffic and the great difficulty of seeing and avoiding helicopters in the absence of sufficient geographic and/or altitude separation.
Read MoreTorrance Airport – Tiedowns Available
TOA offers tiedowns at the monthly tiedown rate of $96.60 (annually adjusted in July by the CPI rate).
Read MoreCalPilots Web Site Membership Benefits
Make sure you take advantage of the membership features of the web site.
Read MoreSan Francisco and LA TFR's
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Read MoreAOPA slams L.A.’s attack on Santa Monica
The Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution April 20 to build support for legislative or administrative action to alter the departure path and close flight schools at Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
Read MoreHollister Airport – FBO
Locked-in Hollister Airport Operator Lacks Required (Real Estate) License – The fixed-base operator for the Hollister Municipal Airport – which has collected hangar rents there for more than 10 years – does not maintain a real estate broker’s license as California law requires.
Read More Half Moon Bay – Lawsuit Filed Against Flawed Big Wave Project Plan Approval
The California Pilot Association’s Board members Carol Ford and Andy Wilson did an admirable job representing Calpilots in opposing the Big Wave Project near Half Moon Bay Airport. Nevertheless the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors ignored all opposing arguments and approved the project. That, however, is not the end of the story.
Read MoreVan Nuys Airport Flies Into Stormy Skies
Once-booming Van Nuys Airport flies into stormy skiesThe number of flights at Van Nuys Airport has been decreasing steadily year to year. Read More
Yucca Valley Airport – MOA Expansion Proposed
The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 29 Palms California recently published an Environmental Impact Statement proposing the expansion of MOA airspace to the south and west of the R2301 Complex.
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