Posts by Andy Wilson
How to Stay Safe in Unfamiliar Aircraft
Experimental airplane flights represent only a small component of total general aviation (GA) flights in the United States. However, a significant number of GA fatal accidents occur in them. Many of those accidents take place when experienced pilots first fly an unfamiliar aircraft, especially when they are the second owner or pilot of an experimental amateur built aircraft. Data also shows that fatal accidents often occur when pilots with little experience in a particular type of aircraft fly in challenging conditions, such as poor weather. Read More
DEADLINE REMINDER– Expiration of Aircraft Registration Certificates
DEADLINE REMINDER– Expiration of Aircraft Registration Certificates
Notice Number: NOTC2866
Palo Alto Airport – City to Take-Over Asset in 2012
The city and county first met to discuss a hand-off on March 29, and the county Board of Supervisors is slated to hear an update on the deal’s progress Tuesday.
Read MoreSafer Skies Through Education
A Safety Tip from the FAASTeam
With spring just around the corner, it is time to knock the dust and cobwebs off our favorite aircraft and get ready for the flying season. Just as important to our flying safety as prepping our bird for flight after winter storage is the prepping of our mind for safe flight operations. It is time to clear the mind and brush up on the proper techniques and skills required to operate the aircraft safely and proficiently. Read MoreOntario International Airport – City Wants to Manage It
LAWA has doubts about Ontario managing the airport
The current manager of Ontario International Airport has doubts about transferring control of the airport to the city of Ontario, according to a document prepared by Los Angeles World Airport’s (LAWA) staff.
Dark Skies for Flight Schools? – L.A. may move to shut Santa Monica Airport
As a pilot, Nick Ullmann is an expert in aviation. As a flight school owner at Santa Monica Airport, Ullmann is getting a crash course in politics.Ullmann and the operators of five other flight schools at the airport find themselves under attack from an unexpected source: members of the Los Angeles City Council.
Read MoreProgression of the Redding Airport
The History
The Redding Airdrome preceded today’s Redding Municipal Airport. It was built in 1942 during World War II as a military flight training field by the Army Corps of Engineers. When construction was finished later that year, the airdrome became known as the Redding Army Airfield and also as the Redding-Shasta Army Airfield.
Met/Cell Towers Need Standardized Markings – Regardless of Size
Agricultural pilots pushing for tougher rules to mark, light up hard-to-see towers
The tower that an agricultural plane crashed into last month on a remote Delta island would have required bright markings and a light had it been 2 feet taller, underscoring concerns about meteorological and other structures that are difficult to spot sprouting up on farmland. Read more………..
Read MoreFAA Issues Residential Through-the-Fence Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued its interim policy on residential through-the-fence (RTTF) access agreements at federally-funded airports.
