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CalPilots Protects Airports and Fuel Tax Dollars
The following letter was sent to the FAA on January 14, 2020 by CalPilots and other advocacy groups on behalf of our members. January 14, 2020 Associate Administrator Kirk Shaffer Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 TRANSMITTED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: [email protected] RE: California Airports Express Concern Regarding Revenue Diversion and…
Read MoreCALPILOTS PROTECTS AIRPORTS AND FUEL TAX DOLLARS
The following letter was sent to the FAA on January 14, 2020 by CalPilots and other advocacy groups on behalf of our members. January 14, 2020Associate Administrator Kirk Shaffer Federal Aviation Administration800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591TRANSMITTED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO:[email protected]: California Airports Express Concern Regarding Revenue Diversion and Aviation Need in California Dear…
Read MoreCalPilots Submits Comments About Landfill Impacts to Stockton Airport
CalPilots continues to work to protect airports from incompatible land uses. Please review CalPilot’s comment letter regarding the Stockton Airport (KSCK) and a proposed landfill expansion.
Read MoreCalPilots Opposes Building Expansion in the Ukiah Airport Runway Protection Zone.
CalPilots once again is protecting one of our California airports from incompatible land uses. Please take a moment to review our letter to the Mendocino County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) opposing a proposed building expansion in the runway protection zone of Ukiah Airport (KUKI).
Read MorePlease Review! – Your Comments in Support of FAA Draft Policy Requested
The FAA is accepting comments on its new policy related to temporary closures of airports for non-aeronautical uses, including closing portions of an airport, e.g. ramps, taxiways, etc. This is relevant to each and every airport, because it includes emergency services drills, or use of a distant ramp for the purposes of motorcycle training, fire…
Read MoreIndio Rescinds Approval of Surgical Center Near Bermuda Dunes Airport
Thanks to our members’ commitment to public safety and CalPilots diligent outreach efforts, plans for a proposed surgical center in the path of the Bermuda Dunes Airport runway have been formally rejected by the City of Indio….
Read MoreBermuda Dunes Area Pilots: Indio City Council Wants to put Hospital on Final Approach!
Apparently subscribing to the “money talks louder than logic” philosophy, the City of Indio has expressed intentions to ignore the Riverside Airport Land Use Commission’s (ALUC) determination that a hospital is an incompatible activity to be at the proposed location almost directly under the extended runway centerline less than one half-mile from the Bermuda Dunes…
Read MoreIndio City Council Overrides ALUC Incompatible Use Determination
By a unanimous vote, the Indio City Council shrugged off the Riverside Airport Land Use Commission’s application of state guidance as to what activities are compatible with nearby airport operations. The overrule is the result of the Council’s assessment that the potential risk of putting a hospital within 1/2 mile and barely displaced from the…
Read MoreCalPilots welcomes AOPA to Camarillo April 28-29
CalPilots welcomes the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association to share our skies for the first of their 2017 regional AOPA Fly-In events on Friday and Saturday, April 28-29 at the Camarillo Airport. Look for CalPilots as we take this opportunity to reinforce the effectiveness of the Aviation Advocacy Triad of effective organizations at each of…
Read MoreCalifornia Aerospace & Aviation Days at the Capitol, March 27-29, 2017
For the fifth consecutive year, the California Pilots Association (CalPilots) is participating in an event highlighting the importance of aviation to state elected officials. Titled California Aerospace & Aviation Days, the 3-day program at the Capitol in Sacramento will include activities engaging state Senators, Assemblymembers in discussions educating them on the industry’s value to the…
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