Posts by CalPilots
CalPilots 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…
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…
Read MoreBe a CalPilots Magazine Contributor!
The March/April 2017 issue of CalPilots Magazine, the bimonthly publication of the California Pilots Association, is now available. An electronic (pdf) copy of the magazine is available for download through this link: CalPilots 2017-02. Each issue of CalPilots features one of the state’s airports. Would you like your home aerodrome to be seen? Send a…
Read MoreSanta Monica Sued Over Airport Landing Fees
December 10, 2015 — Aviators filed a class action lawsuit Monday against the City alleging that landing fees at Santa Monica Airport – which were doubled in 2013 – were illegally adopted by the City Council.
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