Airport Support

Stockton CA,
The Stockton Airport Association cordially invites you to join us on Tuesday April 13th at 5:00pm at the Sky Room in the Main Terminal at Stockton Metro Airport. This will be a great opportunity to meet with members of your local aviation community and to become involved with the Stockton Chapter of the California Pilots Association. We are pleased to confirm that Carol Ford, VP Region 3 California Pilots Association, and President of the San Carlos San Carlos Airport Pilots Association (SCAPA), will be on hand to present the A Three-Tiered Approach to Saving Airports.

Fuller, other international leaders call for united front

Collaboration among aviation groups has proven effective in the United States and it can help strengthen general aviation in Europe too, international officials declared during the first day of the AERO 2010 aviation show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. AOPA President Craig Fuller reminded attendees at a press conference sponsored by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association that collaboration helped present a united front against user fees in the United States, causing the notion to be withdrawn from consideration for probably at least two years.

Standing up For Fliers’ Rights

April 1, 2010 — With a keen focus on defending its members’ rights and affordable access to public airports, EAA submitted official comments to the FAA’s massive new Airport Compliance Manual (FAA Order 5190.6B) this week. Randy Hansen, EAA government relations director, authored EAA’s 45-page response to the FAA’s 691-page Airport Compliance Manual. “Ensuring affordability and reducing complexity and difficulty for our members to participate in their passion – aviation – is the thrust behind our official comments,” he said.

An El Central Land developer and possibly Vallero Oil has their eyes on shutting down Douthitt Airport. Named for Bob Douthitt, it is a small historic special use airfield in Southern California. Located in El Central, Douthitt is rumored to be Mecca for Navion aircraft owners. Bob Douthitt Jr. will have a battle on his hands to prevent loosing a historic airport.

Read the California Pilots Association response to the proposed Class C Airspace change for Long Beach Airport.

WATSONVILLE — Watsonville shouldn’t have changed runway safety zones to allow up to 2,200 homes to be built near its airport, a state appeals court ruled Monday.

To read the open letter to the San Luis Obispo County Supervisors supporting the Oceano Airport click Read More below.

Palo Alto Airport Association proposes new routes to avoid East Palo Alto

In an effort to soothe nerves and reduce risk, the Palo Alto Airport Association is asking its pilots to change their departure routes so they fly over San Francisco Bay, rather than East Palo Alto. Read article »

Editor’s Note: The Palo Alto Airport Association, a Chapter of the California Pilots Association, has done an admirable job in assisting the airport when it comes to safety, noise and fiscal management.