Aviation Interest

The California Pilots Association is holding our Annual Meeting on Saturday October 20th and Sunday the 21st. And……

10 Important Reasons to attend the California Pilots Association’s Annual Meeting – Meet Us in Mojave! Oct 19-21

Do your representatives in Congress support your freedom to fly? As Election Day 2012 approaches, you can decide, using AOPA’s 2012 Voter’s Guide on GA Issues in Congress. This powerful tool lets members analyze positions taken by representatives and senators on key aviation issues over the past two years.

Meet-Us In Mojave! Don’t miss the California Pilots Association Annual Meeting at Mojave Air and Space Port October 19-21 … and learn all about the “second space age” taking shape in the California Desert.

Still undecided on what to do this weekend? Why not take advantage of the great weather and come to Mojave Airport and attend the California Pilots Association’s annual meeting – Meet Us in Mojave! This is your last chance to participate in behind the scenes tours of some of the most intriguing businesses based at Mojave Airport. There’s still time but you need to act now and register online – and don’t forget to continue on to the payment page to complete the registration. 

Jay White, former president and current general counsel of the California Pilots Association (CalPilots) was named the winner of AOPA’s Joseph R. Crotti award Oct. 12. White was lauded for his efforts in the past 30 years to protect California’s general aviation airports and fight for pilots’ flight privileges.

Palm Springs, CA – The California Pilots Association will be participating in AOPA Summit in Palm Springs Ca., starting this week on Thursday October 11th through October 13th. Our booth, #11 is located outside of the exhibit hall, in the non-profits area. Make sure you come see us because…….

Multiple NOTAM’s have been issued that will restrict flight in the area during President Obama’s planned visit.

Recently, overflight prohibition zones within West Coast National Marine Sanctuaries have been added to the FAA’s Sectional Raster Aeronautical Charts. To facilitate the spread of this information, the Sanctuaries have prepared a letter, a summary of agency regulations and answers to the most frequently asked questions as a resource for airport managers and pilots. Attached, please find electronic copies of these documents.

California has also experienced the FAA’s “not so friendly general aviation attitude” when the FAA wanted to create an even more confusing airspace in Los Angeles (is that even possible?) due to the complaints of Jet Blue regarding TCAS alerts departing out of Long Beach. Additionally, the FAA’s total lack of concern with the NOAA’s air space grab along the entire west coast left all of us shaking our heads when NOAA could not, and would not, produce evidence which validated the need for further restrictions over wildlife areas.