Aviation Interest

Welcome to the California Pilots Association’s 2011 Annual Meeting Planning Page Date: Saturday October 15th Place: Hiller Museum on the San Carlos Airport, San Carlos California – Aviators Note: San Carlos Airport lies underneath the SFO Class B Airspace – please plan accordingly. Time: 10:00AM – 2:00PM This year’s meeting will not disappoint – we…

Max Trescott, the nationally recognized aviation author, speaker and Master CFI will be the featured speaker at the October 15, 2011 California Pilots Association Annual Meeting.

An excellent discussion of approaches and landings can be found at Gene Benson’s web site at http://www.genebenson.com/ and a very nice online course is available. This course also qualifies for WINGS credit.

At a time when we should be working to simplify the tax codes, the administration wants to make it more complex by adding another new fee to the aviation system.

Google has thrown its considerable weight behind the Green Flight Challenge, a competition aimed at spurring the development of energy efficient personal aircraft. NASA has already put up $1.65 million in prize money for the the competition and the minimum qualification is a top speed of at least 100 mph and overall energy efficiency of at least the equivalent of 200 passenger miles per gallon.

Unlike California, Virginia understands the value of their airports as part of the state transportation infrastructure and as an economic engine. Read more…………

“Runway Safety Forum & Open House with Surface Navigation for Aviation Professionals (SNAP)”

The roundout in a small airplane is a slow, smooth transition from a normal approach attitude to a landing attitude, gradually rounding out the flightpath to one that is parallel with, and within a very few inches above, the runway.

What Are Runway Status Lights?  Runway Status Lights (RWSL) are a series of red in-pavement lights that warn pilots of high-speed aircraft or vehicles on runways.

Update: Hot air balloon businesses had thrived in the Coachella Valley for decades. Then came new neighbors on an 80-acre property, who began filing lawsuits. Lots of them.