California Airports

Schwarzenegger vetoes California CFI moratorium

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed Assembly Bill 1889, which would have imposed a moratorium on costly new flight training regulations in the state.

Contract OK’d for first phase of airport runway expansion

Work is expected to begin this fall on a long-awaited runway extension project at Santa Maria Public Airport.

Open Letter to Airport Land Use Commission – Nut Tree Airport
It is respectfully requested that the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) meet to further discuss the proposed zoning changers for the community area in the vicinity of the Nut Tree Airport.

The public is invited to come to the airport for events on three different weekends, starting September 18th, to view the aircraft, talk to the pilots, and enjoy watching them fly. Watch for updates at www.amadoraviation.org!

By now, most pilots have heard of the events surrounding John and Martha King’s run-in with the aviation security system. But that’s nothing, warns John Hyle, in an editorial on AVweb, who says that a number of proposals coming down the pike from the Transportation Security Administration show that the federal government has declared pilots the enemy.

Why aren’t young people taking up flying? It’s more than just costs. Here are some ideas that others have implemented.

Volunteers Needed for Palo Alto Airport Day Saturday September 11, 10am – 4pm For more information see the Palo Alto Airport Association web site.

Pilots, Residents Protest Long Beach Airport Plan
FAA Wants To Expand Class C Airspace, Change Traffic Patterns

It’s not often that GA pilots and residents living near airports or in flight corridors find themselves on the same side of an argument, but that’s just what seems to be happening with the FAA’s plan to nearly triple the size of the Class C airspace around Long Beach Airport.

Many ratepayers at meeting call biomass expensive, polluting
Concerns about cost persuaded the Modesto Irrigation District to reject a plan for an $80 million plant that would turn orchard wood into electricity.

California public-use airports would be assured the protection of an airport land-use commission under a bill passed by the state Assembly Aug. 30.