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Can you ignore the ADS-B 2020 mandate?

By Andy Wilson / January 1, 2020 / Comments Off on Can you ignore the ADS-B 2020 mandate?

The Jan. 1, 2020 ADS-B mandate has a lot of aircraft owners wringing their hands and seeing red. For those of us at the recreational end of the aviating spectrum (which represents a great many aircraft), plunking down the money it’ll take to equip our aircraft to meet the mandate is not something we care…

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CalPilots Submits Comments About Landfill Impacts to Stockton Airport

By CalPilots / August 5, 2018 / Comments Off on CalPilots Submits Comments About Landfill Impacts to Stockton Airport

CalPilots continues to work to protect airports from incompatible land uses. Please review CalPilot’s comment letter regarding the Stockton Airport (KSCK) and a proposed landfill expansion.

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CalPilots Opposes Building Expansion in the Ukiah Airport Runway Protection Zone.

By CalPilots / August 1, 2018 / Comments Off on 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).

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CALPILOTS OPPOSES BUILDING EXPANSION IN THE UKIAH AIRPORT RUNWAY PROTECTION ZONE.

By Andy Wilson / August 1, 2018 / Comments Off on 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).

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Please Review! – Your Comments in Support of FAA Draft Policy Requested

By CalPilots / May 29, 2018 / Comments Off on Please 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…

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Indio Rescinds Approval of Surgical Center Near Bermuda Dunes Airport

By CalPilots / May 17, 2018 / Comments Off on Indio 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….

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Bermuda Dunes Area Pilots: Indio City Council Wants to put Hospital on Final Approach!

By CalPilots / May 17, 2017 / Comments Off on Bermuda 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…

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Indio City Council Overrides ALUC Incompatible Use Determination

By CalPilots / May 17, 2017 / Comments Off on Indio 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…

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CalPilots welcomes AOPA to Camarillo April 28-29

By CalPilots / April 28, 2017 / Comments Off on CalPilots 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…

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California Aerospace & Aviation Days at the Capitol, March 27-29, 2017

By CalPilots / March 29, 2017 / Comments Off on California 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…

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