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TRAINING AND SAFETY TIP: NO SUMP-DUMPING
BE THE EXAMPLE, NOT THE EXCEPTION
Most of us have done it or have watched another pilot do it: It's high time we retrain our brains for how to handle the fuel we drain before flight.
September 6, 2022 — We move wing to wing during preflight with our fuel tester sampling the fuel from the aircraft’s lowest points. We hold the tester at eye level to check for sediment and water, and then, without much thought, we dump the fuel on the ramp or in the grass.
Let’s review better practices and form a better habit.
When 100LL becomes hazardous waste when not burned in an engine or contained in a fuel tank its lead additive is corrosive to ramp surfaces and carcinogenic to humans. The genesis of current restrictions arose from powerhouse legislation—the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and subsequent amendments—that alludes to leaded fuel’s negative environmental impact, which is why it was phased out of automotive use in the 1990s. Read more...
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Why are we training China, Russian, Iran
and North Korean pilots at Gillespie Field?
US blocks flights by Chinese airlines in escalating dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States moved Friday to block 44 flights to the U.S. by Chinese airlines in retaliation for China forcing the cancellation of flights by U.S. airlines.
The Transportation Department order affecting four Chinese airlines is the latest development in a long-running dispute over COVID-19 restrictions.
China previously barred some inbound flights by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines after passengers on earlier flights tested positive for the virus. The U.S. maintains that China’s actions violated a treaty over access to each country by the other country’s airlines. Read more...
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Opinion: We know lead is dangerous.
Why do we still have leaded gasoline?
The physical and mental well-being of thousands of children
and
adults
alike is being debilitated, through no fault of their own.
NOV 12, 2021 - By Riley Gilbertson
Gilbertson is a premed advocacy intern with the San Diego Pediatricians for Clean Air. A longtime resident of Del Cerro, he currently lives in Los Angeles.
The dangers of lead pollution are a seemingly ubiquitous fact. The harmful effects of lead, at any level, have been repeatedly established. Lead affects nearly all systems of the human body, causing decreased learning, memory, attention, weakness in the fingers, wrists and ankle, miscarriages, decreased reproductive health, anemia, kidney damage, brain damage, death and more.
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Smaller Airports in San Diego County Were
Designed Before Suburban Sprawl
OCT 14, 2021 - By Alexis Rivas - Any deadly plane crash is tragic, but the lives, injuries and property damage incurred in Monday's crash in Santee call attention to the number of buildings and homes surrounding smaller airports in San Diego County.
Hundreds of thousands of San Diegans live, work or play near runways -- a reality pilots above and people below didn't have to face until relatively recently. Read more...
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NTSB Investigated At Least 35 Small Aircraft Crashes in San Diego Neighborhoods Since 2010
OCT 15, 2021 - By Alexis Rivas and Meredith Royster - The families on Greencastle Street in Santee are far from the first in San Diego County to watch their homes burst into flames and rubble after a plane crash.
NBC 7 Investigates scoured through more than 120 NTSB investigation reports and dug up at least 35 plane or helicopter crashes into San Diego County neighborhoods since 2010. Read more...
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Preliminary NTSB Report Logs Comms Between Pilot, Air Traffic Control Before Santee Crash
OCT 25, 2021 - A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigating the deadly plane crash in Santee offers a time-stamped communication log between the pilot and Air Traffic Control that, along with audio of their communication leading up to the crash, shows something was amiss in the cockpit.
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The attack on Al Asad Airbase
AUG 8, 2021 - David Martin speaks with troops who were there as an Iranian ballistic missile attack rained down on Al Asad Airbase in Iraq, part of six days that saw the U.S. and Iran go to the brink of war. Watch video here
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U.S. Says Drone Fragments Recovered From Israeli-Linked Tanker Point to Iran’s Role in Attack
EU ambassador says ‘all available evidence’ shows Iran behind deadly attack in Arabian Sea; Tehran denies responsibility
WASHINGTON—The U.S. military said Friday that drone fragments recovered from an Israeli-linked merchant vessel damaged in a fatal attack in the Arabian Sea last week prove Iran was behind the incident.
U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan, released photographs of the drone parts, and said the debris, the proximity of the strikes to Iran, and the sophistication of the attack point to Iran’s culpability. Read more...
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Children Near Reid-Hillview Airport Experience Lead Poisoning, New Study Reveals
The small private planes that fly out of the East San Jose airport use leaded fuel that pollutes the nearby environment, which then puts residents at risk of lead poisoning
By Bay City News - August 5, 2021 — Children living near East San Jose's Reid-Hillview Airport are experiencing blood lead levels similar to those of children in Flint, Michigan, during the peak of its water crisis in the previous decade, a new study commissioned by Santa Clara County revealed.
Some local leaders and health experts are calling a crisis.
"This is a public health issue, it's an environmental justice issue and it's an equity issue," Supervisor Cindy Chavez said. Read more...
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The Pinocchio Chronicles #1:
Palomar, County & FAA, #288
Challenging County & FAA McClellan-Palomar Airport Comments
Raymond Bender, Neighbor - Posted Sat, May 8, 2021 at 12:04 pm PT Updated Tue, May 11, 2021 at 10:29 am PT -
How many Washington Post Newspaper Pinocchios did Supervisor Jim Desmond earn last Wednesday at the Board of Supervisors meeting?
He opposed rescinding the McClellan-Palomar Airport Master Plan. Opposed decertifying the PMP ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. And made some rather amazing statements. Let's see how accurate he was. We list his claims from the BOS 5/5/21 BOS hearing tape. Then comment. Our Pinocchio scale goes from one to four growing noses. Read more...
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Leaded gas was phased out 25 years ago. Why are these planes still using toxic fuel?
Piston-engine aircraft remain the single largest source
of highly toxic airborne lead.
April 22, 2021 - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Miguel Alarcon made a habit of wiping down his white Ford pickup truck parked in the driveway of his East San Jose home in California. Like clockwork, a layer of grey film appeared on his car every few days, which he believed was an accumulation of exhaust from leaded-fuel planes flying overhead in and out of Reid-Hillview Airport. Read more...
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3 dead, 1 injured after plane crash in Pembroke Pines neighborhood
Piston-engine aircraft remain the single largest source of highly toxic airborne lead.
March 15, 2021 - PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - Three people are dead, including a boy, and a woman was injured after a plane crashed in a Pembroke Pines residential area near North Perry Airport.
Pembroke Pines Police and Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene near Southwest 72nd Avenue and 13th Street in Pembroke Pines, at around 3 p.m., Monday.
According to Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue, two people were on board the Beechcraft Bonanza at the time of the crash. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Read more...
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C4FA Legal Documents
Carlsbad Airport Resolutions - Support of B-II Designation (2019-179)
and
Opposition to D-III Designation (2019-178)
Click here for more documents
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Endangered Little Airports
by Dennis Nishi - February 23, 2018 - On a crisp autumnal Sunday morning, Paul Glen pulls back on the stick of his Skyboy and takes off from Zamperini Field in Torrance. Visibility is perfect so Glen thoughtfully flies the tiny sport-class plane along the coastline at a leisurely 80 mph. He then banks north towards Camarillo Airport where he plans to have breakfast at the Waypoint Cafe––a local pilot favorite. On his way back, Glen notices a couple of hangers being cleaned out. He wonders aloud if it's anybody that he knows. The attrition that he's witnessed over the past few years reflects the state of general aviation (private and recreational) in the U.S. The number of licensed pilots has been waning for decades. Read more...
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AOPA Vows Fight To Save Hawaii's Oahu Airport
by Kerry Lynch - October 28, 2020 - The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has teamed up with a local airport group to help stave off another attempt to shutter a general aviation facility—this time Dillingham Airfield in Oahu, Hawaii. The airfield, which has a 9,007-foot runway, is expected to close on June 30, 2021, and the Save Dillingham Airfield group recently expressed concerns that the state of Hawaii is planning to take preliminary steps toward that end in January. Read more...
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Credit: ANDRESR/iStock Photo
Flying Petri Dish: Aircraft Can Accelerate
The Spread Of Disease
October 20, 2020 - As pilots, we regard aircraft as technological marvels, but infectious disease specialists and epidemiologists have quite a different view. To them the growing mobility of people via air transport has amplified the potential for rapid dissemination of disease. For confirmation we need only look at the current COVID-19 pandemic to understand the potential magnitude. Read more...
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The dangerously designed Boeing 737 MAX has taken 346 innocent lives
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SHOULD YOU TAKE
YOUR
GRANDCHILDREN FLYING?
Oct 5th, 2020 - Both of our kids were in the backseat of our Mooney 201 headed off to visit one grandmother or the other before they were two weeks old. Stancie and I never really gave it a second thought. Traveling in our own airplane, always IFR, and in most any kind of weather, is how we got around. Read more...
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PILOT'S ACTIONS LIKELY CAUSED EARNHARDT PLANE CRASH, NTSB SAYS
The plane went through a chain-link fence before coming to rest on the edge of Tennessee Highway 91
September 23, 2020 - A pilot's inability to maintain proper airspeed and the flight crew's decision to continue an unstable approach and landing likely caused the crash of a small plane carrying race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family in 2019, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released Wednesday. Read more...
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LAWMAKERS ACCUSE FAA OF OBSTRUCTION OVER BOEING 737 MAX, CAST DOUBT ON AGENCY'S ROLE ENSURING SAFETY
Jun 18th, 2020 - Senators ripped into Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Stephen Dickson at a public hearing Wednesday for failing to adequately answer their questions about the agency’s oversight of Boeing during certification of its 737 MAX. Read more...
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US JAILS THREE CHINESE
FOR PHOTOGRAPHING NAVY BASE
June 5, 2020 - Three Chinese nationals were sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to illegally taking photographs of a US navy base in Key West Florida, the Justice Department announced Friday.
Liao Lyuyou, 27, was sentenced to a year in federal prison after being arrested on December 26, 2019 at the Naval Air Station Key West and found with photographs and video footage of buildings and facilities, including "vital military equipment," of the base, according to the US attorney in the Florida southern district. Read more...
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DoYOU trust the FAA?
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FOUR NATIONS TOP U.S.'s GREATEST ENEMY LIST
February 22, 2016 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans are less likely than ever to agree on which country is the greatest enemy of the U.S., but the four countries that crowd the top of the list this year are the same as in Gallup polls in 2014 and 2015: North Korea (16%), Russia (15%), Iran (14%) and China (12%). Read more...
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NTSB Cites Poor Safety Culture in Air Ambulance Accident
Board also called the FAA a contributing factor
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On January 29, 2019, a Bell 407 helicopter operating as an air ambulance flight by Batesville, Arkansas-based Survival Flight crashed near Zaleski, Ohio, killing the pilot, the flight nurse and the flight paramedic. The helicopter impacted heavily forested terrain just before 7 am local time in deteriorating weather while enroute to transfer a patient from one hospital to another. In a synopsis of its final report, the Board explained, “Night visual meteorological conditions existed at the departure location, but available weather information indicated that snow showers and areas of instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) existed along the route of flight.” Click here for complete article
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US SMALL PLANE CRASH FATALITIES INCREASED IN 2018, NTSB SAYS
Civil aviation fatalities rose from 347 in 2017 to 393 in 2018.
November 14, 2019 - The number of people killed in plane crashes in the U.S. increased by about 13% in 2018, according to data released by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Civil aviation fatalities rose from 347 in 2017 to 393 in 2018, NTSB officials said. The increase means that, on average, there was at least one aviation death per day in 2018. Read more...
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FLIGHT TRAINING INDUSTRY DECIPHERS SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS
Flight schools meet the letter of the law—or the spirit of stay-at-home orders.
March 24, 2020 - On March 22, Michigan, Ohio and Louisiana joined Illinois, New York, Delaware, Connecticut, California and Oregon as states that have ordered residents to remain in their homes as the nation wrestles with the deadly COVID-19-inducing Coronavirus. The illness can be spread when an infected individual coughs, sneezes, or even touches an object later touched by another person. Shelter-in-place orders typically call upon non-essential businesses to close until further notice. To members of the flight training industry, the first question when these orders began to hit was defining a “non-essential business.” Read more...
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$5M SETTLEMENT IN FATAL DEFECTIVE AIRCRAFT CRASH
Superior Air Parts settles case for defective aircraft engine crankshaft which resulted in two fatalities.
Feb 10th, 2020 - Attorney Ladd Sanger of Slack Davis Sanger LLP, Kevin Boyle of Panish, Shea & Boyle and Joe Bosco of LaRose & Bosco have obtained a $5 million settlement on behalf of the family of James Kos and Dane Sheahen who were killed in a March 2016 plane crash, as a result of a defective experimental aircraft engine developed by Superior Air Parts, Inc. with a crankshaft forged by Ruhrtaler Gesenkschmiede F.W. Wengeler GmbH & Co. KG. Read more...
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CHINA'S FIRST DOMESTICALLY-BUILT AIRCRAFT CARRIER OFFICIALLY ENTERS SERVICE
Hong Kong (CNN) - China has officially commissioned its first domestically-built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, a significant step forward in Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambitions for the country to field a world-class navy. Read more...
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A SAD YEAR FOR AIRSHOWS
Jeff Parnau - As I've stated before, airshow flying is risky. So is practicing to fly in an airshow. Thankfully, not all years include the death of a civilian or military pilot practicing for or flying in a show. But sadly, 2018 was not a good year at all, resulting in the deaths of civilian and military performers, and one who flew in the Reno Air Races for more than 40 years. Read more...
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AIRBUS CREATES THE FIRST ELECTRIC
AIRPLANE RACE WITH AIR RACE E
Toulouse, 05th February 2019 – Airbus has announced a global partnership with Air Race E, the world’s first electric airplane race set to launch its inaugural series in 2020.
Airbus is the Official Founding Partner of Air Race E. The competition aims to drive the development and adoption of cleaner, faster, and more technologically advanced electric engines that can be applied to urban air mobility vehicles and, eventually, commercial aircraft. Read more...
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PALOMAR AIRPORT: THE CURIOUS CASE
OF THE MISSING RECORDS, 230
Where is the Board of Supervisors Oversight?
The Facts
Assume you are new County of San Diego Supervisor Jim Desmond, recently elected for the 5th District in Northern San Diego County. You learn the following facts:
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County in 2013 asked its long-time consultant SCS Engineers to evaluate the effects of a McClellan-Palomar (Palomar) Airport aircraft crashing into the methane gas-emitting landfill area at the Palomar runway east end.
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On October 15, 2013, SCS provided a draft report outlining the many safety and environmental risks of a large aircraft crashing into the landfill.
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Just out of university in Fujian, China, Sheldon Yu faced an impossible choice. It was either a master's degree in Marxist philosophy or a career as a commercial airline pilot. Among the perks of the latter option: unlimited travel, social prestige, smartly tailored uniforms, lots of pretty women, and a lifelong contract with good salary. Read More...
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CHINESE STUDENTS SOAR AT GRIFFITH AVIATION SCHOOL
GRIFFITH — YingJie Zhang, Tianzhu Liu and Shuai Li are learning to become pilots at the Griffith-Merrilville Airport and will take that training back to China where they will fly commercially.
Zhang, who calls himself Craig while in the United States, said many people in China want to become pilots, but it takes much more time in China to get the training. Zhang, 21, said he has wanted to be a pilot since he was a boy. Read more...
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FAA WORKSHOP DISSOLVES INTO CHAOS
AND DISBANDED BY POLICE
A report by "HO" posted on Encino (Haskell-405) 11/08/2018
So, I attended the FAA Airport "Workshop" this evening in Burbank and several hundred homeowners and anti-noise and safety groups buttonholed FAA reps, who had their attorney speak to the gathered public, who demanded a dialogue with the FAA reps rather than the "divide and conquer" workshop method. Rather than engage the homeowners, after five minutes and chants of "shame, shame" by the residents, the attorney disbanded the workshop at about 7:15PM --1:15 hours early and instructed police and security to clear the room. While one officer told me he sympathized (he owns three properties in Burbank including his primary residence), he said they were told to issue trespassing tickets to people that remained after about ten minutes. So, a very negative outcome for homeowners affected by the new Burbank Airport flight paths (which include neighborhoods as far away as West Adams), and nothing at all about the explosion of flights at all hours and altitudes as low as 250 feet from VNY. More to come. Sadly no media were present and I'm going to try and get this to them. Video of the fracas before it was shut down. Watch video here
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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE NEW FAA ADMINISTRATOR:
MR. DAN ELWELL
August 9, 2018 by Raymond Bender
Editor’s Note: North County residents want some honest answers about the County of San Diego’s desire to expand McClellan-Palomar [CRQ] Airport (Palomar) by extending its sole 4900-foot runway to 5700-feet and moving it north about 100 feet. They suspect the county has been playing fast and loose with Federal Aviation Administration regulations and can’t get answers from the federal government. CLICK HERE TO READ LETTER
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TIMELINE: Small plane crashes in San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A look at small plane crashes that have happened in San Diego County in recent years. Read More...
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TWO SUICIDES BY AIRPLANE IN FOUR DAYS
Experts worry second crash was a copycat event.
Two men over the past few days took their own lives by using airplanes as instruments of their own deaths. Last Friday, a Horizon Air employee stole a Bombardier Q400 turboprop from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), and took it on an hour-long joyride that included aerobatics before crashing the airplane on Kentron Island in Puget Sound. Horizon Air is owned by Alaska Airlines. Early Monday morning a man in Utah stole a Citation CJ from Spanish Fork Airport (SPK) and crashed it into his own home located near Payson. While the pilot died, no one on the ground was injured. Read More...
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ELECTRIC FLIGHT IS COMING, BUT THE AREN'T READY
Flying requires an incredible amount of energy,
and batteries are too heavy
The idea of electric-powered flight has been around for decades, but only recently has it begun to take off. There are over a dozen startups and companies today that are pursuing battery-electric and hybrid prototypes, and some are even suggesting that we could all be nibbling on pretzels and scrolling through in-flight entertainment from within zero-emission, battery-powered aircraft sometime in the next decade. Read More...
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FAA INSPECTORS LET UNSAFE CHARTERS FLY,
WATCHDOG PROBE SAYS
Government aviation inspectors allowed unsafe aircraft to operate in U.S. commercial flight operations, a whistle-blower investigation has concluded.
The Federal Aviation Administration's own review confirmed the allegations, according to the Office of Special Counsel, the agency charged with investigating complaints from whistle-blowers. Read More...
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GILLESPIE FIELD ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN HAS AIRPORT-RELATED FINANCIAL INTERESTS
The chairman of a council that advises the county about land use and other development matters at Gillespie Field airport in El Cajon has financial stakes in numerous businesses that operate within its jurisdiction, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest. Read More...
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ENDANGERED LITTLE AIRPORTS
On a crisp autumnal Sunday morning, Paul Glen pulls back on the stick of his Skyboy and takes off from Zamperini Field in Torrance. Visibility is perfect so Glen thoughtfully flies the tiny sport-class plane along the coastline at a leisurely 80 mph. He then banks north towards Camarillo Airport where he plans to have breakfast at the Waypoint Cafe––a local pilot favorite. Read More..
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THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN AIR ACCIDENTS
Elizabeth Mathews, a former linguistic consultant for the International Civil Aviation Organization, believes that language factors have played a role – and in different ways – in more accidents than is generally acknowledged. Read More...
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GILLESPIE PILOTS ASSOCIATION REQUEST
REPLACEMENT FOR DRINKWATER
In light of Mr. Peter Drinkwater's recent retirement, the Gillespie Pilots Association respectfully request that we have a representative on the committee to interview candidates for the next Director of County Airports. We come to you with this request citing our long history of cooperation and synergetic relations with Gillespie Field Administration and San Diego County Airports. Click here to see letter...
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PLANS AFOOT TO STEM DECADES-LONG
DECLINE IN PRIVATE PILOT RANKS
The statistics describe a slow-motion demise. Is this RIP for the Private Pilot? The grim tally shows: The total of active FAA-issued Private Pilot certificates: 1980—357,479; 2016—162,313, a decline of 55%. Average age of Private Pilots: 1993—42.7 years; 2016—48.4 years; more than half the population is now age 50 or older. Read More...
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NEIGHBORS QUESTION SAFETY OF GILLESPIE FIELD EXPANSION
Cajon Air Center under construction
(KGTV) A multi-million dollar aviation training facility is planned for Gillespie Field, but some neighbors say more student pilots is not what the area needs. Read More...
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SPOTLIGHT PROBE: POST 9/11, FAA CONTINUES LAX OVERSIGHT
OF AIRPLANE REGISTRATION, LICENSES
A web of secrecy at the Federal Aviation Administration could make it nearly impossible to identify a plane's real owner. For a new report, the Boston Globe's Spotlight team spent a year investigating a system the newspaper says can be exploited by drug dealers or corrupt international politicians. Read More...
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ARRIVING JET NEARLY LANDS ON OCCUPIED RUNWAY AT JFK
Pilots notified tower of the problem first.
December 7, 2017 - Quick action on the part of pilots and controllers Tuesday at New York’s JFK International Airport prevented a Volaris Airlines A319 from landing over the top of a Delta Connection ERJ170 that had just begun its takeoff roll. Read More...
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CUOMO SIGNS LAW GIVING EAST HAMPTON
RESIDENTS VOTE ON AIRPORT
East Hampton Town residents are able to vote on whether to accept federal or state funding for the town airport under a new state law signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo this week as local officials continue their quest to curb aircraft noise. Read More...
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BOSTON GLOBE HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF SCRUTINY AT FAA
A two-part Boston Globe Spotlight investigation into the tracking of aircraft registrants and pilots with criminal ties found an overwhelming lack of scrutiny on the part of the Federal Aviation Administration. The investigation puts the FAA in the crosshairs for being unable to assist law enforcement with connecting U.S.-registered aircraft to the persons who actually own them—potentially an important piece of evidence in terrorism, drug trafficking and international corruption investigations. Read More...
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LESS FRIENDLY SKIES? WILL THE DECLINE IN PRIVATE AVIATION
HURT INLAND AREA'S SMALL AIRPORTS?
As smaller airports around the country continue to close and fewer people hold pilots’ licenses, some Inland aviators see attracting new enthusiasts to the hobby as the main hope for slowing an industry decline that’s been happening for decades. Read More...
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WHY BANNING COUNCIL VOTED TO CLOSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
It could take some years to accomplish, but Banning City Council took the first step Tuesday, April 25, to close it’s municipal airport.
The vote was 4-1, with Mayor Pro Tem Debbie Franklin dissenting. She opposed it because the city hasn’t recently explored what it would take to lure back business. Read More...
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SANTA MONICA AIRPORT WILL CLOSE IN 2028 AND BE REPLACED BY A PARK, OFFICIALS SAY
Janyary 28, 2017— Capping decades of legal battles and protests, federal and local officials announced an settlement Saturday to close Santa Monica Airport in 2028 and immediately shorten the runway to limit jet flights.. Read More...
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FINAL CLOSURE OF RIALTO MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT IS NOW ALMOST GUARANTEED
It’s nearly guaranteed this time, after more than 10 years in the works, the shuttering of the Rialto Municipal Airport, as officials send notice to the Federal Aviation Administration of a final shut down next week. Read More...
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Why is the FAA spending and estimated $50 million on Gillespie,
a general aviation airport?
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GENERAL AVIATION TRENDS IN 12 CHARTS
September 6, 2017 - What’s the state of the general aviation industry? That’s a question we hear at lot at Air Facts, sometimes by prophets of doom looking for confirmation, sometimes by new pilots trying to get a handle on the community they have just joined, and sometimes by outsiders who genuinely don’t know. Unfortunately there’s no simple answer, although plenty of pilots are willing to offer one. Read More...
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FEDERAL AGENTS SEIZE RECORDS FROM AMERICAN
FLIGHT ACADEMY AT BRAINARD AIRPORT
Federal agents with a search warrant seized records from American Flight Academy at Brainard Airport Thursday afternoon.
The agents from the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General arrived about noon and were still searching the flight school's office Thursday evening. The agents also searched an apartment building on Essex Street in Hartford where American Flight Academy students live. Read More...
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CAJON AIR CENTER COULD BE JOBS DRIVER SAYS EDC OFFICIAL
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February 4, 2017 (El Cajon) - While many residents near El Cajon’s Gillespie Field decry an increase in activity from flight schools, proponents of a long-planned airport expansion say the project could generate thousands of high-paying, high tech jobs, and be a boon to East County. Read More...
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COUNTY BREAKS GROUND ON CAJON AIR CENTER
County officials and community members broke ground on Gillespie Field Airport's new Cajon Air Center today.
The groundbreaking kicked off the first phase of a multi-phase redevelopment project in unincorporated El Cajon. Read More...
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FLIGHT ROUTE SET HIGHER AT GILLESPIE FIELD
El Cajon — Residents living near Gillespie Field are guardedly breathing a sigh of relief with news that the Federal Aviation Administration has approved an increase in the minimum flying altitude by 200 feet in the south traffic pattern at the county-owned airport. Read More...
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NEIGHBORS CHALLENGE PILOT SCHOOLS AT GILLESPIE FIELD
EL CAJON, Calif. — Neighbors are threatening to file a lawsuit against Gillespie Field due to increased air traffic. Read More...
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SMALL PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING ON SANTEE STREET
SANTEE, Calif. – A small plane made an emergency landing on a street and rolled through an intersection in Santee Saturday, deputies said. Read More...
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Video: SKY COMBAT ACE TAKES FLIGHT IN SAN DIEGO
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SAN DIEGO — Las Vegas-based Sky Combat Ace will open its second location in San Diego July 1, taking off from Gillespie Field with its aerobatic and aerial combat experiences. Read More...
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PRESS RELEASE – FAA TO RE-EVALUATE METHOD FOR MEASURING EFFECTS OF AIRCRAFT NOISE |
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will soon begin work on the next step in a multi-year effort to update the scientific evidence on the relationship between aircraft noise exposure and its effects on communities around airports. Read more...
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EL CAJON FLIGHT SCHOOL GUILTY IN VISA FRAUD |
May 22, 2010 (FEDERAL COURT) – A flight school and its former owners pleaded guilty to visa fraud and hiring illegal workers as instructors, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Andrew Burr of Henderson, Nev., and Christopher Watson of San Diego each pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges of hiring illegal workers. Read more... |
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WORRIES NEAR GILLESPIE FIELD
With planned redevelopment, El Cajon residents seek "enforceable rules"
It’s been 11 years since the drone and snarl of race cars was heard around East County’s Cajon Speedway. Now that noise has been replaced by the drone of small aircraft from adjacent Gillespie Field. Read more...
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CORPORATE JETS DRIVE CARLSBAD AIRPORT UPDATE
Consultants say faster, bigger planes require changes
CARLSBAD — McClellan-Palomar Airport must be redesigned to meet the needs of corporate aircraft already operating there, San Diego County’s aviation consultants said at a workshop Thursday night. Read More...
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SAN DIEGO ISLAMIC GROUP CALLS FOR FEDERAL INVESIGATION OF 'OFFENSIVE' FLIGHT TRAINING BOOK
SAN DIEGO - A San Diego Islamic relations group is calling for a Federal Aviation Administration investigation into a pilot manual after they said a student pilot complained the book is offensive towards Muslims and women, and was being used at his flight school. Read more...
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3 SEATS OPEN ON GILLESPIE FIELD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
January 14, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – The Gillespie Field Development Council has three open seats, including two seats from El Cajon and one from the County. Read More...
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LA MESA SANDAG MEETING CONSIDERS THE FUTURE - JOBS AND THE FUTURE OF GILLESPIE FIELD DISCUSSED |
According to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), the region's population will increase by 1.25 million people by the year 2050. Between now and then, close to 500,000 new jobs will be created. Read More...
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SUPERVISORS APPROVE GILLESPIE FIEILD REDEVELOPMENT DESPITE NEIGHBORS CONCERNS
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July 16, 2012 (El Cajon)—San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors voted on June 20 to approve the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) allowing redevelopment of 70 acres at Gillespie Field Airport from light industrial to aviation-only usage. Read more...
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SCT CONTROLLER VOICED CONCERN REGARDING MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF INADEQUATE COMMAND OF ENGLISH BY LOCAL AREA PILOTS; NOTING A DETERIORATION OF SAFETY MARGINS IN THE SYSTEM
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Multiple instances of inadequate command of the english language by many student pilots based primarily at ksee airport are contributing to an unacceptable increase in complexity at this sector and others. We are forced to ask the instructors to take over radio communications since we are unable to understand the student's transmissions. Read More...
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READER’S EDITORIAL: STOP EXPANSION OF FLIGHT SCHOOLS AT GILLESPIE FIELD
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October 24, 2012 (El Cajon)--Over the next year or so (over the objection of large numbers of County residents) the County Airports system will initially be digging up the former El Cajon Speedway and turning 21.5 acres (of the approved 70 acre parcel) of County airport land into the Cajon Flight Center. Read more...
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FAA TIGHTENS REGULATION OF FOREIGN PILOT TRAINING AFTER CRASHES
Instructors blow whistle on safety concerns at U.S. flight schools
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November 19, 2013 (El Cajon ) – An investigative report by an NBC TV station in the Bay area adds fuel to concerns raised by East County residents over the safety of foreign pilot training at Gillespie Field. The NBC investigation, titled “Foreign Airline Pilots, U.S. Flight Schools: Do they get enought raining time in cockpit?” has prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to announce tighter regulations of training of foreign pilots at American flight schools. Read more...
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NEIGHBORS COMPLAIN OF LOW FLIGHTS NEAR GILLESPIE FIELD: AIRPORT AND FLIGHT SCHOOL DENY PROBLEMS |
November 18, 2011 (El Cajon) – Six East County residents living near Gillespie Field met with Supervisor Dianne Jacob, representatives from the airport and local flight schools Tuesday in an effort to address complaints. Residents claim to be experiencing an increase in flight frequency and noise—with some flights just hundreds of feet over their homes. Officials from Gillespie Field and local flight schools denied flying lower than 1,400 feet above sea level (1,000 feet above the homes), leading Supervisor Jacob to voice frustration over a “disconnect.” Read More...
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“AEROTROPOLIS” PLAN FOR GILLESPIE FIELD?
OR
HOW ABOUT A CHARGERS STADIUM? |
The East County Economic Development Council’s “strategic aerotropolis roadmap” for land surrounding Gillespie Field airport could include proposals for hotels and a facility for veterans to certify for civilian employment, development council president Jo Marie Diamond said in a July 15 interview. Read more..
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COUNTY BOARD RENEWS GILLESPIE FIELD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR 4 MORE YEARS OVER OBJECTIONS OF SOME NEIGHBORS |
June 25, 2014 (San Diego)--The San Diego County Board of Supervisors renewed the Gillespie Field Development Council, despite serious concerns raised by several members of the public.
The council runs the day to day activities at the Gillespie Field airport for both El Cajon, which appoints two members, and the County, which appoints three. Read More... |
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NATIONAL NEWS |
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SENATOR CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO
SMALL PLANE CRASHES
March 7, 2017 - After a rash of crashes in the New York area, Senator Charles Schumer is urging the NTSB to investigate small plane safety.
New York Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to launch a study into a spate of small plane crashes around New York City. Read more...
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REGIONALS SEE A PILOT SHORTAGE; PILOTS SEE A SCAPEGOAT
March 9, 2017 - Regional airlines continue to blame a shortage of pilots for cutbacks in service to smaller airports, while the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) says those routes aren’t being flown because they’re uneconomical. Read more...
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CHINA TO STRENGTHEN DEFENSES,
BUT BUDGET DETAILS EXCLUDED
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Saturday, 4 Mar 2017 - China pledged more support to its military on Sunday including strengthening maritime and air defenses amid efforts to safeguard sovereignty, but unusually did not give spending figures for 2017 despite promises of transparency. Read More...
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. AIRLINES DISCLOSE DETAILS OF
BOOKINGS
LOST TO GULF CARRIERS
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By Jeffrey Dastin - U.S. airlines have lost at least five percentage points of their share of flight bookings from the United States to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia since 2008, due to fierce competition from Gulf carriers, according to data seen by Reuters. Read more...
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APPROVAL OF NORWEGIAN AIR PERMIT A
BETRAYAL
OF US AVIATION WORKERS
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12/08/2016 Kenneth Quinnell - Edward Wytkind, president of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s approval of a foreign air carrier permit for Norwegian Air International:Today’s decision betrays America’s aviation workers by granting a rogue, flag-of-convenience airline a permit to serve the United States. Unless reversed, this decision threatens a generation of U.S. airline jobs and tells foreign airlines that scour the globe for cheap labor and lax employment laws that America is open for business. Read More...
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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL: EXPERTS' AND STAKEHOLDERS' VIEWS ON KEY ISSUES TO CONSIDER IN A POTENTIAL RESTRUCTURING
[Reissued on December 9, 2016]
GAO-17-131: Published: Oct 13, 2016. Publicly Released: Nov 15, 2016.
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What GAO Found
Experts, aviation stakeholders, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials GAO spoke to said that if Congress decides to remove air traffic control (ATC) from the FAA, many issues should be considered. Key issues identified, consistent with GAO's past work, relate to: (1) organizational management, (2) funding and financing, and (3) transition time and related costs. Read More...
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT |
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ARE YOU SICK OF PLANES? TIRED OF NOISE? WORRIED ABOUT YOUR HOME'S VALUE?
Would you like to hear more about what you can do? Attend a legal presentation that explains what you can do. Click here for more information.
C.A.G.E. L.F.A. supports this.
C.A.G.E. is not alone in this endeavor.
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Hearing to Examine Air Traffic Control Reform
For Immediate Release: March 20, 2015
Contact: Jim Billimoria, Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
Washington, DC - A hearing next week of the Aviation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will examine options for reforming air traffic control (ATC) operations in the U.S. transportation system. For over three decades, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has led various initiatives intended to modernize the Nation’s air traffic control system. However, these efforts have yet to achieve the goal, and concerns about the agency’s implementation continue to be raised. In light of the delays and cost overruns that have plagued the FAA’s ATC modernization efforts, three bipartisan federal commissions have called for unifying FAA’s air traffic control operations into an independent, nongovernmental, self-financing entity. Furthermore, since 1987, over 50 nations have shifted the responsibility for providing ATC services from the national government to independent, self-financed ATC service providers. Next week’s hearing will examine options for similar ATC reform in the United States.
This hearing of the Subcommittee on Aviation, entitled “Options for FAA Air Traffic Control Reform,” is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.
Witnesses:
- Mr. Matt Hampton, Assistant Inspector General for Aviation Audits, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Mr. Douglas Parker, Chairman and CEO, American Airlines Group, Inc.; on behalf of Airlines for America
- Mr. Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation
- Mr. Paul Rinaldi, President, National Air Traffic Controllers Association
- Mr. David Grizzle
- Ms. Dorothy Robyn
- Mr. Craig Fuller, Vice Chairman, FAA Management Advisory Council (MAC)
More information about the hearing, including testimony, additional background information, and live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available.
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SIGN THE PETITION: Urge Congress to adopt regulations to REDUCE AIRPLANE NOISE
During the past year, the national news has been filled with stories about FAA's reckless implementation of NextGen air traffic control, impacting people near many major commercial airports, including Boston, Phoenix, Charlotte, Palo Alto, and the New York City area. NextGen switches air-traffic control from a ground-based system to a satellite-based one. As a result, commercial jets fly within a concentrated aviation superhighway rather than being dispersed over a wider area. Most significantly, the FAA is using NextGen to implement immediate turns upon departure (Grand Ave Phoenix being the most extreme example.) Click here for the full petition.
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• BREAKING NEWS •
Sports Village Opportunity for San Diego Chargers at Gillespie Field.
Click here for C.A.G.E. L.F.A. supported plan |
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State Route 67/Bradley Avenue Interchange project already initiated by Caltrans.
Click here to read fact sheet |
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