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Watsonville Airport, Santa Cruz County, California
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| March, 2008 | * Support SB 1118-Write to Your Representative; * A Sample "SB 1118" Letter to our State Representatives; * March 13th - Final Court Decision; * FAA Sponsored Safety Seminars Schedule 2008 |
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| February, 2008 | * Judge says Watsonville development plans are faulty; * California Bill Mandates Airport Land-Use Planning; * Don't Even Think About Closing Reid-Hillview - AOPA -; * Sean D. Tucker Inducted Into Aviation Hall of Fame; * Termination of 121.5 MHz Beacons for Satellite Alerting; * NEW LEMOORE MOA BECOMES ACTIVE |
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| November, 2007 | * ANGEL FLIGHT WEST; * WRAP Dinner-Great Event; * Decision Coming December 6th; * WPA Christmas Dinner; * Wings: Discussion with our local Tower Controllers |
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| October, 2007 | * Senator Abel Maldonado - Speaker at this WRAP-PAC Dinner; * Harvest Festival - A Success; * Open House WVI Airport; * Diversion of Airport Funds - Letter to Congressman Farr; * California Flying (calendar); * The EcoPark Plan; * User Fee Update |
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| September, 2007 | * Watsonville Airport Open House; * Silent Auction to Save Runway 8-26; * November 3--Annual WRAP-PAC Dinner; * Pipeline workers find WWII plane wreckage near Watsonville; * California Flying (calendar); * Changes to the FAA WINGS Safety Program; * User Fee Petition Online; * ~ Famous Quotes ~ |
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| August, 2007 | * Size doesn't matter when it comes to assessing flight skills; * California Flying (calendar); * Using Internet Weather [by Rayvon Williams]; * User Fee Petition Online; * FAAS Team ~ FAA Safety.gov |
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| July, 2007 | * Decision Time Coming Up [btwn the City of Watsonville and the WPA]; * Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show shatters past year's records; * A Fun Flyout [to Pacific Coast Air Museum at Sonoma County Airport]; * California Flying (calendar); * "User Fee" Petition Online; * [Bob's] Weather Web Page; * Spatial Disorientation [by Rayvon Williams] |
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| May, 2007 | * 43rd Annual Fly-In & Air Show; * Military fighter jets coming to Air Show; * California Flying (calendar); * Propeller Safety; * Weather Pioneer Robert Buck dies at 93; |
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| April, 2007 | * Solidarity; * Annual Fly-In to fill up sky and land; * California Flying (calendar); * Hollister Airport - 307 to Become CVH; * Links to California Aviation Museums; |
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| March, 2007 | * The Save Runway 8-26 Fund; * Airport officials sound off on noise; * Pilots: Watsonville airport plan fails to take off; * Hollister - Airport Seeks $250,000 from FAA; * A Call for Officers; |
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| February, 2007 | * Demurrer Denied; * Paso Robles Fly-out; * Back to the future at Castle Airport --- New Class D and control tower opening ; * National group targets Watsonville control near airport; * Flying Companion Seminar; * A Call for Officers; * Icing Effect on Aircraft; * WPA e-news |
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| November, 2006 | * WPA December Holiday Dinner; * Paso Robles Fly-out; * DEAR SUPPORTER OF CALIFORNIA AIRPORTS; * AOPA Expo 2006 -- Palm Springs; * The Head Fed; * A Visit to the D-Day Landing Area; * A Call for Officers; * WPA e-news |
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| October, 2006 | * Airport Support - WRAP Dinner; * Common Airport Problems along the Central Coast; * WPA Plans Fun Fly-outs for its Members; * WPA December Dinner Meeting; * WPA e-news; * Discussion with our Tower Controllers |
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| September, 2006 | * Which Runway?; * WPA vs. City of Watsonville; * WPA e-news; * Fun Flying; * Airport Supporters; * Fog Cycles |
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| August, 2006 | * Citizens fight Buena Vista development; * Housing Proposal Threatens Cable Airport; * Dear Airport Supporters; * Human Resources; * IFR Approaches, Missed Approaches and Holding |
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| July, 2006 | * County Grand Jury criticizes Watsonville Airport decision; * Meigs Field Closing Cost Keep Rising; * Lockheed Martin Flight Service Web Site Now Live; * Flying Below The RADAR |
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| May, 2006 | * The 42nd Annual Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show May 26-27-28; * State agency lands hard on Watsonville airport decision; * Careers Launched; * 4 arrested for airport thefts; * Leaning without Fear |
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| April, 2006 | * Current General Plan Draft Needs Revision; * Contact information for Santa Cruz County Supervisors; * One Six Right; * Be a High Profile Pilot |
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| March, 2006 | * LAFCO reviews Development vs. Airport & Pilot Safety; * Track IFR Flight Operations for Free; * Position and Hold; * General Plan 2030--February 2006 draft; * LAFCO Dress Rehearsal |
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| February, 2006 | * The Airport and General Plan 2030; * FAROS-FINAL APPROACH RUNWAY OCCUPANCY SIGNAL (AKA FLASHING PAPI LIGHTS); * FAA ESTABLISHES 300-NM TFR ON SOUTHERN U.S. BORDER; * Mineta's Speech to the Aero Club- User Fees!; * Taildragger Presentation by Shawn Kelly |
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