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June 27, 2011
In a
face to face meeting, what
questions would you ask ATC?
The Texas Aviation Association,
along with the National Business
Aviation Association, has been
working with the FAA's regional
manager for controllers for all
of Texas south of the
Dallas/Fort Worth area, Mr. Greg
Motl.
In a special meeting on June 22,
2011, the TXAA board of
directors, NBAA representative
Steve Hadley, and corporate
pilots from Valero Energy met
with Greg. The great news is the
FAA's program to get pilots and
controllers together, including
FAM rides for controller and ATC
tours for pilots, is being
revitalized since its demise
after 9/11. In the
meeting, it was determined that
TXAA might sponsor a series of
meetings for pilots and
controllers to get together to
discuss the issues and
challenges facing general
aviation today in the National
Airspace System.
Now is your chance to
face-to-face with the folks on
the other end of that mic button
and ask the burning questions
and bring up the issues that you
want asked and answered!
To explore this possibility TXAA
is asking for your input - What
would you want to ask? Now is
your chance:
Email your questions and
comments for controllers to:
info@txaa.org
In the Subject Line write:
Pilots and Controllers
Questions for the controller: We
don't want to put any limits on
this but please consider the
controllers perspective - we are
asking for questions that are in
the area of the
pilot-to-controller
relationship. Thanks!
Stay tuned to TXAA as we
announce upcoming meetings where
you get to meet that voice on
the other end of the radio. TXAA
will sponsor meetings for all of
the state. Together, we
are working on getting
controllers and pilots together
to help communications and air
safety. Here is your chance to
"Ask A Controller."
Your TXAA Association at work
for you!
May 15, 2011
The new Austin Executive Airport
(KEDC) is open for business
as of midnight, Wednesday the
11th of May, 2011. Airport owner
Ron Henriksen and his staff have
worked diligently for the past
two years to transform the
former run-down Bird’s Nest
Airport into a state-of-the-art
facility complete with a new
6000+ ft. runway that has a GPS
approach, a new terminal
building and many new hangar
facilities. The location of the
airport is just north of Manor,
Texas on Hwy. 130 ...
read more
29th Annual Texas Aviation
Conference
May 25-27, 2011
Renaissance Austin Hotel, 9721
Arboretum Blvd, Austin, Texas
78759
Sponsored by the Texas
Department of Transportation;
Co-Sponsored by the Texas
Airport Council and Texas
Aviation Association. FMI:
http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/tac11
April 10, 2011
In
the spring of 2011, TxDOT safety
director Bill Gunn received an exclusive
tour of the new Supermarine Aircraft
Company factory located in Cisco,
Texas ...
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March 3, 2011
On Saturday, the 2nd
of April, 2011, The Texas
Aviation Association is hosting
its continuing Safety Day
Seminars. This time it is
held in beautiful
Fredericksburg, Texas.
Come to the Hangar Hotel
at the Gillespie County
Airport (T82) for
informative speakers
from TXAA, NBAA, AOPA,
TxDOT Aviation, FAA and
more. There will be a
delicious buffet
following door prizes
which include a new iPad
with ForeFlight intro
software. Register
today! Seating is
limited ...
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January 20, 2011
Congress has passed laws
telling
the FAA to mandate aircraft owners to
re-register their aircraft. It is a very
complicated procedure. A PDF was created
by Bill Gunn of TxDOT Aviation to help
walk you through the procedure. Also, it
will not be a one time chore. Please
read immediately and pass it on ...
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January 15, 2011
Partnership for Corporate
Aviation Training
presents
Safety Smackdown
2011
The annual PCAT Safety
Smackdown will be held on
February 1 - 4, 2011 in San
Antonio, Texas. PCAT is a
non-profit organization
dedicated to improving industry
safety through collaborative
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A variety of courses are offered
and meal time speakers will
include UAV Technology Randolph
Air Force Base, Space Shuttle
Commander Tom Henricks, and
NBAA's Steve Brown. To further
this objective, PCAT offers the
Safety Smackdown Scholarship
in conjunction with sponsor
Valero Energy, HEB, Zachry and
the Silver Ventures to benefit
business aviation professionals
engaged in traditional corporate
aviation operations. PCAT is
offering 50 scholarships to
attend the Safety Smackdown
event held each year. For
complete details on Safety
Smackdown 2011 please visit
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January 7, 2011
TXAA Announces Annual
Membership Meeting
Mark your calendars for January
19, 2011 at 6:00 PM. The venue
will be the Catfish Parlour on
4705 East Ben White (Hwy 71) in
Austin ...
read more
December 18, 2010
Battle of Britain comes to
Texas!
An established aviation business
is coming to Texas. The Cisco
Municipal Airport (3F2), just
west of Fort Worth, will soon
echo with the sounds of aircraft
kit construction. Michael
O'Sullivan, owner of Supermarine
Aircraft, has been making scale
Supermarine Spitfire fighters
for the last 20 years ...
read more
November 29, 2010
Avfuel AVTRIP Scholarship
Winners Announced! ...
read more
October 21, 2010
New Texas Airport in
Goldthwaite
Often we hear of airport closures.
Seldom do we hear of a brand new airport
in Texas.
There is one coming in Goldthwaite,
Texas ...
read more
October 15, 2010
Emma Carter Browning
Austin’s First Lady of Aviation
October 26, 1910 - April 23,
2010
Please join us for the
dedication of Emma Browning
Avenue Tuesday, October 26, 2010
at 10:00 a.m.
Austin-Bergstrom International
Airport
RSVP by October 21st
512-292-1194 or
friendsofemma@austin.rr.com
For additional details
see invitation with parking map
Read Emma Carter Browning's bio
Update October 26, 2010 from the
City of Austin Aviation
Department: "Austin's First Lady
of Aviation"
Emma Browning honored ...
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September 30, 2010
Master Instructors LLC takes
great pride in announcing a significant
aviation accomplishment on the part of
Kenneth F Wittekiend, the owner of
ProMark Aviation Services a TXAA
business member...
read more
August 19, 2010
The Rebirth of a Terminal Building
(Hud Hopkins, director of Scholes
International Airport at Galveston
writes to TXAA)
When the Scholes Airport terminal
building was erected in 1950, it was
consider state-of-the-art in the
terminal building design. During the
building's life span, small renovations
were completed, modernizing the layout
and changing the color scheme. However,
there has never been a complete makeover
restoring the terminal to its former
glory of the '50s. This changed when
Hurricane IKE blew in from the Gulf of
Mexico filling the entire bottom floor
of the terminal building with 9 feet of
water ...
read more
July 13, 2010
TXAA Hosts Georgetown Muni Safety Day
By J
Carpenter
On Saturday, July 10, 2010, the Texas Aviation
Association hosted a Safety Day at the
Georgetown Municipal Airport (GTU). The venue
was at the grand opening of the new Aero Centex
Fixed Base of Operations. Over 70 pilots and
aviation enthusiasts attended the four hour
seminar which featured experts in aviation
safety...
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