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December 17, 2008
NBAA Announces Public Meetings for TSA's LASP
Proposal; Member Participation Strongly
Encouraged
Washington, DC, December 17, 2008 – The National
Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today
announced that the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has scheduled five official
public hearings in early 2009 for the business
aviation community to provide the agency with
feedback on its proposed Large Aircraft Security
Program (LASP).
Read more for the Texas location.
November 13, 2008
The TSA Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
The TSA has issued a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to apply new
security requirements to all aircraft weighing
more than 12,500 pounds, including privately
owned and operated Part 91 aircraft. In
addition, TSA proposes airports serving large
aircraft to adopt mandatory security
requirements.
read more
November 7, 2008
TXAA Hosts Texas General Aviation Summit
On Friday, the
31st of October 2008, the Texas Aviation
Association hosted an event at the Hyatt Regency
hotel on Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas.
Entitled the 2008 Texas General Aviation Summit,
invitees included general aviation associations,
GA related businesses, universities, and the
Federal Aviation Administration.
read more
October 14, 2008
McKinney P&Z Commission Approves Zoning for T31 Airport Development
& Expansion!
On Tuesday, October 14, 2008, the McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission approved a zoning change request that will allow a 50-acre airport expansion and development at the McKinney Aero Country General Aviation airport. This development adds 65 to 80 new hangers, 40 townhomes with hangers and retail facilities. The McKinney City Council will address the zoning change approved by the P&Z Commissioners at a November council meeting.
October 10, 2008
Young Man Solos Four Aircraft – In ONE Day!
Most pilots
remember the day that they soloed in an
aircraft. After investing in flying lessons, the
time comes when the certified flight instructor
decides that the student has developed their
flying skills to the level of proficiency to fly
the aircraft all alone. That right seat can seem
very empty as the student flies around in the
pattern of the airport, usually with their
instructor watching from the ground. If the
student makes it safely back to the ground,
there is usually a special ceremony celebrating
this milestone in the student’s road to becoming
a certified pilot. It is a special day, indeed!
read more
August 15, 2008
Visually
Impaired Students Visit Bird's Nest Airport
We all take our
precious eyesight for granted. Reading this
article, driving a car, writing emails and
viewing photographs are routine functions in our
life. Flying an airplane is a privilege that
entails constant use of our eyesight to navigate
from point A to point B. Most aviation
enthusiasts have a keen eye for identifying
different aircraft. Have you ever thought how a
visually impaired person would “see” an
airplane? It is possible, and teacher Lynne
McAlister with her assistant Pamela Henkel
proved it by giving their students from the
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
a tour at a local airport.
read more
July 17, 2008
NBAA: Skyrocketing Fuel Costs Impact
Everyone In General Aviation
Steve Hadley is our
regional representative of the National Business
Aviation Association. Steve is also an
advisor to the TXAA board of directors and
serves on the TXAA management committee. This
article is published with permission.
Everyone is shocked at the
skyrocketing costs of fuel both for cars and
aircraft. As we make adjustments in how we drive
our cars, we need to make adjustments in how we
use operate our aircraft and plan our flights.
This is not anything new, we all know we can
flight plan some savings into our flight
planning by route planning and winds planning.
One thing we must keep in mind in all of these
considerations is not to sacrifice safety for
economy. Utilizing VFR flight planning and
flight following or IFR flight planning is a
safety issue and with effective planning and
communication, can shorten a flight safely. Here
are talking points and we have challenges that
we have to address together to make our industry
grow.
read more
July 15, 2008
New
Runway Improvements In Porter
When I had relatives in Kingwood, I would
land at Williams airport in nearby Porter,
Texas. The runway was narrow, short and
surrounded by tall pine trees. Landings and
takeoffs were exciting, to say the least.
TXAA member Katie Jarrett has recently been
hired to manage the private airport. New
runway extension and other improvements have
begun! read
more
July 2, 2008
Commemorative Air Force’s “FIFI” To Continue
Flying
Decommissioned military aircraft were being
systematically destroyed at an alarming rate
in the years following World War II. Little
was being done to preserve these
artfully-engineered planes known as “warbirds”.
Then, a small group of aviation enthusiasts
in south Texas went into action, determined
to save, in flying condition, a
representative collection of U.S. combat
aircraft from WWII.
read more
June 4, 2008
Small Town Airport
Holds Benefit Fly-In For Young Hope
Hope
Flies! And so did almost a hundred
airplanes, right in to the Liberty
Municipal Airport in Liberty, Texas
(T78) on Saturday, May 31, for the
fly-in event to benefit a local family.
Faith and
Hope Neault were born February 5, three
and a half months early, to Texas DPS
Trooper Jamie Neault and his wife,
Catrina. Faith did not survive, and Hope
weighed one pound at birth. Now after
several surgeries, including open heart
surgery, stomach surgery, and several
blood transfusions, Baby Hope Neault is
gaining weight (now weighing in at 5 lbs
12 oz.) at Texas Children’s Hospital,
but meanwhile, her parents have endured
hardship while caring for their toddler,
Cassidy, and making daily trips to the
hospital to be with Hope. The family has
insurance, but out of pocket expenses
are expected to be around $12,000.
read more
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