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The Diablo Aviator Contra Costa County Airports Buchanan Field & Byron THE DIABLO AVIATOR Scheduled Charter Service JetSuiteX Lands at Buchanan Field! Summer 2016 What’s Inside: Learning to Fly: County Airports 2 are a Gateway into Aviation Buchanan Field Flight Instructor 2 Wins Top Award Unmanned Aircraft Systems 3 (UAS) Cause Growing Concern CCR & C83 Complete Summer 3 Pavement Projects on Schedule Airport Watch: Help Keep Your 4 Travelling from Contra Costa County to Southern California just Airport Safe got much more convenient with the April launch of a new House Keeping Briefs: Brush up scheduled charter jet service out of Buchanan Field. 5 on Current Issues at the Airports JetSuiteX, a new venture from private jet company JetSuite, will initially kick off service from Buchanan Field to Burbank round- Flight School Highlights 6 trip up to two times daily. In addition, JetSuteX offers flights to Las Vegas connecting through Burbank for east bay residents Airport Additions looking for a quick weekend trip. JetSuiteX will be rolling out 6 additional routes across the county this year, with the possibility of more service in and out of Contra Costa County. Recapping Recent and 7-8 Upcoming Airport Events The service is unique; with 30-seat private charter Embraer 135 jets, the public won’t have to buy the full jet, but can reserve a “There is no sport equal to that which single seat at an affordable price. The convenience of Buchanan aviators enjoy while being carried through Field for JetSuiteX’s operation is enhanced by the fact that the air on great white wings.” – Wilbur Buchanan Field offers free parking, a huge benefit for those used Wright (1905) to paying for high-priced airport parking. Our facilities are also more travel-friendly than an airport with long TSA lines and crowded terminals. businesses with a local travel option to Southern Neighboring communities won’t have to worry about JetSuiteX California and other desirable destinations,” said overburdening the area with significantly more air County Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, whose district traffic. JetSuiteX operations represent a fraction of the 300 daily includes the airport. “Buchanan Field is an flights, many of which are similar to the JetSuiteX fleet, which is important County asset, and the new JetSuiteX among the quietest jet aircraft available. In fact, there has not scheduled charter service will offer more been a single confirmed noise complaint regarding JetSuiteX opportunities and services to the general public.” operations since service started. For more information about JetSuiteX services visit, “Contra Costa is delighted to welcome JetSuiteX to the www.JetSuiteX.com. Buchanan Field Airport, and provide our residents and The Diablo Aviator Summer 2016 Learning to Fly – County Airports are a Gateway into Aviation Contra Costa County Airports is gateway into aviation and/or make with the participation of nearing completion of Learning to flying more attainable and representatives from the Airports’ Fly, the second in a series of brief, affordable. businesses, clubs, and organizations, informational videos which provide who graciously gave their time and The video will be featured on the public information about services enthusiasm to the video’s production. County Airports website, as well as and benefits of Buchanan Field and Airports staff greatly appreciates on Contra Costa Television (CCTV) Byron Airports. these individuals that help make and Youtube. Produced in Contra Costa County Airports “the A follow up to the first video, Touch conjunction with CCTV, the video place YOU want to be.” Down in the Bay Area, the video represents Airports staff’s priority aims to bring the non-aviation of improving marketing and public community to the Airports, relations by exploring new avenues demystify the process of becoming for reaching the public. a pilot, and encourage viewers who Taking advantage of technology have considered learning to fly to that newer generations of pilots are explore opportunities at the County growing up with will help ensure Airports. the future stability of the Airports. Learning to Fly explains the basic Airports staff will email an update steps of getting a pilot license to all tenants upon completion with through interview clips with flight an invitation to visit the County instructors and local pilots, and Airports website, view the video, introduces the various businesses, provide feedback, and recommend clubs, organizations, and programs the Airports to potential pilots. “Learning to Fly” Screen Shot at the Airports, which act as a Learning to Fly was made possible Buchanan Field Flight School Instructor Wins Top Award Buchanan Field is home to premier aviation facilities and services and the aviation community is noticing. Rashid Yahya, who manages Pacific States Aviation Flight Academy*, was recently selected as the 2016 Oakland Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) Certified Flight Instructor of the Year. The award is a great accomplishment, considering that the Oakland FSDO services not only the vast majority of the airports in the Bay Area, but also the airports that span the California Coast north of the Bay Area. Mr. Yahya now has the opportunity to compete at Regional and National Levels of the award competition. Buchanan Field’s Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) offer top- notch flight schools, which include flight simulator training Mr. Yahya has over 8000 hours of flight and the ability to attain various levels of flight certificates. experience with more than 15 years training pilots For more information about these services, please visit from all over the world. Airports staff wishes him www.ContraCostaCountyAirports.org and select “Airport luck in the national award competition. Businesses”, located under the Buchanan Field (CCR) link Congratulations! * Correction from original distribution. on the navigation menu. 2 www.contracostacountyairports.org The Diablo Aviator Summer 2016 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Cause Growing Concern If you don’t own one yet, you probably know somebody departure and approach paths. that does—or at least have seen the plethora of holiday In 2015, Airports staff fielded several calls reporting drones advertisements last year selling them. Unmanned 2015flying near Buchanan Field and several more from UAS Aircraft Systems (UAS, also known as “drones”) are operators inquiring about rules and restrictions when becoming more sophisticated and more affordable. operating within the Federal Aviation Administration Many drones now come equipped with high definition (FAA) Air Traffic Control Tower’s control radius. The cameras, stabilizing equipment and GPS features to concern is certainly warranted, when considering the auto-return to the operator on the ground when battery potential damage a 30-55 pound recreational drone may power is running low. These features can make it cause to jet or propeller aircraft operating at local airports. enticing for recreational and professional users to purchase a UAS and start flying. Along with the The FAA recently responded to the increase in requests for excitement from new drone owners however, has come guidance from various airports by issuing a bulletin a significant amount of concern from pilots, law (available on the FAA website) regarding UAS operations enforcement and emergency response personnel, as well at or near airports. The FAA has also partnered with as the Federal Aviation Administration and the general several aviation industry associations to promote “Know public. Unlike flying a manned aircraft, no formal Before You Fly”, a campaign to educate the public about training is required to fly a UAS recreationally, meaning using UAS safely and responsibly. If you are a UAS anybody with some expendable income may soon be operator, or know somebody who is, please help keep our sharing navigable air space with trained pilots and full airspace safe by sharing the following information from the size aircraft. FAA bulletin: Articles have littered local and national news and social UAS operators need to determine their intended media sites expressing concerns ranging from privacy application: Public (governmental), civil (non- violations, with camera drones flying over backyards governmental) or model application. All UAS over 0.55lbs and businesses, to safety concerns with drones flying and less than 55lbs are required to be registered with the over wildfires preventing fire helicopters from FAA and affixed with a N- number. The public operation responding and drones being operated near airport See UAS Concerns, continued on Page 7… CCR & C83 Completed Pavement Projects CCR Upcoming Project Airport staff has submitted an FAA BuchananBuchanan FieldField and and B yronByron Airport Airports each ago. The cooperation from Airport grant application requesting funding completedeach completed important important pavementpavement tenants (over 100 of whom were to perform pavement reconstruction improvementimprovement projecprojectsts in the Fallin /winterthe temporarily displaced during and overlay on Taxiway Echo and ofSummer/Fall 2015. A chrono of 2015.logical picture archive construction) was extraordinary, of the projects’ progress is available on making the efficient completion of Taxiway Kilo. Following the award theBuchanan County FieldAirports East website Ramp under each this project possible. of the grant funding, construction is Airport’sReconstruction navigation andlink. 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