LONG BEACH AIRPORT ASSOCIATION “In support of general aviation and aviation in general” LBAA P.O. BOX 91372 LONG BEACH, CA 90809 * FOURTH QUARTER 2011 NEWSLETTER * OCT/NOV/DEC 2011 STOP LGB CLASS C!!! BE THERE TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERNS!!! Airspace meetings have been scheduled from 6 until 9 p.m. Tuesday, October 25, 2011 & Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport, 2640 N. Lakewood Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90815. For more information call 562/597-4401 The airspace meetings are in lieu of our October general membership meeting. The next LONG BEACH AIRPORT ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING & USER FORUM Will be held January 25, 2012 — Our guest speaker will be John W. Steuernagle, FAA Safety Team Program Manager (FPM) NOTICE ALLEGIANT OUT We need to hear from you! Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air has indicated it will discontinue scheduled service at Long Beach airport PLEASE SUBMIT items on November 28. The company began serving LGB on July 1, 2010, with flights to and from Stockton, such as “Long Beach CA, as well as Bellingham, WA. While Stockton was dropped, Colorado Springs, Idaho Falls and News”, past-present-future finally Las Vegas service was added, during 2010. No detailed reasons were given regarding the events, pilot profiles, new discontinuance of flights, though most of the service was in the Las Vegas market, where Allegiant ratings, or original articles! faced strong competition from Jet Blue's five daily flights to and from the Nevada city. Dead-line for next issue: January 7, 2012. This was not Allegiant's first try at the altar of scheduled service at LGB, however. Late in the last century (just wanted to say it that way), the carrier served Las Vegas, Fresno, and Reno/Tahoe (1999- 2000). NEW/RENEWED MEMBERS Allegiant is the second carrier to discontinue LGB flights this year; Denver-based Frontier left in April WELCOME! after about a year of service. Passenger demand among the carriers continuing at LGB appears strong, however, and Allegiant's three current slots are expected to be re-allocated almost immediately (see accompanying story). HAL REED THIS JUST IN ..... FUEL CONTROLS Responses from airlines interested in obtaining the three flight slots to be vacated by Allegiant Air on November 28 were requested to be submitted to LGB airport officials by 4:30 P.M. on Friday, October COL. GEORGE CAIN 14. Incumbent carriers Delta, U,S. Airways and Jet Blue all asked for flights. Since no others requested slots, each of those carriers were advised they would receive one slot apiece, effective as early as CHUCK SCOTT November 29. No word from these carriers yet on their plans, although Delta Airlines announced last month that they will be upgrading a previously-held slot to a Delta-mainline A-319 from a CRJ-900 DICK DOUBLE operated by regional affiliate Sky West on November 06, providing more seats in the Salt Lake City market. WHAT'S THAT TOWER, NEXT TO THE TOWER? ROLAND SCOTT Construction of a scaffolding-like structure next to LGB's air traffic control tower, has been completed, The printing of this to accommodate a surface movement radar (SMR) installation, according to an FAA press release. Part of the FAA's low cost ground surveillance (LCGS) program (nice to hear anything "low cost" from the newsletter depends on your government), such installations have been made or are planned at five airports nationwide, mostly in the dues donations. west. With a goal of increased safety, an objective of such systems is to reduce the risk of runway Please send in your incursions by tracking movements of aircraft and vehicles on the ground. renewals and suggest that As you may recall, LGB has been under scrutiny from the FAA in the past regarding runway incursions. your fellow pilots join our The airport and local operators have been proactive with the past in efforts to reduce such incursions. efforts at preserving The LGB system, provided by Sensis, will be evaluated for about one year, with a technical performance General Aviation at Long report due on September 30, 2012. Different manufacturers were awarded for the other airports, with Beach Airport! the intent that one (or more) of these systems will be selected by the FAA for deployment at up to thirty Your Long Beach Airport airports, after completion of the evaluation(s). The Feds have already determined that the SMR concept Association dues donations is the most cost-effective LCGS solution. are tax deductible! LONG BEACH AIRPORT AVIATION NEWS ASSOCIATION TSA BADGING WOES by Candy Robinson PRESIDENT CANDY ROBINSON VICE PRES ROGER KIDD TSA Security Directive 1542-04-08G (SD08G) was implemented at LGB SECRETARY KEVIN MCACHREN January 8, 2010. SD08G requires on-airport employees, maintenance personnel TREASURER JOHN MURRILL and aircraft owners to undergo a security threat assessment (STA) and receive an AOA (airport operations area) security badge to have unescorted access at BOARD OF DIRECTORS approximately 400 mixed-use (GA and air carrier) airports. Renter pilots, ERIC HILL 562-997-0700 transient pilots, and flight school students are exempt from the badging process. [email protected] PAUL LAGREEK 714-840-1276 [email protected] Each airport submitted their own plan; badges are valid at the issuing airport ROGER KIDD 562-234-0098 only. Persons with airfield access at the Long Beach Airport need to be prepared [email protected] to identify themselves with an Airport issued identification badge. The badge KEVIN MCACHREN 562-429-8062 does not need to be worn externally. At the present time Long Beach Police JOHN MURRILL 562-981-2900 Department, Airport Security Officers and TSA representatives patrol the airport. [email protected] These officers may or may not be in uniform and may or may not be in officially GLENN RAY 562-427-3338 [email protected] marked vehicles. Exempted persons simply need to state that they are renter or CANDY ROBINSON 562-290-0321 transient pilots if questioned. [email protected] DON THOMPSON 562-500-0173 Independent CFIs are not employees so they do not fall under the requirements of [email protected] SD08G. Technically a CFI is a renter pilot (unless he or she happens to own the PEGGY ZAUN 562-490-6206 aircraft). [email protected] DIRECTOR EMERITUS SD08G includes a provision for employers to co-sign a badge application BARBARA LONDON 562-519-2834 (“signatory”). According to LGB TSA, a signatory undergoes training, a [email protected] background check and becomes responsible for the badges. LBFC is not a signatory; nor is AirFlite, Millionair North and other airport businesses. The cost to administer the badges would be onerous. Those who request a badge from the Get a higher education, learn to fly! TSA at LGB shouldn’t require a signatory, as in the case of an independent A&P LONG LONG mechanic or CFI working at multiple locations on the airport. BEACH BEACH The badges, originally issued beginning early 2010 are now expiring. The FLYING FLIGHT date on the badge represents “not the next birthday, but the birthday after that” of CLUB ACADEMY the date the badge was originally acquired. There is no label on the date on the 25L badge. I asked one pilot that I know has a badge to verify the expiration date. He FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AIRCRAFT RENTAL guessed that the date was the original badging date. Hard to gauge the passing of PART 141 APPROVED time with our busy lives. He then immediately called airport security, the number AIRCRAFT CHARTER PILOT SUPPLIES AND SNACKS printed on the back of the badge. The airport security individual answering the AVIONICS SALES AND SERVICE LBCR998F call had never heard of an AOA badge. Beware because the TSA will not notify GIFT CERTIFICATES badge-holders of expired badges. One LBFC CFI who flies over 100 hours per SCENIC AND DEMO FLIGHTS month (so they should have recognized him) proudly pulled out his badge only to FAA KNOWLEDGE TESTS be told it had expired. APPROVED BY DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (562) 290-0321 * FAX (562) 290-0421 Individuals wishing to obtain a should contact LGB at: 562-570-2618 Call ahead to verify the hours of operation. PCFSX $11.50 PCATD & AST300X $35.00 Cessna 152 (7) $78.23 HELP SUPPORT LBAA Warrior (5) $103.99 Archer $112.37 LBAA logo t-shirts and caps are available at the general Cessna 172 (4) $103.99 membership meetings: Cessna 172SP $127.99 Cessna 172RG $134.75 Shirts, medium large and extra large . $20.00 Piper Arrow $134.75 Cherokee Six $175.00 Shirts, XXL . $22.00 Seminole $233.41 LBAA caps . $9.00 cash discount price, prices subject to change without notice The purpose of the Long Beach Airport Association is to promote and preserve Visit us at: www.Lbflying.com General Aviation at the Long Beach Airport. The Association will also strive to Email: [email protected] support all efforts towards the proper integration of all types of aviation that will best serve the citizens of Long Beach. A V I A T I O N N E W S FAA SETS MEETINGS ON SECOND TRY AT LONG BEACH AIRSPACE PLAN Excerpts from www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2011 The FAA has scheduled two airspace meetings as it pursues an effort to establish Class C airspace for the now-Class D airspace at LGB. AOPA views the airspace change as a quick fix that should be incorporated into a full review of the airspace needs of all of Southern California, and encourages members to attend the meetings and submit comments to the FAA. The FAA held a first round of meetings in June 2010, resulting in a design that narrowed options for pilots navigating to stay clear of the area, thus reducing safety.