Heads Up!  Attention on Ramp!

By Larry Shapiro

A few weeks ago, I got multiple phone calls from my friend Don Singer, a very respected member of the aviation community in southern California.  He shared with me his great concern over an issue that was growing rapidly in his area.  After hearing his story, I too shared his concerns and  asked him to drop me a note spelling out the issues so that I might share them with you, here’s Don’s note”

“As per our conversation, winning the battle of Users fees is, of course, serious. But, the forgotten battle is where do we park our planes when we land. Transit parking has been lost at KCRQ (Carlsbad), KSNA (Santa Ana), KVNY (Van Nuys), and KSBA (Santa Barbara), which by the way are public use airports.