• Board of Supervisors - Fuel

    A Disaster Waiting to Happen

    Santa Clara County has adopted G100UL fuel, the first jurisdiction in the US to do so, despite concerns about its lack of ASTM approval and potential compatibility issues with other unleaded fuels like Swift 100R. The decision to adopt G100UL, driven by political pressure and a desire to reduce lead…

  • Funding - Maintenance

    Free Airport Funds? Santa Clara County says “Hard Pass!”

    The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, officially known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, allocates significant funding to modernize and improve U.S. airports. The bill provides $25 billion for airport infrastructure, aiming to upgrade outdated facilities, enhance safety measures, and increase capacity to accommodate growing air traffic. This funding includes $15…

  • Fuel

    Lead Lies

    CalPilots, in conjunction with CAAPSO (thank you Doug Rice and Stephen McHenry), has finally received air quality data from Bay Area Air Quality Management District. BAAQMD is a public agency entrusted with regulating stationary sources of air pollution in the nine counties that surround San Francisco Bay. It took a…

  • Funding - Maintenance

    Sky-Daddy Slumlords

    Well, it’s July and in Santa Clara County Roads and Airports Division, there is celebrating going on. Why are the champagne corks flying you might ask? Well, it’s because of this little provision here tucked into our license agreement for space rental. Fees and Charges for Assigned Spaces are established…

  • Funding - Maintenance

    San Martin Airport is a $hithole

    There are some concerning deficiencies related to safety and security at San Martin Airport (E16), operated by Santa Clara County. Safety Issues Previously, the airport’s rotating beacon was frozen in place and did not rotate. This is a safety issue for pilots attempting to identify the airport, in both night…