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Communication announcing the airport’s closure due to Lead contamination from GA aircraft. The actual reason is more political and Silicon Valley land developer cronies who see it as an unplowed 180 acre field.
Save Reid-Hillview Airport
As most of you are aware, on August 17, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pursue the immediate closure of Reid Hillview with the FAA based on the health crisis addressed in the lead study. They also voted to pursue the exclusive sale of unleaded fuel at county airports.
The clock is now ticking on the survival of Reid Hillview Airport. Everything is now in serious jeopardy; flight training facilities, San Jose State University’s Aviation Department, a General Aviation designated reliever airport convenient to the Silicon Valley, and a convenient place to keep your aircraft. Perhaps it won’t happen immediately, but it appears now inevitable.
Reid Hillview will close unless we continue to get involved. We can make the case for its survival.
If the FAA declines to approve closure before 2031, this will take time to work its way through the courts. During this time, those who wish to save the airport must commit to doing the following:
1. Get your STC for unleaded avgas “UL94” and start using it if you are eligible. We need to do this to address the immediate “crisis”. We need to show that pilots are sincere in their interest to address the lead issue. We need to make sure the FBOs selling UL94 are financially successful and can buy it in large volumes (competitive pricing). Go tohttps://www.swiftfuelsavgas.com/stc/ right now and see whether your plane can use it. Do this now. If your plane is eligible, buy the STC and get your documentation completed and support the FBO’s selling UL94.
2. Push your local supervisor to reconsider their position on the airport. Write letters to your Supervisor and explain how aviation benefits the community through education, job creation, and as a valuable reliever airport for San Jose. We need to turn the supervisors’ (unanimous) opinions and focus on a timeframe where lead in avgas is no longer a factor.
3. Promote the airport value with friends and family. Get them involved. Get them to write letters. Polls have shown the general public supports keeping the airport open, and that message needs to be shared with the supervisors.
4. Promote the airport within the community. Participate in future Airport Day events and the EAA Young Eagles program. Wear a pilot shirt next time you volunteer at a Food Bank in East San Jose. Tag an Angel Flight Picture with “#savereidhillview”. Like us on https://www.facebook.com/SaveReidHillviewAirport/ and post good things you see aviation is doing. Get the community to see the good side of aviation.
5. Make a donation to CAAPSO and to our Political Action Committee (PAC). We are working to get pro-airport Supervisors elected into office to turn the vote around; these candidates need election funds and campaign help, and we can use that to motivate pro-airport positions. Hopefully, we can help elect Supervisors who support our airport. We are also working with professional airport development companies to promote an alternate vision for Reid Hillview and that costs money. Go to https://savereidhillview.org/ and donate.
6. Get involved with CAAPSO. Make sure you are on our mailing list at the very least. We have a couple more tricks up our sleeves, but we need to know how to get ahold of you and we may need your help. Visit us at https://savereidhillview.org/ and register. If you're already on the mailing list, thank you.
7. Share your ideas with us! Whether it's in the air or on the ground, the aviation community is full of passionate individuals (like you!), who love to talk about how great the field of aviation is. We'd love to hear your ideas on what we as a community can do to keep Reid-Hillview Airport in Santa Clara County. Contact us via email at info@caapso.org
8. Attend our virtual town-hall meeting. CAAPSO and AOPA are in the process of putting together a town-hall meeting to update you on the fight for Reid-Hillview as well as to answer your questions and listen to your comments. When the meeting time is set, we will send you a link!
If you're not sure what benefits to promote, check out this link for a discussion on the many values of Reid Hillview Airport.
Thank you for your continued support!
David Goodin, President CAAPSO
Walt Gyger, VP CAAPSO
Michelle Tripp, Membership & Communications CAAPSO
Save Reid-Hillview Airport | CAAPSO
CAAPSO | P.O. Box 3771, San Jose, CA 95154
Save Reid-Hillview Airport
As most of you are aware, on August 17, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pursue the immediate closure of Reid Hillview with the FAA based on the health crisis addressed in the lead study. They also voted to pursue the exclusive sale of unleaded fuel at county airports.
The clock is now ticking on the survival of Reid Hillview Airport. Everything is now in serious jeopardy; flight training facilities, San Jose State University’s Aviation Department, a General Aviation designated reliever airport convenient to the Silicon Valley, and a convenient place to keep your aircraft. Perhaps it won’t happen immediately, but it appears now inevitable.
Reid Hillview will close unless we continue to get involved. We can make the case for its survival.
If the FAA declines to approve closure before 2031, this will take time to work its way through the courts. During this time, those who wish to save the airport must commit to doing the following:
1. Get your STC for unleaded avgas “UL94” and start using it if you are eligible. We need to do this to address the immediate “crisis”. We need to show that pilots are sincere in their interest to address the lead issue. We need to make sure the FBOs selling UL94 are financially successful and can buy it in large volumes (competitive pricing). Go tohttps://www.swiftfuelsavgas.com/stc/ right now and see whether your plane can use it. Do this now. If your plane is eligible, buy the STC and get your documentation completed and support the FBO’s selling UL94.
2. Push your local supervisor to reconsider their position on the airport. Write letters to your Supervisor and explain how aviation benefits the community through education, job creation, and as a valuable reliever airport for San Jose. We need to turn the supervisors’ (unanimous) opinions and focus on a timeframe where lead in avgas is no longer a factor.
3. Promote the airport value with friends and family. Get them involved. Get them to write letters. Polls have shown the general public supports keeping the airport open, and that message needs to be shared with the supervisors.
4. Promote the airport within the community. Participate in future Airport Day events and the EAA Young Eagles program. Wear a pilot shirt next time you volunteer at a Food Bank in East San Jose. Tag an Angel Flight Picture with “#savereidhillview”. Like us on https://www.facebook.com/SaveReidHillviewAirport/ and post good things you see aviation is doing. Get the community to see the good side of aviation.
5. Make a donation to CAAPSO and to our Political Action Committee (PAC). We are working to get pro-airport Supervisors elected into office to turn the vote around; these candidates need election funds and campaign help, and we can use that to motivate pro-airport positions. Hopefully, we can help elect Supervisors who support our airport. We are also working with professional airport development companies to promote an alternate vision for Reid Hillview and that costs money. Go to https://savereidhillview.org/ and donate.
6. Get involved with CAAPSO. Make sure you are on our mailing list at the very least. We have a couple more tricks up our sleeves, but we need to know how to get ahold of you and we may need your help. Visit us at https://savereidhillview.org/ and register. If you're already on the mailing list, thank you.
7. Share your ideas with us! Whether it's in the air or on the ground, the aviation community is full of passionate individuals (like you!), who love to talk about how great the field of aviation is. We'd love to hear your ideas on what we as a community can do to keep Reid-Hillview Airport in Santa Clara County. Contact us via email at info@caapso.org
8. Attend our virtual town-hall meeting. CAAPSO and AOPA are in the process of putting together a town-hall meeting to update you on the fight for Reid-Hillview as well as to answer your questions and listen to your comments. When the meeting time is set, we will send you a link!
If you're not sure what benefits to promote, check out this link for a discussion on the many values of Reid Hillview Airport.
Thank you for your continued support!
David Goodin, President CAAPSO
Walt Gyger, VP CAAPSO
Michelle Tripp, Membership & Communications CAAPSO
Save Reid-Hillview Airport | CAAPSO
CAAPSO | P.O. Box 3771, San Jose, CA 95154
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