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The Rosamond Skypark
is a privately-owned and operated residential skypark located in Southern
California's Antelope Valley (AKA "Aerospace Valley"). Our FAA designator is
L00 (Lima-Zero-Zero) and our airport is open for public use. This website is
operated by the Rosamond Skypark Association as a service to our owner/members.
We also provide many items of interest to pilots and the general public.
Board of Directors Chosen: At
the January 19th General Membership meeting, the following Directors were
elected for 2010 and will serve in the offices indicated: Monthly Board Meeting: The Board will continue it's current schedule of meeting on the second Wednesday of each month. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 10th, 6:00 PM at the "CAP Hut", all interested members are invited to attend.
Flight Instructor Available: Scott Glaser (located in the "Annex" area) informs us he is a MEII-rated instructor available for BFRs, IPCs and general flight instruction. Contact Scott at 661-754-2732 or via email at Scott.glaser@thedefiantcompany.com
Skypark Weather Data Feeds: You may note the weather data as presented on the website has changed format. This data is uploaded from the webmaster's personal weather station, a task that until this month had involved running a computer 24/7. While this worked fairly well, the vendor-provided weather software suffered from a few "bugs" and would intermittently lock up, a condition that often was not detected immediately. This computer-based uploading has been replaced with a stand-alone device that should be more reliable but unfortunately results in having little flexibility in how the data is made available for presentation. To insure you are seeing the most current data, click on the "Weather Page" link at left.
Do You Fly IFR? If you are a typical "now and then" IFR pilot you probably find it difficult to justify the cost of keeping up current approach plate subscriptions for seldom-visited sections of the country. Check out http://www.pdfplates.com/ for the ultimate in cost-effectiveness. For free (although they solicit, and deserve, contributions) you can download any of the approach plate groups you might need and view them on one of the little tablet PCs, Kindle or Sony readers, or the higher-resolution PDAs. I found they are very readable on my I-phone; I now have the whole western USA library right on my belt, available for any unexpected deviations.
Standards of Appearance for Properties Adopted:
These adopted standards consolidate & clarify a number of CC&R
requirements.
CLICK
HERE to view those standards. Related to this is a
New Schedule of Fines:
A modified
schedule of fines for violations of the CC&Rs has been approved, replacing the old
(never-used) schedule. The full text is viewable in the Members area,
CLICK HERE.
Deadline for Plastic Card License Approaches:
If
you are still flying with an old paper pilot's license, don't forget that you
MUST convert to the new plastic card style by March 31 of 2010. You will
not be 'legal' with the paper license after that date. Hint:
If you still have your SSAN on your license, you can obtain a plastic one with a
'random' certificate number at no charge, which gets you the plastic card
without paying the normal $2 fee (yeah, big deal, but hey...)
Skypark Residential Lots For Sale
CLICK HERE for
more details. Several available now!
Skypark Commercial Lot For Sale
CLICK HERE for
more details. Available now!
More Aviation stuff moving to the Internet FAA MedXPress - Fill out your medical app on-line: Medical applications can be filled out on-line rather than at your AME's office. Go to https://medxpress.faa.gov File Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) Reports On-Line: Just browse to http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/, click on "Electronic Report Submission" and follow the instructions. CALLBACK No Longer Mailed: The publication will now be available only "on line" (click the logo at top to see the latest issue). You can be notified by e-mail whenever a new issue is available, CLICK HERE to sign up. This is a publication every pilot should read; and it's entertaining as well as educational! FAA Flight Standards On Line: "The Bible" for FAA inspectors is on-line and available to the public, go to to http://fsims.faa.gov/ Lots of information for pilots/operators of aircraft. Example: For ramp check standards an inspector will use, navigate to Areas of Interest>Surveillance>Air Operators 91>Conduct a Part 91 Ramp Inspection East Germany redux .,.. eAPIS: Effective May 18th, it became mandatory to provide for each flight departing (as well as arriving) "our" country via our private aircraft the full names, SSANs, passport numbers, addresses, etc, of yourself and all passengers. If they approve, you will receive "security clearance" for takeoff from Homeland Security. This is entirely separate from the previously required Customs notifications & FAA flight plan, and can ONLY be done electronically via computer, see https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov . This operation is not user friendly, so be prepared to spend considerable time during the initial setup process. Hint: When doing the initial setup you can store all your personal data as "pilot" and include your significant other or regular flight partners as "crew". The system will store this data, saving time during subsequent manifest submissions. MORE RANTING on the subject: browse to SECURITY
Skypark in the News: Our Scrapbook page contains a collection of articles on the Skypark & its residents that have appeared, mostly in LA & AV newspapers. The newest: Starr Ginn, NASA engineer & Annex resident is featured in the AV Press, and yet another soaring award announced for Jim Payne.
AIRPORT SAFETY: Communicate! In some ways, safe operations from uncontrolled fields like ours are more demanding than operations at a busy tower airport. These incidents reported in NASA's "Callback" publication make for a great read. CLICK HERE to view the issue (if you don't already read Callback, you should sign up for email notification!). Webmaster's suggestion: A major component in every one of these tales is a "failure to communicate" by radio. ALWAYS take three or four seconds during taxi or at run-up to momentarily disable the squelch on your radio & make sure you hear something! Its a good habit to do the same thing when you switch radios during flight, too. You will be surprised at how many times you will discover volume down or a switch mis-positioned, even when it is an aircraft only you fly.
MISCELLANY CORNER - Humor, possibly interesting pix, stuff that doesn't fit elsewhere has been swept into our miscellany corner for de-cluttering and safekeeping. SAMPLE: About the Origin of those romantic shooting stars
Other Stuff:
AFSS Briefing Tips: With the consolidation of flight service stations comes a major change in how you get a "local" specialist on the phone. Dialing the familiar "800-WX-BRIEF" (800-992-7433) is still the first step, but to insure you are routed to the proper specialist for your area you will need to enter the proper state code. AOPA has a downloadable QUICK REFERENCE CARD that lists the proper state codes plus some Tips & Techniques that might speed the process. AUTO GAS & OLD WIVES: A while back a conversation came up about the use of auto gas in aircraft, which prompted the creation of this posting. If you are interested in the subject, CLICK HERE to view the page. Peek Into History: A gentleman named Paul Freeman has developed a site devoted to obscure and vanished airstrips, including a number of strips in our immediate area. Particularly check out his pages on the Palmdale-Rosamond area and around Mojave. I am sure he would welcome additional info, pictures or map data on these or other "old time" strips....certainly we have plenty!
Rosamond Skypark Contact Info:
Airport Ops: Rosamond Skypark Association
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