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Issue No. 23
LIBAA Goes to Albany for Advocacy Day
of the total employment of New York State at an
astounding 394,000 jobs, and $50 Billion in
Economic Activity. Yet we continue to see less
and less dollars being committed to support the
infrastructure and business of airports and
aviation. As we look towards improving the
economy in New York today, we must address
the ongoing commitment to supporting our
aviation system, and to making our businesses
■■ Doubling of matching funds requirement to
10% in Federal Reauthorization requires an increase in State matching funds from $4 million
to $8 million. This year Federal Reauthorization
increased the percentage of the State and local
match doubling what was 5% in total to 10%.
Even with the coupling of the state and local
match requirement, the leverage and job creation capacity of each dollar spent is enormous.
New York State has $4 million allocated for that
match, we ask that you continue to support
bringing that amount to $8 million. The inability to have available matching funds could
mean the permanent loss of important infrastructure dollars to other states.
■■ Unfunded
mandates, and airport projects
needs are $20 - $30 million per the NYSDOT.
Without any funding and the end of the BOND
ACT NY must have $15 million per year allo-
Republic Airport Vision Plan
The Republic Airport Vision Plan is a unique
and innovative process that allows all stakeholders a voice in an effort to develop a framework and consensus on the vision for Republic
Airport to follow in the future. Airport stakeholders include civic group leaders and participants, elected officials, the business and
aviation community and RAC members.
The guidelines for the study were limited to:
the Airport remains in existence; all laws, rules
and regulations will be obeyed; and the Airport
will honor all existing contracts.
The Team met with any and all willing stakeholders during Phase I, and conducted 39 meetings. In all, over 600 individuals attended
various meetings and over 150 Phase I questionnaires, emails and comment forms were
received. Within the 150 individual question-
Runway Excursion Safety Program
cated for Air 99. A good start for a critical part of
our economy. The NYSDOT has determined
that NY airports require a minimum of $20 to
$30 million annually to support the airport sysContinued on Page 6
naires and comments received a total of 840
various comments were organized, classified
and grouped by similar topic.
The Team has organized, analyzed, and
categorized stakeholder input for use in Phase
II. This required the careful sorting of all contributions and precise management of the information in order to achieve the goals of this
process. What follows is a summary of categorized stakeholder comments received in
Phase I. ■
LIBAA & LIPAMA
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Runway Excursions are on the rise. Based on claims statistics from insurance companies, the
greatest claims they have had recently, have been for runway excursions. Two 3-4 hour long Best
Practices and statistical programs will be held, each identical to the other. Even when you do everything correctly, it doesn’t assure you that you will not have a runway excursion.
The free programs will be held at HPN – Westchester Hilton starting at 0830 on May 1, 2012
sponsored by WAA, USAIG and NBAA. The other will be held at OXC - Key Air on June 20, 2012
sponsored by CBAG, Key Air, USAIG and NBAA also starting at 0830. Please contact Dean Saucier
at [email protected] or Lori Rosa at [email protected] for seat confirmation. ■
Warren Kroeppel, Gene Portela, Joe Loccisano, Bill
McShane in front of Capitol Building steps.
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■■ Aviation in New York accounts for nearly 5%
competitive with our bordering states.
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Day was held on March 20, 2012 in Albany, NY
and LIBAA board members were there. The
program provided aviation professionals with
timely information on state budget issues and
state funded airport development programs.
LIBAA board members then attended meetings all day with a variety of Long Island lawmakers for constructive dialogue discussing
the issues described below:
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BY WILLIAM McSHANE — Aviation Advocacy
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LIBAA/LIPAMA
9th Annual Golf Outing
May 23, 2012
Rock Hill Country Club
Manorville, NY
Visit LIBAA.org
for more information
AEC Career Fair Update
BY JENNIFER MINORI — The Aerospace
PUBLISHER / PRESIDENT
Joseph Loccisano
[email protected]
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
E. Julian Murray
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Doris Giambruno
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ART DIRECTION
Ringston Media
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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Sue Cosgrove
Joseph Loccisano
Gene Portela
Jennifer Minori
William McShane
LIBAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joe Loccisano
President
CSC Transport
[email protected]
Peter Prinzivalli
Paul A. Lange
Voting Director
Paul A. Lange, LLC
[email protected]
William McShane
Vice President
KTR Capital Partners
[email protected]
Voting Director
Sheltair Aviation Services
[email protected]
Jennifer Minori
Gene Portela
Secretary
Talon Air
[email protected]
Ron Naane
Voting Director
CSSM
[email protected]
Charles Stearn
Treasurer
Mil-Spec Industries
[email protected]
Voting Director
Dassault Falcon Jet
[email protected]
Tom Baird
E. Julian Murrary
Sue Cosgrove
Raymond F. Ringston
Voting Director
Long Island PAMA
[email protected]
Voting Director
Cosgrove Aircraft
[email protected]
Voting Director
ExcelAire
[email protected]
Voting Director
Ringston Media
[email protected]
Doris Giambruno
Administrative Support
Elite Support Services
[email protected]
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[email protected].
Visit us online at www.LIBAA.org.
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Education Corporation, a 501(c)(3) organization, has been planning our 4th
Biennial Aviation and Aerospace Career
Fair. This event will take place on
October 4th and 5th, 2012 at the Main
Terminal of Republic Airport in
Farmingdale, NY. This event provides an
outlet for our industry to reach out to the
students and inform them of the many
career possibilities available to them.
The goal of this event is to educate middle and high school students about the careers available
in aviation and aerospace. Our last event held in 2010 was attended by almost 2,000 people. We
would especially like to thank our 2010 sponsors, including Talon Air, LIBAA, LI PAMA and
Sheltair Aviation. Their generous donations have helped AEC produce a successful event.
To date, over a thousand students have been registered for this event and in total we are expecting over 2,500 attendees. This is a great way for your company to reach out to the next generation
of aviation professionals. There are many ways for you and your company to become involved:
■■ Exhibit space — $300 for a 10’ x 10’ booth
■■ Sponsorships — levels can be found on our website. As a 501(c)(3) organization, all donations
are tax deductible.
■■ Volunteer — This event is able to run smoothly with the help of all of our volunteers
AEC is also pleased to welcome two new board members. Sue Cosgrove, of Cosgrove Aircraft
Service Inc. has joined the board as our new Treasurer. Gene Portela of Corporate Service Supply
and Manufacturing has been appointed AEC Secretary. We are thankful they have joined our
organization and appreciative of them donating their time to making AEC a success.
If you would like to become involved with this event, including becoming a member of our planning committee, please contact Jennifer Minori at [email protected] or 631-389-1470. We
look forward to seeing you in October. ■
CALMM Meeting at JFK
BY SUE COSGROVE — LIBAA President Joe Loccisano, Vice President Pete Pinzivalli and Board
d let them know who we are and what we represent. It was a well attended meeting led by Robert
Kennedy of Virgin Airways. We met the JFK Chamber of Commerce whose membership is up 20
percent this year and were invited to join them and the CALMM LinkedIn group. There were not
only Maintenance Managers in attendance, but also aviation educators, goods and services suppliers, and employment placement people. JFK will be holding a career day in May and we advised
them of our Career Fair coming up in October.
We learned that the Space Shuttle is coming to New York via JFK and will reside permanently
at the Intrepid Museum — arrangements are in the works for getting the shuttle from JFK by
barge to the Hudson River museum location. Reports were given on the status of JFK, LGA and
EWR. One of the main maintenance hangars at JFK has been down for a while now and remains
shut due to issues with their fire suppression system. It seems that the Port Authority’s focus has
been primarily on the re-building of the World Trade Center so the people at JFK are patiently
awaiting the completion of it so more attention can be paid to their needs.
There was an interesting discussion of the rising cost of fuel and its detrimental effects on all
airlines’ bottom lines. At no other time in history has the cost of fuel taken such a huge bite out of
their revenues – it currently stands at eating 70 cents of each passenger dollar, leaving only 30
percent to cover crew and maintenance expenses. Logically, discussion was then turned to the use
of Biofuels and how some airlines such as Lufthansa, United and Virgin are actively pursuing its
use as an alternative to fossil fuel. Biofuels will require their own dedicated pipelines. With it
luckily being a warm winter this year, the de-icing operations have been slow but there is also work
going into the capture and re-processing of de-icing fluid at JFK. These will all be items to track
and follow in the coming months and years.
For more information visit www.calmm.com and www.jfkairportchamberofcommerce.org ■
Long Island Business Aviation Association • Spring 2012
Calverton Executive
Airpark Update
BY JOSEPH LOCCISANO — Members of the LIBAA board met with the Town of Riverhead
Supervisor, Sean Walter for an hour on March 5th discuss the latest facts surrounding EPCAL
(Enterprise Park at Calverton). This area has been a political hot potato for the last 4 town supervisors and Sean would like to get a plan together and stick with it. He has a goal of choosing and
implementing a viable plan within the next 12 months. To help him do this, the town has recently
completed a series of studies by RKG Associates, Inc. (www.rkgassociates.com).
These reports are published on the town web site for all to see. (www.riverheadli.com).
Below is the plan most likely to prevail according to Sean:
On this map we can see where the town is keeping 7000 feet of one runway and its associated
conservation area (everything in green). The Burman Group owns most of property on the south
side of the runway and most of the entire gray shaded area that used to be the Grumman hangar
operations. Ray Maynard (Sky Dive Long Island) owns 16+ acres adjacent to and with access to
the runway. He has the ability to construct 44,000 sf of building on his site. The town is looking
to develop Zone’s 1-4, all shown on the north and west side of the property.
The town is offering some serious tax credits (IDA benefits) for any companies looking to move
into the park. Here’s the number to call if anyone is interested in what the offer is:
The town realizes that the runway costs them nothing to keep at this point and they intend to
protect it for future aviation uses. Its the hope of the town that companies will move in that will
take advantage of the runway through the use of their own corporate aircraft. One concern for
the town is that they don’t want to be financially responsible for the runway and any support associated with it. They are trying to minimize increasing taxes for people living in the township.
After reviewing this plan with the town supervisor, the
LIBAA board identified logistical issues concerning the
plan that neither the town nor RKG realized. We offered
our support to the supervisor as a body of “aviation professionals” and offered to assist the town planning commission in charge of this project. The supervisor was
grateful for offering our advice and we (LIBAA) hope to
be an important resource for the planning group in the
future. If any businesses were interested in exploring
the benefits of relocating to Calverton, the supervision
would be happy to speak to them directly. An appointment works best (he’s not a fan of e-mails) and can be
scheduled by calling 631-727-3200 Ext 251. ■
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FSl Proficiency
Protection
Program
Revived for 2012
A “Proficiency Protection Program” that kept
hundreds of unemployed business pilots and
maintenance professionals current at no cost
to them in 2009 is being reinstated by training provider FlightSafety International.
The re-born program will run through
December 31, 2012. Pilots and technicians
who became unemployed since January 1 of
this year through staff reduction or job elimination are eligible for the training, which will
be provided on an as-available basis. Those
taking advantage of the offer will not be required to repay the cost of the training or
enter into a new training agreement once
re-employed.
“The effort three years ago was a tremendous success,” said Steve Phillips, FlightSafety
International’s vice president of communications. “It allowed hundreds of business pilots
and mechanics to stay ready to accept employment when the opportunity arose. In
2009, we saw it as a way we could help our
loyal customers through tough times, and we
feel the same today.”
The 2012 program is available to any business pilot who was training under a
FlightSafety full service contract at the time
of his or her involuntary job loss, and will be in
the aircraft type used for the original training. Any maintenance technician who was
enrolled in the company’s Master Technician
Program when he or she became unemployed
may receive the next course toward completion of the program.
Phillips said the largest percentage of the
hundreds of program beneficiaries in 2009
were trained in Cessna airplanes, followed by
Gulfstream and Bombardier aircraft. In 2012
eligible business aircraft will include those
made by Bell Helicopter, Bombardier, Cessna,
Dassault Falcon, Embraer, Eurocopter,
Gulfstream Aerospace, Hawker Beechcraft,
Piaggio Aero and Sikorsky.
The 2012 Proficiency Protection Program
is available to business pilots worldwide.
“Right now European business aviation is
going through a rough time, so we expect a
number of pilots and maintenance professionals from there,” said Phillips. “But we have
customers in 154 countries worldwide.” ■
Long Island Business Aviation Association • Spring 2012
A Brief Synopsis About the
Eastern Region Helicopter Council
Richard D. Huggins
ERHC Committee Chairman
& CSC Transport
[email protected]
THE EASTERN REGION HELICOPTER COUNCIL
(ERHC) was started in 1977 by local helicopter
pilots, who were interested in the availability of
IFR flight for rotorcraft. Their ad hoc meetings
in New York City, using the initial name of
Northeast Helicopter Operator Council
(NEHOC), was the initial step in forming the
eastern seaboard’s first, locally organized aviation group to represent helicopters.
After the charter member pilots realized
their success in joining together with respect to
the IFR issue, they incorporated their organization in 1979, renaming it Eastern Region
Helicopter Council, Inc., a non-profit organization, to represent their interests in aviation.
Since its inception, ERHC has always had an
active community outreach program to address
the concerns of residents, relating to helicopter
and heliport issues. In 1982, the ERHC was
awarded the first ever Fly Neighborly Award by
Helicopter Association International (HAI),
and is featured as an example in the Fly
Neighborly Guide.
Around the year 2000, an extensive email
network was established for all members concerning safety issues, Airspace Flight
Restrictions, noise abatement issues, and regulatory issues, in and around the New York
Metro area.
ERHC continues to dedicate efforts toward
the completion of RNAV helicopter approaches
and satellite-based IFR routes along the
Northeastern corridor.
In early 2007, operators, FAA, and communities got together to agree to voluntarily fly less
along the Track route past JFK airport to address community concerns expressed in 2006.
The next best alternative for summer flights to
eastern Long Island was as high as possible over
LGA and the north shore of LI. A new route was
placed on the helicopter route chart and over
the summer of 2008, helicopter traffic measured in detail on two holiday weekends showed
over 90% compliance with recommendations.
Detailed evaluation of over 2,000 flights in
track and altitude on the voluntary noise abatement routings at East Hampton airport (HTO)
showed 83% of flights on or not applicable in
track, and 68% in altitude. The leading helicop-
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ter operator achieved over 90% in track and altitude on over 600 monitored flights. Special
Advisor Robert Grotell attended over 40 meetings, plus, provided personal and written testimony to numerous public officials at numerous
public hearings.
ERHC is an affiliate member of Helicopter
Association International (HAI) and the
National Business Aviation Association
(NBAA). Since 2007, we have strengthened our
bonds with other local aviation groups, such as
the Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association (MAPA),
Long Island Helicopter
Traffic Data for 2011
■■ 4,364 complaints in 2011
■■ 81% from north fork communities
■■ 63% from Cutchogue and Mattituck
■■ Top ten households 54%
(2,483 complaints)
■■ Top household 21% (899 complaints)
■■ Top 2 households 37%
(1,623 complaints)
■■ Traffic down 11.6% in 2011
■■ Complaints up 186% in 2011
■■ 2010 one complaint every
5.8 movements
■■ 2011 one complaint every 1.8 movements
■■ 91 to 95 percent compliance to
noise abatement procedures in 2011
Mid-Atlantic Aviation Coalition (MAAC), Long
Island Business Aviation Association (LIBAA),
and New Jersey Aviation Association (NJAA).
Our first priority always has been, and remains - Safety.
On March 20th, 2012 the Eastern Region
Helicopter held their annual “Fly Neighborly”
meeting at the Melville Marriott. The purpose
of this meeting is for helicopter operators, as
well as local government officials, and citizens,
to meet to discuss the previous and upcoming
year’s helicopter operations over Long Island.
As everyone knows, helicopters over Long
Island generate a lot of press as well as political
involvement. The meeting was well attended,
and I will go over some of the highlights of this
meeting.
Most flights over Long Island originate in
New York City for destinations east. As you may
well know Senator Schumer is trying to mandate routes along the north shore of Long Island
at specific altitudes. Ever since this proposal of
Senator Schumer, the majority of operators
have been voluntarily flying these routes at the
altitudes suggested. Unfortunately this North
Shore Route has significantly increased the
number of complaints to the ERHC noise complaint hotline (300% increase). The reason why
this is happening is because the beginning
point of the route conflicts with LaGuardia
(LGA) arrival and departure routes. This
means that helicopters are vectored over the
Throgs Neck Bridge eastward over Long Island
until clear of LGA airspace. The second reason
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Long Island Business Aviation Association • Spring 2012
Could No ‘Boom’
Mean a Big Boon for
Business Aviation?
What NASA called a “breakthrough” in wind
tunnel testing could soon take the “boom”
out of supersonic flying, and scientists at
the Dryden Flight Research Center believe
it could benefit business aviation in “years
rather than decades.”
Face it: The biggest reason that business
aviation hasn’t gone supersonic yet is the
sonic boom. Even when supersonic aircraft
fly at high altitudes, that big “ka-BOOM”
has proven so unacceptable that supersonic
flight has been banned over populated areas
for decades.
However, NASA has hailed recent wind
tunnel tests of supersonic models designed
by both Boeing and Lockheed as breakthroughs.
Before now, the characteristics of low drag
at supersonic cruise speeds and a low-level
boom have been considered mutually exclusive. The breakthrough hailed by Peter Coen,
NASA’s Supersonic Fixed-Wing project manager, came in the discovery that they are, in
fact, not.
The tools in question are fast computers
and modeling capabilities that weren’t possible before 2003, Haering said.
Because weight is
a factor in the loudness of a sonic boom,
all three scientists
agree that the first
supersonic aircraft
quiet enough to fly
over land may well be
SAI Quiet Supersonic
a business aircraft. ■
Transport (QSST)
FAA Holds Public Meeting on
‘Best Equipped-Best Served’
On February 13, 2012, the FAA took another
step forward on a “Best Equipped-Best
Served” (BE-BS) concept of air traffic services
and hosted a public meeting to discuss this
policy issue. The short-notice meeting at FAA
Headquarters was designed to be an initial discussion about technical considerations of “BEBS” – the tentative umbrella term given to
proposed policies, systems, and services that
would potentially establish operational incentives and priority handling for those aircraft
and operators equipped with certain sets of
navigation and communication technology.
NBAA participated in this meeting and subsequent conversations highlighting the interests
of the business aviation community in regard
to any implementation of such policies.
The meeting was the first opportunity for
industry stakeholders to seek clarification, address concerns, and provide technical input on
a set of proposed operational scenarios designed and circulated by the FAA. These scenarios, which FAA has been analyzing and
developing for several years, would affect procedures and operations at the New York City
area airports (including TEB), Chicago,
Philadelphia, and San Francisco, as well as
Atlantic Ocean routes. They would combine
various principles of NextGen technology, including ADS-B Out and In and RNAV/RNP 0.3
with and without Radial-to-Fix (RF) Legs.
NBAA submitted written comments to FAA
concerning these scenarios arguing broadly
that as designed the proposals would adversely
Changes in EU Aviation Licensing
Should Have Little Impact
Last week’s advent of new uniform Flight Crew
Licensing (FCL) requirements in the European
Union (EU) should have little or no impact on
flight crews and aircraft registered outside of the
EU, according to a senior executive at the
International Business Aviation Council (IBAC).
“As far as business aviation is concerned, it’s
a non-issue,” said IBAC Director for Regulatory
Affairs, Ray Rohr. “The majority of people who
are U.S. operators going to Europe and who are
not based in Europe will see no impact,” Rohr
said.
The EU’s April 8th implementation of new
FCL requirements unifies the pilot training
requirements of various member states into a
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single set of regulations. In many cases, Rohr
said, the requirements for pilot certification
differ significantly from those in the U.S. and
are somewhat more stringent than those called
for by the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO), Rohr said. For that reason, foreigners living in EU countries but holding flight certifications in third countries have
been sensitive to the changes put forth by the
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
However, the Chicago Convention, which
established international civil aviation guidelines, still applies, said NBAA Operations
Group Project Manager Scott O’Brien.
“Chicago Convention Article 33 explains that
penalize a very large percentage of business aircraft operating in the U.S. by establishing exclusionary technological requirements.
Complexities surrounding aircraft equipage,
certification, and pilot training would create an
inherent disadvantage for business aviation operators under the policy mandate as it was proposed. Costs associated with aircraft equipage,
including upgrades and maintenance, would be
prohibitive if not impossible for most Part 91
operators.
One scenario, for example, aims to de-conflict operations between Teterboro (TEB) and
Newark (EWR) by keeping visual arrival rates
up for extended periods. FAA’s proposal would
incorporate RNAV/RNP with RF Legs into a
Charted Visual Flight Procedure (CVFP) to
TEB Runway 6 and Runway 21. NBAA fully
supports this and has long advocated that FAA
adopt and permit RNAV CVFPs as the best way
to manage capacity gains at TEB and other GA
airports. However, while the FAA Air Traffic
Organization correctly proposes use of these
procedures, FAA Flight Standards Service has
yet to promulgate regulatory criteria that
would allow Part 91 operators to be certified to
use these procedures.
FAA assures operators and industry groups
that it will conduct and provide the necessary
reviews and opportunities for public notice and
comment as appropriate before any implementation of these scenarios. NBAA will continue
to work with FAA as they proceed with BEBS
modeling. ■
ICAO contracting states have to accept pilot
certificates from other countries so long as
each state’s pilot certificates meet the minimum standard set by ICAO,” O’Brien
explained.
For example, if you’re a certificated U.S. pilot
living outside of Europe and flying a
U.S.-registered aircraft, Article 33 of the Chicago
Convention applies and the EU country will recognize your pilot certificate issued by the FAA.
“You should have no problem,” O’Brien said.
So Why All the Fuss?
“The challenge is that the rules don’t come
right out and explain all this,” O’Brien said.
“That’s how the fear started – nobody saw that
specific scenario anywhere in the regulation.
In most cases, these new EASA FCL rules simply don’t apply to the typical European operations conducted by NBAA Members.” ■
Long Island Business Aviation Association • Spring 2012
Upcoming LIBAA &
Industry Events
LIBAA Goes to Albany for Advocacy Day
MAY 1, 2012
■■Webinar: Introduction to Business Aviation Taxes
Presented by David Norton, Shackelford, Melton &
McKinley, LLP and Kent Jackson, Jackson & Wade, LLC.
www.nbaa.org
MAY 1–3, 2012
■■Runway Excursion Safety Program
Even when you do everything correctly, it doesn’t assure
you that you will not have a runway excursion. A 3-4 hour
long Best Practices and statistical program will be held at
HPN – Westchester Hilton. For more information contact
Dean Saucier at [email protected]
MAY 8, 2012
Presented by Jeff Towers, TVPX. www.nbaa.org
Bill McShane and Warren Kroeppel of Sheltair discuss
meetings planned for the day.
MAY 14–16, 2012
Continued from Page 1
■■Webinar: Depreciation & Like Kind Exchanges
■■12th Annual European Business Aviation
Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2012)
Geneva, Switzerland, www.ebace.aero
MAY 15, 2012
■■Webinar: State Aviation Taxes
Presented by Vicky Boladian, Aerlex Law Group and
Eli Mansour, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP.
www.nbaa.org
MAY 22, 2012
■■Webinar: Personal Use – Impact on the Employee
Presented by Sean Fitzgibbons, Walmart, www.nbaa.org
MAY 23, 2012
■■LIBAA/LIPAMA 9th Annual Golf Outing
LIBAA along with the Long Island Chapter of PAMA is
hosting its ninth annual Golf Outing at Rock Hill Country
Club - Manorville, www.libaa.org
MAY 29, 2012
■■Webinar: Personal Use – Impact on the Company
Presented by Doug Stewart, AircraftLogs and
Ruth Wimer, McDermott, Will & Emery, www.nbaa.org
JUNE 5, 2012
■■Webinar: Federal Excise Taxes
Presented by Joanne Barbera, Barbera & Watkins and
Partick McGinty, Epic Aviation, LLC, www.nbaa.org
JUNE 7, 2012
■■NBAA Business Aviation Regional Forum
A day-long learning and peer networking venues designed
to meet the needs of regional business aviation communities, and to provide an introduction to local leaders
interested in learning more about the industry.
Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, NJ
JUNE 12, 2012
■■Webinar: Advanced Tax Topics
Presented by Jed Wolcott, Wolcott & Associates, P.A. and
Sue Folkringa, Wolcott & Associates, P.A., www.nbaa.org
JUNE 19, 2012
■■Webinar: Aircraft Tax Planning &
Impact on Budgeting for Flight Departments
Presented by Alan Goldstein, Citigroup Inc., www.nbaa.org
JUNE 21–22, 2012
■■Business Aircraft Transactions Conference
an information-packed two-day event that provides the
latest information on a variety of tax, regulatory and risk
management issues., www.nbaa.org
JUNE 26–28, 2012
■■Introduction to SMS Workshop
Using the IS-BAO process, this workshop provides operators with the tools they will need to successfully implement a SMS., www.nbaa.org
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Gene Portela of Corporate Service Supply &
Manufacturing studies the day’s agenda.
tem. We currently have no dollars allocated for
this effort. In 2009 the $75 million Bond Act
expired leaving no sustainable funding for
these critical projects. We ask that they support
a $15 million annual allocation to Air 99 to support security, business and other unfunded but
critical projects for our airports.
■■ Aircraft are leaving NY along with jobs, and
a sustainable aviation economy. We need to
pass the Aviation Jobs Act to remain competitive with our bordering states. Most of the
members of LIBAA are connected in some way
to business aviation. We sometimes forget that
87% of all business jet travel is for staff level
personnel conducting business around the
world. Only 13% of the time is business jets flying the CEO, and it is a far lower percentage of
those trips that are purely for pleasure.
Business jets are capable of providing
$1,000,000 of economic activity for every jet
that is based in a community. 5-6 high paying
direct jobs are created with each of these jets
on average. In light of these facts NY still allows our bordering states to pilfer business jet
operations taking with them the jobs, and the
sustainable economic drivers that go with
those jobs. NY has lost 700 aircraft from 2001
- 2009 while our border states have seen an increase over that same period. In the stroke of a
pen New York can balance the playing field between our bordering states and us by eliminating the sales tax on the purchase of aircraft.
This will bring new-based aircraft, sales offices, and a stronger economic base for our
communities back to New York. We ask that
lawmakers pass the Aviation Jobs Act A 4818 S
so that we can do our part and bring aviation
and community prosperity back to our communities. ■
Eastern Region Helicopter Council
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is that the point of reentry onto Long Island for
East Hampton causes almost the entire helicopter traffic to turn southeast over Mattituck,
which has caused residents of Mattituck to suffer a significant increase in helicopter noise.
The ERHC is advocating dispersal routes that
spread the helicopter traffic in a wider area,
which would decrease the number of complaints from Long Islander’s. There is also a
South Shore Route that the twin-engine operators are using for trips to East Hampton. This
route is over the ocean, and turns into East
Hampton directly south of the airport, with
the traffic maintaining 2500 feet until over the
airport, and then descending. This route is not
one the single-engine helicopter operators like
to use, because in an emergency they may not
be able to reach the shoreline. There is no political support from Senator Schumer for this
dispersal route, even though his “solution” is
causing more problems than when there was
no North Shore Route.
Another “solution” that East Hampton local
government will be implementing is a seasonal
tower. The local politicians of East Hampton
have promised their constituents is that this
will “solve” the noise problem in their community. The fact of the matter is that this “solution” will actually make the problem worse.
Their will be no radar so when the weather is
IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions),
or SVFR (Special VFR (Visual Flight Rules)),
all air traffic will have to hold outside the East
Hampton Airspace until an individual aircraft
lands or exits this airspace. As you can surmise, this is going to exacerbate the problem of
noise and low flying aircraft. The ERHC is
against this idea, and feel it is once again political posturing. ■
Long Island Business Aviaiton Association • Spring 2012