SCAUWG – Affiliated Members

Affiliated Members - Moving Forward Together to Make Our Airspace the Safest Possible

affiliated membershipAs this page is currently under construction we invite you to please return here often.  Soon, all of our affiliated members will be acknowledged and recognized for the valuable services they provide to our community.   Without the continued support of our affiliates, doing the work SCAUWG has pledged to do would be far more difficult!

 

AOPA - Airplane Owners and Pilots Association

For AOPA, advocacy is more than just lobbying Congress or negotiating with the FAA. It’s about staying engaged with hundreds of state agencies and legislatures. It’s about maintaining a network of pilots to monitor thousands of airports. It’s about putting the combined weight of hundreds of thousands of pilots behind you.

Whether you are looking for a new place to fly to, information about aircraft, planning your next flight, or how that new medication might affect your certificate, all the resources that support your desire to fly are at AOPA!  Visit their website HERE

Arizona Aviation Safety Advisory Group (ASAG)

The Arizona Aviation Safety Advisory Group is made up from volunteer aviators from throughout Arizona.  We work closely with he FAA Scottsdale and Las Vegas Flight Standards District Offices, the FAA Safety Team, and all aviation users throughout the state to highlight and educate everyone on safe practices.  We are an Arizona and IRS registered 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.  Check them out at: https://asagaz.org/- and on Facebook as Aviation Safety Advisory Group

Arizona Pilot's Association (APA)

The Arizona Pilot’s Association (APA) was organized in 1978 to give Arizona’s general aviation community a voice in aviation matters. Our mission remains much the same today as we continue to promote general aviation through advocacy at various levels of state and federal government, as well as through partnering with other aviation organizations in advocating our common interests: promoting aviation safety, pilot education, and public understanding of general aviation; preserving, maintaining, and even re-opening Arizona’s backcountry and recreational airstrips; broadcasting Arizona aviation news; and connecting Arizona pilots through aviation events.  Visit them at:  https://azpilots.org/- and on Facebook as Arizona Pilot's Association

CalPilots - California Pilots Association

Advocates for California's General Aviation Community and Airports.  The California Pilots Association will assist and guide organizations in the resolution of, and suggest a strategy to address your airport’s issues.  Locals are required to do the ongoing groundwork to resolve their airport issues.

The following points are very effective:
It is important to educate and organize.
If you do not belong to a local airport/pilot organization, then join one. If none exists, then it is time to start one – we can help you
Determine who your airport decision makers are, county or city council. Then establish a working relationship; and don’t forget to include city/county planners and the airport manager
Become educated and involved in all airport matters
Attend council meetings with airport-related business, especially new development proposals
Work together with your airport manager – Why? – because he/she can be a huge asset helping you deal with issues at hand
Get involved – each of us can do something to help, no matter how small

You can find out more about CalPilots by viewing their website HERE

FAA Western Service Center

SCAUWG greatly appreciates the long-standing association with the FAA Western Service Center, which has proven over the many years to be a rewarding relationship that compliments each other's goals, and yields results that equate to the safest possible Southern California airspace environment.

The role of the Service Center is to provide shared services that promote standardization of processes, efficiency, and effectiveness which achieve results for the service units: Air Traffic Services, Technical Operations, and System Operations. The shared services model brings people together with similar expertise, allows the sharing of ideas, and collaboration to improve processes, and enhances communication and sharing of resources.

Each Service Center is comprised of five groups, Administrative Services, Business Services, Planning and Requirements, Operations Support, and Quality Control. The service centers provide the link between headquarters technical programs and their integration in the operations environment.

The work accomplished by the FAA's Western Service Center is invaluable, and currently via their personal one-on-one assistance, by forward-thinking management, the SCAUWG message that details the very important goals for LA TAC Chart revision is being escalated.

NATA - National Air Transportation Association

Empowering our members to be safe and successful aviation businesses is NATA's mission.

Founded in 1940, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) represents the interests of the general aviation business community before Congress and federal, state and local government agencies. NATA’s nearly 2,300 member companies provide a broad range of aeronautical services to the aviation community, including: aircraft sales and acquisitions, fuel, aircraft ground support, passenger and crew services, aircraft parking and storage, on-demand air charter, aircraft rental, flight training, aircraft maintenance and overhaul facilities, parts sales, and business aircraft and fractional ownership fleet management.

NATA members range in size from large companies with international presence to smaller, single-location operators that depend exclusively on general aviation for their livelihood. Smaller companies account for the majority of NATA’s membership and most NATA members have fewer than 40 employees and are designated as small businesses by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Discover more about NATA HERE

NBAA - National Business Aviation Association

Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 11,000 companies and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, the world's largest civil aviation trade show. NBAA has also contributed recognized standards for airport Noise abatement standards Read More Here For much more information about all of what NBAA does click: Read More Here For a list of NBAA Calendared events Click HERE

SCAG

As a result of the 1986 Cerritos DC9 mid-air disaster, local aviation community governments, airport operators, pilots and other airspace users organized as a group under the auspices of the Southern Association of Governments to work with the FAA on making the LA Basin airspace a viable resource to the community. That Group was SCAUWG, and SCAUWG has been operating under the auspices of SCAG ever since.

Founded in 1965, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is a Joint Powers Authority under California state law, established as an association of local governments and agencies that voluntarily convene as a forum to address regional issues. Under federal law, SCAG is designated as a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and under state law as a Regional Transportation Planning Agency and a Council of Governments.

The SCAG region encompasses six counties (Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura) and 191 cities in an area covering more than 38,000 square miles. The agency develops long-range regional transportation plans including sustainable communities strategy and growth forecast components, regional transportation improvement programs, regional housing needs allocations and a portion of the South Coast Air Quality management plans. In 1992, SCAG expanded its governing body, the Executive Committee, to a 70-member Regional Council to help accommodate new responsibilities mandated by the federal and state governments, as well as to provide more broad-based representation of Southern California’s cities and counties. With its expanded membership structure, SCAG created regional districts to provide for more diverse representation. The districts were formed with the intent to serve equal populations and communities of interest. Currently, the Regional Council consists of 86 members.

In addition to the six counties and 191 cities that make up SCAG’s region, there are six County Transportation Commissions that hold the primary responsibility for programming and implementing transportation projects, programs and services in their respective counties. Additionally, SCAG Bylaws provide for representation of Native American tribes and Air Districts in the region on the Regional Council and Policy Committees.

Currently, SCAG is reconvening its Aviation Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC). SCAUWG members are invited to participate and review shared interests.  You can learn more about SCAG HERE. You can view a recent (April 16, 2019) SCAG Meeting Agenda HERE.

SCT - SoCal TRACON

Southern California TRACON (SCT) serves most airports in Southern California and guides about 2.2 million planes over roughly 9,000 square miles in a year, making our facility one of the busiest in the world. SCT, or SoCal TRACON as it is nicknamed, provides radar air traffic approach control services to all arriving and departing aircraft for most airports in Southern California. SCT's airspace covers an area from 20 miles north of Burbank to the US/Mexican border and from San Bernardino to Santa Catalina Island. Airports receiving SCT services include Burbank Airport, John Wayne Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Long Beach Airport, March AFB, MCAS Miramar, NAS North Island, Ontario Airport, San Diego International Airport, Van Nuys Airport and many smaller airports that service general aviation.

At SCT, we handle hundreds of Special Activities each year in the course of providing Air Traffic Control (ATC) services on a 24/7 basis. Some activities are fairly simple, while others are very involved and require complex coordination. Our goal is to complete as much coordination as possible up front, rather than discussing fine details on a live ATC frequency. 9175 Kearny Villa Road, San Diego, CA 92126 (858) 537-5800