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Santa Barbara Airport officials report approach changes, pilots to get new lighting control; noise group seeks federal help
Summary
Director Chris Hastert told the Santa Barbara Airport Commission on March 13 that several FAA navigation changes are reducing available instrument approaches at Santa Barbara Airport and staff are pressing regulators for fixes.
Director Chris Hastert told the Santa Barbara Airport Commission on March 13 that several Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) navigation changes are reducing available instrument approaches at Santa Barbara Airport and staff are pressing regulators for fixes.
Hastert said pilots will soon be able to control airport lighting after hours with a new pilot-controlled system. “Pilot controlled lighting ... is ready to go at the flip of a switch,” Hastert said, adding the change will allow pilots to reduce lighting after the tower closes and will save energy costs.
The larger operational concern, he told commissioners, is that FAA-published minimums for the airport’s instrument landing system (ILS) were raised after trees on a nearby property…
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