A Flying Career that Began at San Carlos Airport
Editor's introduction: Steve Olsen learned to fly at San Carlos Airport (SQL) in 1966 and was a certified flight instructor at West Bay Aviation at SQL for over four years (Aug. 15, 1967 to Dec. 31, 1971), accumulating 3959 hours before moving on to a career in the...
Sat. 10/26/19: Pilots Needed for Earthquake Disaster Exercise at HAF
The California Disaster Airlift Response Team (CalDART) will conduct a Bay Area Catastrophic Earthquake Airlift Exercise next Sat. Oct. 26th from 9AM to 3PM at Half Moon Bay Airport. They are looking for volunteer pilots who would like to participate. You can either...
Bob Lane’s Emergencies (c. 1969)
Editor's introduction: Bob Lane was a highly skilled pilot and instructor who operated the West Bay Aviation flight school at San Carlos Airport in the 1960's and early 1970's. Steve Olsen is a pilot and certified flight instructor who was mentored by Bob and went on...
Texas BBQ at Hiller Sun. 10/13/19, 11:30AM to 1:30PM
The Board of Directors is organizing our next barbecue on Sun. Oct. 13, 2019 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM on the back patio at the Hiller Museum. Be sure to save the date. We are pleased to announce that Frank's Texas BBQ will cater the event. The menu includes:...
Carol Ford Receives Michael A. Shutt Award From Association of California Airports
We are pleased to announce that Carol Ford, President of the San Carlos Airport Association, received the prestigious Michael A. Shutt Award on Sept. 13, 2019 at the Annual Conference of the Association of California Airports in South Lake Tahoe, CA.  Carol took...
8/21/19: KSQL Tower Staffing
August 21, 2019 message from the Airport Manager San Carlos Airport Users: As many of you are aware, the San Carlos air traffic control tower is a Federal Contract Tower (FCT), operated by SERCO through the Federal Aviation Administration's Federal Contract Tower...
Revised Noise Abatement Procedures
For your information, the Airport's summary of the voluntary noise abatement procedures, effective at the beginning of August, 2019, is shown below. The same information is also available on the Pilot Resources link. RUNWAY 30 DEPARTURES Hillsdale Departure Fly...
Belmont Airport
Belmont Airport was established sometime in the 1930s. Also known as Belmont Landing Field and Central Airport, it was a beehive of aviation activity in the pre-war San Francisco Bay area. A newspaper story describes the first airmail flight from Belmont on May...
Why is that parking area called “Piombo?”
The above photo shows the Piombo Construction Company shed that was on the site of today's Samtrans South Base Maintenance and Operations Facility. In the early 1950's Piombo was asked to bid on paving the runway at San Carlos Airport. In exchange for doing that...
Wed. 5/29/19 at 6PM: Annual Membership Meeting
The Annual Membership Meeting will be held Wed. May 29, 2019 at the Hiller Museum. Dinner and socializing will start at 6PM. The program will begin at 7PM. The Airport Manager will update us on issues at the Airport and we will deal with several business items...
Wed. 4/10/19 at 6PM: HMB Pilots Assoc. Meeting
From our friend Joel Slater at the Half Moon Bay Pilot Association: Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2019, 3:30:25 AM PDT Subject: April 10th Business Meeting 6pm (at HMB Library) Members and Friends of HMBAPA, To avoid any confusion: we are having a business meeting this...
Obituary — Walt Ramseur
Walter Forney Ramseur 1923 - 2019 Walter Forney Ramseur, 95, long time resident of Millbrae and recently of Morganton, North Carolina, died Thursday January 17, 2019, following a brief illness. Walter will be remembered as a respected community leader, serving in the...
