10:00 a.m. , December 14, 2006
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance
1. Introductions and Comments from the Chair
2. Minutes of the of September 29, 2006 Regional Aviation Committee (RAC) Meeting
3. **Special Presentations**
a. PB Aviation, Charles Van Cook, Update, "Northeast Corridor Commercial Air Service Study."
b. Jim Fels, Harrisburg ADO, "Part II, The Rest of the AIP Story."
3. Status of Regional Aviation Systems Plan (RASP) Implementation
a. The Status of RASP Implementation will be presented for the following facilities:
Northeast Philadelphia, Doylestown, Camden County, Quakertown, Trenton-Mercer, New Castle County, Pottstown Municipal, South Jersey Regional, Pottstown-Limerick, Cross Keys, Summit, Flying W, Pennridge, Wings, New Garden, Brandywine, Trenton-Robbinsville, Perkiomen Valley, Cecil County, Spitfire Aerodrome, Penns Landing Heliport.
b. US Airways Corp. Update.
4. Continuing Planning Activities
a. Status on BRAC Commission activities impacting Willow Grove NAS, state and local response.
b. DVRPC Operations Counting, Draft Working Report 2005-2006.
c. Status of Airport Zoning Implementation. PA Supreme Court deliberation of Baublitz case.
5. Capital Programming Status
a. DVRPC ACIP for PA Counties, draft presentation and discussion.
b. PA funding program; status.
c. New Jersey funding program; status.
6. Old Business
a. Discussion of PA aviation regulation changes, Small Airports Committee of the PA Aviation Council.
7. New Business
a. Next RAC meeting date, Thursday, March 15, 2007, DVRPC offices
b. Public Comment Period
Attachments:
1. Minutes of September 29, 2006 RAC meeting.
2. Sign in Sheet from September 29, 2006.3. New Jersey Register 9/5/06, Airport Safety Fund Program, Adopted Repeal and New Rules.
4. Federal Register 9/12/06, 14 CFR Part 97, S.I.A.P.S., Wings Field.
5. FAA AIP Time Lines.
6. DVRPC (PA Counties) ACIP draft priority listing (distributed at meeting).
7. DVRPC 2005-2006 Operations Counting Program. Working Draft Report (distributed at meeting).
8. Assorted Articles
Alternatives to PHL, Including Lehigh Valley and Trenton Mercer; Future of Willow Grove, Environmental
Issues at Willow Grove; AOPA positions on AIP and user fees; Closure of Twin Pines, NJ Airport; GA Airports Security Issues; Recent talk of airlines consolidation; Doylestown Airport/Buckingham Township relations; Here comes the VLJ's; Choosing a flight school; Fight for gates at PHL; Future aircraft will operate quieter; Legacy Airlines competing with LCC's; Redevelopment near Willow Grove; Airbus Jumbo further delayed; Delta bankruptcy hits pilot pensions; ATC role in Kentucky crash; Will new airport benefit FLA Panhandle?