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Attention Reid-Hillview Airport is under threat. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors are meeting on Tuesday, November 17 to discuss "alternate uses" for Reid-Hillivew Airport property. The close the airport folks have been working hard to sway public opinion their way. They have been sharing misleading information with live and print news media outlets leading up to the meeting. If you want to continue to fly at Reid-Hillview Airport you need to take action. It i...s important that all pilots and other airport supporters step up and make their voices heard by the Board of Supervisors! Join the Zoom meeting on Tuesday at 5:30 PM using the link below. Submit your name and email address, and when they ask for comments raise your hand to speak. You will have 2 minutes to state your case for why Reid-Hillview Airport should continue to operate as an airport. The message needs to be that the airport provides a valuable service for the greater community. It is home to multiple busy flight schools teaching future pilot how to fly. It is the base of operations for multiple emergency services and public service organizations. It is NOT a playground for a privileged few. https://sccgov-org.zoom.us/j/92433466438

An Alternative Future For Reid-Hillview Airport Please take a few minutes and watch this informative video before the meeting. The video proposes alternatives to prevent the closing of Reid-Hillview Airport and provides ideas that support the community vision while keeping the airport as a vital transportation hub and reliever for San Jose International.... Video in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU9HsGmCF3I

Why Are We Having This Meeting? Recently, Reid-Hillview Airport played an integral role in the containment of the SCU Lightning Complex Fire, which burned almost 400,000 acres in Santa Clara County. This fire and others like it are re-energizing the community conversation about why Reid-Hillview Airport should NOT close. The report created by the 'Reid-Hillview Vision Plan' development team shows the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors alternate uses of the 180 acres pres...ently utilized by Reid Hillview Airport on the east side of San Jose. When this report was first introduced in a community meeting, there was widespread criticism about the one-sided nature of the report. Now is our chance to educate and inform the development team of all the benefits to keeping and exploring a co-existence with the airport. The 'Reid-Hillview Vision Plan' Development Team will be presenting their "findings" to the board of supervisors in November. The Board of Supervisors have been very persistent in their belief that they are not trying to close Reid-Hillview Airport, but the current report does NOT include an airport after 2031! If you haven't had a chance to look at the report, here is the link to the ‘Reid-Hillview Vision Plan': https://www.sccgov.org//Reid%20Hillview%20Vision%20Plan%20

Protect Your Freedom To Fly Share your thoughts and ideas with the 'Reid-Hillview Vision Plan' Development Team. This meeting will give all of us a chance to share an alternate view regarding the future use of the airport property. If Reid-Hillview were to close, there will not be another local airport built to serve the community. An important resource will be lost forever. Come to this meeting and bring your ideas for supporting the airport. If you are unable to make it to ...this meeting, feel free to email your comments and ideas to us at [email protected]. We will share them with the development team. Click on the link below to attend the meeting with the 'Reid-Hillview Vision Plan' development team via ZOOM on Thursday, October 15, 6:30 8:00 PM. Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82346696404 Meeting ID: 823 4669 6404 Passcode: 775983

Please remind your elected officials that this is why we need GA airports like Reid-Hillview.

One of the many users of Reid-Hillview Airport that services our community.

Please be aware of a TFR that has been issue for protection of firefighting efforts east of San Jose from the surface up to 5,000 ft. The TFR is in effect today through October 20, 2020. The complete TFR can be found here: https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_5458.html The perimeter of the TFR will likely change as the fire evolves so make sure to check for updates prior to any flights.

Trade Winds Aviation wants to assure you that we take the health and well-being of our customers and employees very seriously. We are currently offering flight training and aircraft rental to existing and new customers. This includes training for all levels of pilot licenses and ratings, as well as Flight Reviews and Instrument Proficiency Checks. In order to be able to offer these services we have developed new operating procedures that both our customers and employees mus...t follow. Ground instruction will continue to be done remotely by video conferencing as much as possible. Feel free to contact the office if you have questions.

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COVID-19 Information Trade Winds Aviation wants to assure you that we take the health and well-being of our customers and employees very seriously. We want return to providing a full range of flight training services to all customers as soon it is safe to do so. ... We are allowing licensed member pilots to fly for currency. They may bring passengers if they are from the same household. We are allowing dual instruction for existing member students. We are also conducting Flight Reviews and IPCs for member pilots. We will evaluate how this ramp up of services goes and then determine when we can start accepting new students. Ground instruction will continue to be done remotely by video conferencing. Feel free to contact the office if you have questions.

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COVID-19 Information - Trade Winds Aviation wants to assure you that we take the health and well-being of our customers and employees very seriously. We want return to providing a full range of flight training services to all of our customers as soon it is safe to do so. We will begin the path back to normalcy by offering services in phases. The first phase will likely be to offer airplane and flight simulator rental for single occupant flights to certificated pilots for the purpose of maintaining proficiency and currency. Student solo flights, multiple occupant flights and dual instruction flights will be permitted in future phases when conditions allow. Ground instruction will continue to be done remotely by video conferencing.