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Looks to me there about to lose there gliderport in San Diego and need help. tried to pull up there website but got nothing.
Anyone from San Diego like to comment
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AMA Official Notice
To: All Modelers Worldwide
It is of vital importance to the future of our sport that you are made aware that the Torrey Pines Gliderport in San Diego, California has been closed to radio-controlled sailplanes, this despite the fact that this gliderport is listed on the City, State, and National Registers of Historic Sites for all forms of motorless flight.
By decision of the for-profit lessee (Air California Adventures/David Jebb), the site was closed on August 7, 2002. This closure was based on his interpretation of the AMA Safety Code and therefore insurance coverage does not apply. The safety issues he mentioned were stipulated in vague and incomplete terms.
It would appear that the City of San Diego has given exclusive power to the lessee regarding flight operations at this public park. The August 7 notice stated that closure was by ordinance of the City of San Diego. When an inquiry was made to the city, Christian Anderson, Property Agent, stated "The City of San Diego has not ordered the termination of RC soaring at Torrey Pines." Apparently the question of authority remains up for grabs.
AMA has engaged a fellow modeler and Torrey Pines Gliderport pilot as legal counsel. He is currently working with a task team of local modelers. Additional information on this task force is available on the Torrey Pines Gulls Web page at [url]www.torreypinesgulls.org.[/url] A meeting between this task force, Air California Adventure, and the City of San Diego was held on September 5, 2002. Despite this meeting being called by the City, there was no neutral mediator. As a result the meeting was one-sided and very little was accomplished.
As an interested modeler, we know you value this sport of aeromodeling. This effort demands and now solicits your support. Since this action to exclude radio controlled soaring at this world-famous institution was apparently based on misinformation, not facts, we believe the voice of the modeler needs to be heard. Ask for the opportunity to be heard in favor of model aviation and its unrestricted continuance at the Torrey Pines Gliderport. Also ask for an acknowledgment and request a meeting with principal officials involved, along with meeting notification. Request that the City of San Diego maintains operation of model aviation at the Torrey Pines Gliderport. Send your letter to the San Diego City Manager, Michael T. Uberuaga. Also, at the end of this official notice is a list of other key officials to consider when sending a copy of your letter.
Tell Mr. Uberuaga what model aviation means to you! Help the City appreciate that model aviation is educational, constructive, career building, and an alternative to drugs for youth! There are no physical barriers, and it's open to people of all ages. Our sport encourages an early interest in the field of aviation. Model aviation promotes better-educated youth for research and the development of future technology.
Join our efforts and support this with a short letter and do it now!
If time is a constraint then at least send a note to the effect:
"I, [your name], as a model aircraft enthusiast, request that the City of San Diego upholds Resolution R-290676, adopted September 8, 1998, that the Torrey Pines Gliderport be operated for non-powered flight as has been since 1930 and that the "use continues on this property to serve the general public." That the Torrey Pines Gliderport be managed by a City of San Diego employee and not leased to any party with a conflict of interest by operating a for-profit business and serving as overall Flight Director simultaneously."
Sign and date your letter and don't forget to add your address. Please forward a copy to:
The Academy of Model Aeronautics
Attn. Torrey Pines Gliderport
5161 East Memorial Drive
Muncie, IN 47302
City of San Diego Officials:
City Manager
Michael T. Uberuaga
202 "C" Street, MS 9 A
San Diego, CA92101
[email]manager@sdcity.sannet.gov[/email] Mayor
Dick Murphy
202 "C" Street, 11th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
[email]DickMurphy@sandiego.gov[/email]
Assistant City Manager
P. Lamont Ewell
202 "C" Street, MS #9A
San Diego, CA 92101 City Attorney
Casey Gwinn
Civic Center Plaza
1200 Third Avenue, Suite 1200
San Diego, CA 92101
[email]reception@sandiego.gov[/email]
Council Member
Scott Peters
202 "C" Street, MS #10A
San Diego, CA 92101
[email]ScottPeters@sandiego.gov[/email] Community Relations Director
Bruce Williams
202 "C" Street, 11th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
[email]BruceWilliams@sandiego.gov[/email]
Deputy City Attorney
Priscilla Dugard
Civic Center Plaza
1200 Third Avenue, Suite 1200
San Diego, CA 92101
[email]reception@sandiego.gov[/email]
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For comments on this letter, e-mail [email]cmaroney@modelaircraft.org[/email]. AMA and Academy of Model Aeronautics are registered trademarks. All content copyright 2002 by Academy of Model Aeronautics.
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