Welcome to the Website of the Torrance Airport Association. It a goal of the Torrance Airport Association to advocate for the best management of the airport by considering the interests of local residents, airport users, and airport neighbors. These groups include
1. Local residents. This refers to everyone that lives, works, or operate businesses in Torrance and surrounding communities. They are served by a vibrant airport that spurs the local economy.
2. Airport users. These are the pilots and businesses that directly use the airport for business and recreation.
3. Airport neighbors. These are those neighbors near the airport who may be annoyed by flying aircraft. They need have their concerns addressed in a way that minimizes their annoyance without unnecessarily or illegally restricting airport operations. Communication and compromise are essential.
Balancing the various interests is a challenging task for the City. Unfortunately, government efforts lately have been defined by airport neighbors without consideration of other residents, pilots, and airport businesses. These efforts produced the implementation of landing fees and a prohibition on touch and go and stop and go operations. These measures were intended to reduce airport operations and early numbers show that operations have been cut in half (give or take). While the intent of the restrictions was to address a temporary increase in traffic caused by a training push to refill the airline pilot ranks, these measures will be difficult to undo. The result, when the current training crush is over, will be that aircraft operations will be at an all-time low.
My hope is to convince our City government that we need management at the airport that is interested in growing the value of the airport, not shrinking it.
If you have any ideas on how we can accomplish this, contact me at
Peter Broen
president@yourtaa.org
Pilot Safety Seminars
1. The pilot safety seminar series will settle into a quarterly cycle, every Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct. The third Wednesday of the month, 6-7pm is DINNER hour with dogs and brats, salad, chips, dessert, and drinks.
2. The last 2025 seminars will be Oct-15. Please mark your calendars.
If you have any suggestions for FAA Safety or flying-related topics that you would like to request, please email them to outreach@yourtaa.org.
TAA is always looking for anyone interested in assisting the association in any way you desire. Please consider attending a board meeting to "see us in action" or just let Peter Broen know of your interest.
Speakers:Mike Jesch: Professional Pilot, ATP, CFII, CFI, FAASTeam Representative, Lead Southern California Airspace Users Working Group
Brief Description: Los Angeles Airspace - Always Changing
With some of the most complex and congested airspace in the country, pilot's awareness of airspace issues in the Southern California area is critically important to stay safe in the air. From practice areas, recommended routes, problem areas and more, we'll cover it all!
1. How some of the airspace is what it is
2. What is new this year
3. What to expect in the future
4. Flying safely in the LA Airspace
5. Questions and Answers
Please park in the Western Museum of Flight parking lot and enter through the people gate. Or enter the apron from the GA Building, then walk to Pacific Skies Aviation (PSA) at the end of the Museum hangar row.
Thank our sponsors:
• Torrance Airport Association
• Pacific Skies Aviation
• The Western Museum of Flight
• The FAASTeam Representatives
WINGS credit will be available
https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=139478&caller=/default.aspx