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Larry Shapiro, an aircraft broker, air show announcer and pilot, switches on the air traffic radio at his office. He uses the radio to follow clients as they arrive at the airport. “It’s a small community,� Harris said afterward. “So everybody tries to help out if they’re short a gasket or something.� Blonstein and other members of the avia-
tion community shared their belief that the airport provides economic benefits as well as services such as Angel Flights, where pilots volunteer to transport people seek-
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ing medical care. But they also lamented the poor condition of its physical infrastructure. Carl Honacker, Director of county airports, acknowledged the problems, but said planned improvements have been delayed due to an FAA funding freeze following a dispute over the county’s decision to prohibit a skydiving club from using San Martin Airport. This has complicated the city’s planned takeover of the airport, but Honacker hopes the transfer is completed by the summer of 2013, he said. Besides the resident aviation community, charter pilots also make use of the airport. On a Wednesday afternoon, Mark Schmaltz and Robert Myers relax in the airport’s modest terminal building after flying in two clients from Los Angeles. “We found out about this trip yesterday,� Schmaltz said, reflecting on the volatile schedules of charter pilots. “I’m still finding out what I’m gonna do this weekend,� added Myers. “I hope it’s Napa.� When their clients return an hour ahead
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of schedule, Myers and Schmaltz pop out of their seats. “That’s the life right there. They come in and ... ,� Schmaltz said, finishing the sentence by getting up and heading towards his plane. N Freelance writer Bryce Druzin can be emailed at bdruzin@gmail.com.
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