Sccaa Information

The Santa Clara County Airmen's Association was founded on September 8, 1950. At that time, Santa Clara County was a rural, agricultural region with a small population. SCCAA was formed by a group of local pilots with the purpose of persuading the county to purchase and develop Reid Hillview airport. The main emphasis initially was on legislative matters to achieve this goal, which was successful. Following this, members worked to keep the other two county airports operational. The Airmen's had a representative reporting to the California Pilots Association to report on local and regional aviation issues. In the late 1980s, the FAA received input from a task force composed of several SCCAA members regarding the establishment of the ARSA in San Jose, and many of the recommendations made were incorporated into the final design of the Class C airspace that is in existence today. Membership in the SCCAA dropped from early years but has remained quite constant over the past 15 years. Longevity is due to the social aspects of flying and the camaraderie of the members. Highlights are the monthly fly-ins, the annual picnic and the Christmas party. Fly-ins have been to diverse areas such as Alaska, Canada, Mexico. Oshkosh, the balloon fiesta in Albuquerque and the country music mecca of Branson, MO.