Corona Pilots Association -- Useful links

Useful Links

The links provided on this website are intended to be used for informational purposes only. Individual pilots are responsible for utilizing all available resources for proper flight planning.

General Aviation Informational Websites and Resources

Riverside County Tax Exemption forms (.pdf format): Historical Aircraft
-- The actual link to these forms seems to change monthly. So the above now leads to a "generic" page (3/11/2007)
-- To signup, you actually need forms (BOE-260B)
-- For the actual Cert of Attendance -- (ACR-572)
City of Corona airport information webpage
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
FAA Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) Listing
DUATS

Other Organizations

EAA (Experamental Aircraft Association)
AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)
Be A Pilot

Weather resources

National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
DUATS
FAA Weather Website

Corona Municipal Airport Flood Information Page

NOTE: This page and the information contained here is not a replacement for timely information from the Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Corona and/or the Corona Airport Management and staff.

The Corona Airport Manager reminds all pilots and businesses to ensure that the contact information maintained by
their Master Lease Holder is current. In addition, aircraft and equipment should be kept ready for evacuation should
the airport experience flooding. The diagram below (North is at top) shows some of the airport elevations. The
approach end of runway 7 is approximately 513 feet above sea level, while the approach end of runway 25 sits at 533
feet above sea level. During the flooding in early 2004 water was above 520 feet, causing flooding to nearly 2/3s of
the property. Everyone at Corona Municipal Airport is encouraged to be prepared should flooding occur. Anyone with questions or concerns is encouraged to contact their Master Lease Holder or the Airport Manager.

By now all Corona Airport people should all know that flooding is a very real possibility. In the event of possible
flooding, please ensure that you can move all items out of your hangar within a short period of time. Airport
Management recommends moving all non essential items out of hangars and off of the airport premises during the
months of October through January.

Helpful tips:

Make sure that your Master Lease Holder has your correct phone number(s).

Do not perform annuals at Corona during this time period, if at all possible.

Have a back-up plan to move your hangar items off the airport if you are out of the area.

Do not leave any hazardous material in your hangar, and clean up oil or fuel spills immediately (this should be standard practice -- all of the time).

If your aircraft is not airworthy, please place it on a trailer to facilitate removal off the airport to your own back-up storage facility.

Listen to weather reports and plan ahead.

Make arrangements with a back-up pilot to fly your aircraft off the field if necessary.

(This is not an all inclusive list of items but please remember that Safety is First!)

Flood-Related
Information Resources

NOAA (Corona-Specific Weather)
NOAA Aviation Charts (note PROG charts)
California Department of Water Resources (CDoWR) - Flood Management

Army Corps Of Engineers (ACoE) sites......

The following links are to the Army Corps of Engineers. Regrettably, the way their web-page is built, you will need to
navigate through the ACoE gateway web-page. A "direct-link" to the Prado Dam info is not possible. "Page not found"
errors may be an indicator that their web-page is currently too busy. The 12-hour Line-Graph is a great resource. Be
sure to read and "input" your request per their 3-step instructions, or you will get an error page.

http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/zinger/lats_form_last.cgi -- Choose Prado, and then 12 hours. http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/zinger/rescal_cmd_last.cgi?prdo+24+table -- Occasionally a better view.

While the above links work each and every time...the following 1-click was contributed by BBS member "Super Viking" and sure is a lot handier (Thank You!). However, time will tell if it's reliable : Direct link to Prado Water Level :
http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/zinger/rescal_cmd_last.cgi?prdo+24+line

Other contributions from "SuperViking" :
Radar anyone? (You can zoom-in) http://tinyurl.com/yp2ld5
METARs (with KAJO at the top) http://www.weathermeister.com/free/index.jsp