By Zerline Hughes Jennings
Ventura County Star writer
Saturday, March 10, 2001        Link to Camarillo Star       

A Camarillo resident who wants low-flying pilots to be
outlawed has created a monitoring device to catch them in
the act and he will receive help from the county department of Airports. 

Albert DeLorey, a retired engineer, has a video camera and tape recording device that catches pilots who fly too low, and on Thursday asked for the support of the Oxnard and Camarillo airport authorities, which meet jointly. 

"Nothing's changed in 25 years," said the longtime resident.  "... When they start going down to 200 feet ... it's not livable." Please follow link to rest of article

Resident gets cool reception from officials on system involving cameras, VCRS, geometry

By Gregg Mansfield
Ventura County Star writer
Friday April 21, 2000        Link to Camarillo Star

A Camarillo man says he has developed an inexpensive and accurate way to monitor whether airplanes are flying too low on their approach to the airport.

The system involves five video cameras, VCRs and some high school geometry.

Al DeLorey said he could put the system in place for less than $10,000 but has received a cool reception from the Ventura County Department of Airports, which operates the Camarillo and Oxnard airports.

"It's a training tool for the pilots," DeLorey said Thursday. "It's not a tool for law enforcement."

DeLorey said he started thinking about the concept two years ago while working on a home he owns in Old Town Camarillo. Homes...   Please follow link to rest of article