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| Friday, March 23, 2007 |
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Castroville airport yanks gliders' path
By FlyingNews @ 10:47 AM :: 218 Views ::
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A special flight pattern for gliders at the city's airport was eliminated this week, as a federal official had strongly recommended for both legal and liability reasons.
Mayor Pro Tem Hank Seay III approved the new takeoff-and-landing route last year to defuse what he called serious safety concerns stemming from a feud between a glider business and other pilots.But Ed Chambers of the Federal Aviation Administration said that proper clearance for the change wasn't obtained and, if an accident occurred: "You're out on the far end of the tree limb."
The flight pattern was among the concerns about the airstrip — now the subject of local, state and federal inquiries — that Chambers raised at a joint meeting of the City Council and airport advisory board. |
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