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FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION AIRPORT TOUR
THURSDAY,JULY 9, 2009 1:00 P.M. FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT
CONTROL TOWER
10110 Flying Cloud Drive
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Rick King; Commissioners: Judy
Gentry, Greg McKewan and Jeff Nawrocki
COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT: Jeff Larsen, Mark Michelson and Kurt
Schendel
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES: J.P. Maslyn and Tanay Mehta
STAFF: Scott Kipp, Senior Planner
I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Chair King called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m.
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was not formally approved but rather used for logistics of the tour since no
specific itinerary was planned.
III. FCM CONTROL TOWER TOUR
The commission members and student representatives were invited into the control tower
by Warren McVey, the tower chief. There was little traffic at the airport due to the gusty
winds the south parallel runway fully under construction. From the view of the tower the
commission could see the future hangar area and the runway extension to the west
starting to take shape. The air traffic controllers were setting up arrival and departure
sequencing on the computer. This was a significant upgrade from our previous visit
when the controllers physically moved paper strips with aircraft information as the
sequencing occurred.
IV. WELCOME NEW STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
A. TANAY MEHTA
B. SAM CLARK
Tanay Mehta, one of our new student representatives joined us for the tour, while
J.P. Maslyn, our departing student representative enjoyed the tour as a great end
to his term.
FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION AIRPORT TOUR
July 9, 2009
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V. VISIT WITH AIRPORT BUSINESSES
A. AIROVATION
The tour included a visit with Airovation, an on airport business that specializes
in upholstery and aircraft interiors. Work is down, but hopeful for the future.
VI. TOUR OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
The van tour was conducted by Jeff Nawrocki, the airport manager, and Andy Peek, SEH
Engineer for the expansion project.
The tour included a view of the storm water holding basins designed to accommodate
significant storm events; the extended runway base; and discussion of the approach
lighting design to keep views from light sources to a minimum.
Significant progress had been made on the grading for the south building area. This
included shifting soil within the airport property to build up the level surface necessary
for the future hangar area, and compacting gravel for the taxiways and alleyways. In
addition, a new vehicle access road is being constructed to provide for safe transition of
authorized vehicles around the airport without requiring the crossing of any runways.
Finally, the commission inspected the relocated VOR facility located on MAC property
east of Flying Cloud Drive.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.