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$6 Million Dollar Hangar Complex Begins Construction
The Salina Airport Authority has contracted with
Busboom and Rauh Construction Company to build a
new 69,000-square-foot hangar and office complex in
anticipation of continue growth at the SLN Aviation
Service Center.
Busboom and Rauh will begin construction of the $6
million project at the airport known as America's Fuel
Stop this fall, and the new aviation complex will be
available to tenants in June 2008.
The 69,000-square-foot modern hangar complex will
feature 41,400-square-feet of hangar space, 22,600-
square-feet of multi-purpose office space and 5,000-
square-feet of customer service area. The hangar will
be able to accommodate a 100-foot wingspan and 28-
foot tail height.
Find out more....
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Greetings!
Welcome to our October newsletter. Please join
us in watching the progress of the SLN Aviation
Service Center's modern hangar and office complex
that will be ready for occupany in June 2008. In this
edition please note the activity at Kansas State
University at Salina!
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| 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment to Get New Tarmac |
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When the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment
returned from Iraq to their facility at the Salina
Municipal Airport, they were encouraged to see that
they were getting a newly refinished aircraft apron in
front of their hangar.
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| Earlier Afternoon Flight Creates More Connections |
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US Airways Express has moved its weekday
afternoon flight up an hour to give passengers more
choices in connecting flights. Now passengers have
the choice of 17 additional flights from US Airways
and Air Midwest when they fly to Kansas City.
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| Salina Center for Unmanned Flight Conference |
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Recently, law enforcement, military, academia,
business professionals and government
representatives from across the United States and
Canada gathered in Salina, Kan. to discuss joint
operations in controlled airspace involving
Unmanned Aerial Systems.
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| K-State at Salina is Number One in Master Certified Flight Instructors |
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Kansas State University at Salina is the number one
university aviation department in the nation for the
number of Master Certified Flight Instructors (CFI). In
all, K-State at Salina has five faculty members who
have earned this top designation.
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| Aerospace Consultant to Teach Course in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
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A veteran Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot who
organized unmanned aircraft missions in Afghanistan
will bring his expertise to aviation students at Kansas
State University at Salina's College of Technology &
Aviation.
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| Salina's Joint Regional Training Center Helps Troops Prepare for Deployment |
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More than 430 Kansas soldiers of the 1st Battalion,
161st Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard, recently
began pre-mobilization training at the Great Plains
Joint Regional Training Center in Salina, Kans. This
is the first time that the Kansas National Guard has
had pre-mobilization training in the Salina facility prior
to overseas deployment.
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| Donation Starts Helicopter Program at Kansas State University at Salina |
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A $500,000 donation to Kansas State University at
Salina by a former member of the Salina Airport
Authority Board of Directors has been turned into an
airborne opportunity for K-State at Salina students.
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| K-State at Salina to Offer Distance Education Course in Airport Planning and Management |
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Kansas State University at Salina will offer a new
airport planning and management course through
continueing education beginning in spring 2008. The
course will be offered online with some field
components, including an actual airport inspection.
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| Thank You for Keeping SLN Secure |
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We have noticed many of you taking the time to watch
the gate close behind you and help protect everyone's
investment at SLN.
An example of why we work so hard to keep the
airport secure happened just down the road from us
last month when 40 aircraft were broken into at an
airport.
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| New Runway Incursion Definition |
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Any occurrence at an airport involving the incorrect
presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the
protected are of a surface designated for the landing
and take-off of aircraft.
Basically, any vehicle or pedestrian crossing the
holding position marking or entering a runway,
without the Air Traffice Control Tower's authorization,
is a runway incursion even if there are no aircraft
affected.
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| New State of the Art Sweeper Delivered to SLN |
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The latest state-of-the-art vacuum and sweeping
capabilities are now available to the crew at the
Salina Airport Authority. The new sweeper will be
used for Foreign Object Debris removal and snow
removal.
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