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June 11, 2022

HTO … JPX … R.I.P.

East Hampton Airport to Close

In a shortsighted move consistent with the mores of fatuous age, East Hampton, NY town officials have begun the process of permanently closing the East Hampton Airport after litigation prevented the town from converting the airport to a private-use facility. The town had formerly planned to close the airport on May 17 and reopen it 33 hours later, thereby facilitating the facility’s transition from the public-use East Hampton Airport (HTO) to the private, East Hampton Town Airport (JPX).

Send In the Clowns …

In a predictable instance of nepotism and political theater, the Biden Administration will name Democrat standby and aviation industry neophyte Phil Washington its nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration. Originally from the Altgeld Gardens housing projects on Chicago’s South Side and conspicuously light on aviation experience, Washington exemplifies the Biden Administration’s immutable practice of predicating critical appointments on mysterious standards rather than experience and ability.

Performed Two Attempted Takeoffs And Aborted Both Due To Performance Issues

On June 2, 2022, about 1218 Pacific daylight time, a Beechcraft 19A Musketeer airplane, N7641R, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), Oroville, California. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a video of the accident flight captured by a witness, who was also a student of the accident pilot, the pilot and passenger completed an engine run-up and subsequently taxied to runway 13.