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September 03, 2024

Airborne 09.03.24: DeLand Landing Fee$$$, MidWest Sport Av Expo, Crew-9

 Also: USCG Approves REGENT, CAF Leadership Change, Ukraine F-16 Downed, WAI 2025 Scholarships

 
 
Here we go again... The City of DeLand, Florida, will vote on whether to give final approval to a plan to begin charging landing fees at the DeLand Municipal Airport (KDED). If the plan is approved, the landing fees will go into effect October 1, 2024 and will apply only to itinerant aircraft. The rate will be $3.00 per thousand pounds of max landing weight. The fees will apply for touch and goes as well as full stop operations. The ANN crew is on our way to one of our favorite sport-aviation events, The 16th ANNUAL MidWest Aviation Expo, is on target for September 5-7, 2024 at the idyllic Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (MVN) in Mt. Vernon, IL.

Aero-TV: AC Air Technology's Remote Control Aircraft Tugs

Tugs For Aircraft Of Almost Every Size, Weight, And Footprint

Jim Campbell spied a little something interesting at NBAA-BACE 2023: A remote control aircraft tug. Tracy Haeggstrom, mechanical engineer for AC Air Technology, walked him through the upsides of the easy life without a tow bar. His firm’s RC tug can be had in 7 different models, allowing for the right selection for an aircraft’s size and weight and footprint. It makes wheeling around an aircraft an absolute breeze, with a remote control giving operators complete freedom of movement as they walk around the aircraft. The system can work for pretty much any aircraft u

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Career Fair Returning To NBAA-BACE

Last Year’s Inaugural Exceeded Expectations

The NBAA will host a second Career Fair to connect companies with top industry talent at this year’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (BACE). In our new age of digital-first recruiting, opportunities for actual in-person connections with qualified job seekers are rare but very valuable for both parties. 

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