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Revision as of 03:04, 29 September 2014
That reality is that the authority has decided to sell off its unnecessary assets to raise money to help <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Michael-Kors-Men-Watches>Michael Kors Men Watches</a> it pay off a $26 million court judgment for seizing a developer's land in the 1990s.Authority Executive Director Charles Everett Jr. will not discuss the bids until next month, but the pilots say they have sweetened their earlier offer of $1.8 million. Pilots want to improve the airport and keep it open.The second bid comes from J.G. Petrucci Co. and is expected to be at least the $3 million asking price. While that would seem to make the authority's decision an easy one, there are other factors that help swing the pendulum back toward the pilots. If the airfield is closed, the authority could be liable to repay $1.2 million to $2.8 million in state grants issued over the past 15 years to improve it.If the pilots keep it open, no grants would have to be repaid. But the authority would be unlikely to get enough money from the pilots to pay off $3 million in debt Everett says is left on the airpark.That's the dark cloud hanging over this year's Fly In one many of the pilots are trying to avoid. This event has always been a celebration of aviation, said Ric Carhart, EAA president, Effort, Monroe County. It's about getting kids excited about aviation and remembering why we do this. The Fly In, running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., opens the field to any pilot who can land on Braden's 2,000-foot runway. <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Michael-Kors-Mens-Shoes>Michael Kors Shoes</a> It's attracted as many as 80 planes, ranging from vintage aircraft dating back to the 1950s to modern planes to experimental kits built by the owner.They flock to Braden, where there's no air traffic tower, no commercial flights, and usually no waiting to get on or off the runway.With free admission, the Fly In also attracts people who can park free on the airfield and can see, touch and sometimes even bum a ride in one of the planes. Add in breakfast in the morning, a pig roast and clam bake in the afternoon, classic cars, a show by model plane enthusiasts and performances by three bands, and this year's Fly In figures to draw hundreds of aviation fans.It's like a community fair with planes, and offers the kind of small-town atmosphere that draws Kevin Schutz, a pilot who will fly his 1954 V-Tail Bonanza in from Winchester, Va. It's such a neat little airport. Friendly, Schutz said. There's no tower and no fences. People can come right up and shake your hand and touch your plane. I feel like I need to support them in saving it. Though admission and parking are free, proceeds from food sales will go toward improving Braden's facilities, should pilots win the right to keep it open. Come fly with us, Schutz said. It might be your last chance. 610-820-6691IF YOU GOWhere: Braden Airpark, <a href=http://www.alportico.net/page.php?sale=Cheap-True-Religion-Jackets>Cheap True Religion Jackets</a> Sullivan Trail, Forks TownshipWhen: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept 7.Admission and Parking: FreeActivities: Vintage planes, classic cars, food, model airplane show and bands playing from 1-4 p.m.Source: Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 70 Copyright 2014,
