Originally published in 2008 By Christopher Rozansky Collin County Regional Airport The City of McKinney’s Fourth of July celebration, Forever Free, was delayed five weeks last summer, but if you asked 88 wounded soldiers they would not have wanted it any other way. More than 20 inches of summer rainfall dampened the spirits of those…

Originally published in 2008 FAA Funding Picture Remains Unclear With FM Program Authorization ending on September 30, 2007, Congress has yet to pass new legislation to reauthorize a new program and appropriate funding for Fiscal Year 2008. To date, two program extensions have been approved extending the previous authorization, the last expiring on December 14,…

Originally published in 2008 Wow! Time goes by so fast…but it is now time for new perspectives. I have truly enjoyed bringing you Wingtips all these years and to have witnessed so much interest from the aviation community. I thank all of my friends-staff colleagues, reporters, and loyal readers-for their contributions to Wingtips. Of course,…

Originally published in 2008 By Lee Jay Carpenter Texas Aviation Association The Lone Star Flight Museum, located in Galveston, held the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Signature Weekend with the 9th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala on November 10, 2007. Texas Aviation Hall of Fame honors Texans who have made outstanding contributions…

Originally published in 2008 By Lee Jay Carpenter Texas Aviation Association DESERT MOUNTAINS (Brewster County) Alpine, Texas is a mesmeric city nestled in the Davis Mountains approximately 200 miles east of El Paso. Often called the Hub of the Big Bend, Alpine is a favorite stopover for tourists visiting nearby Big Bend National Park, the…

Originally published in 2008 By Chris Sasser Texas Transportation Institute In the early 1940s, an ambitious group of patriotic young women responded to their country’s critical shortage of male pilots in World War II and became the first women to Ay military aircraft. Located on the windswept plains of Sweetwater, Texas, Avenger Field was their…

It’s not just ranches and rodeos that bring people to Stephenville’s Clark Field Municipal Airport. Touch down there and take a golf cart ride to some very good eats. Originally published in 2008 By Brandon V. Webb Texas Transportation Institute OK, the truth is that I drove right past the Clark Field terminal and nearly…

Originally published in 2008 By Rick Davenport Texas Transportation Institute There’s nothing typical about Scholes International Airport at Galveston. Oh, sure, Scholes has runways and hangars just like you’d expect from any general aviation airport, but that’s where the similarities end. Scholes is maybe the most unique municipal airport in Texas. For one thing, Scholes…

Corsicana airport is reviving its rich history Originally published in 2008 By Chris Sasser Texas Transportation Institute As visitors to the Corsicana airport travel down the narrow road leading to the terminal, they pass by two stone pillars that sit about 50 feet off the rood in a barren field. Most probably don’t notice them…