Originally published in 2007 By Brandon V. Webb Texas Transportation Institute Flight means freedom. It has the power to inspire, heal, and offer hope. And perhaps no group knows that better than the pilots who fly for Challenge Air. Founded by the late Rick Amber in 1993, the nonprofit “Challenge Air for Kids and Friends”…

Originally published in 2007 Executive Director of Texas Department of Transportation Retires: Mike Behrens, Executive Director of the Texas Department of Transportation retired on August 31, 2007. Mike, who began his career with TxDOT in Yoakum 37 years ago, has served as head of the state’s transportation agency for the last six years. During his…

Originally published in 2007 By Brandon V. Webb Texas Transportation Institute Drive north this spring or early summer on Hwy. 183 out of Brownwood, Texas, and you might be tempted to double-check your map. Nestled amongst the rolling, easy-going hills and sprawling mesquite trees of Central Texas, the landscape of the Brownwood Regional Airport is…

Originally published in 2007 By Lee Jay Carpenter Texas Aviation Association (Presidio County, July 30, 2007) In the l 950’s, I grew up in the Davis Mountain region and enjoyed exploring the Chihuahuan Desert with my dad in his Cessna 180. We often landed in remote areas including Marfa and the Big Bend to hunt…

Originally published in 2007 FLY THE AIRPLANE As the FAA puts it, ”The most critical and often the most inexcusable error that can be made in the planning and execution of an emergency landing, even in ideal terrain, is the loss of initiative over the airplane’s attitude and sink rate at touchdown.”  TERRAIN SELECTION The…

Originally published in 2007 A separate project currently underway and making progress at the historic Stinson Municipal Airport is the $4.8 million terminal expansion. The addition of wings onto the existing terminal facility should be completed by the first quarter of 2008. The new wing additions will add approximately 24,000 square feet space that will…

Originally published in 2007 The National Aeronautic Association announced on Wednesday that retired Navy Captain Eugene Ceman is the winner of the 2007 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy. The trophy, presented annually, is awarded” … to a living American for significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the United States.” Previous winners include Charles…