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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada County Nugget

May 23, 1973 (12 pages)

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PExt rDLCALS agoTr OR 5-16-73 CAL. ST. LIBRAAY ope gxeTo. CAL. 95814 & 0 NEVADA COUNTY NU Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, Town Talk, Glenbrook. Little York, Cherokee, Mo oney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Bf ashington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, W alloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Cold Flat, Sogzsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill. Scotch Hill. North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Elat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. VOLUME 49 Highway 49 traffic switch 10 Cents A Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City Everything's flying at air park Traffic in Auburn on Highway By PHYLLIS L. SMITH 49 will be switched to two new blacktop lanes between Burton Brokaw is a “flying Fulweiler Avenue and the man’’, he’s president, Southern Pacific Railroad underpass within the next few manager, chief pilot and instructor for Golden Empire days. This will provide two lands for Aviation out at the Nevada traffic proceeding toward Grass Wed., May 23,1973 "i ‘i County Air Park. He’s buying the business and shortly will be its sole owner. Southbound motorists wi Burt is the personification of a remain on a single lane on the man ‘‘at home in the skies,” he parallel existing roadway while is quiet spoken. and radiates paving is completed. enthusiasm, assurance and total In about one more month all competence. Certainly the type four new lanes will be opened for of chap of whom one does not traffic in the two-mile distance hesitate to say “‘I’d fly anywhere of an $892,000 reconstruction with him at the controls.” project. He is giving ground and flight Orange traffic cones and other instruction to ten local students temporary devices will be used and has a waiting list. . . ‘‘there to guide traffic into left-turns at just aren’t enough hours in the intersections until the project is day,” he says. With a personal flying record of more than 3,800 ‘completed. hours, in all kinds of aircraft The finished roadway will have a continuous double-yellow from tiny Piper Cubs to multistriped center lane for use in engined transports, Burt may making left turn maneuvers in well be considered an authority on the subject. : safety. Golden Empire Aviation Flight School is fully accredited rors “Site al Valley. to the State Department of Education, “FFA and _ the Veterans’ Administration. It offers the required 40 hours of # George Says: ground school for which the tuition is $80 plus approximately $25 for books and other equipment. Upon completion of this phase, the -student JULIE BOOTH, Danette Taylor and Graig Johnson read ‘‘Peter Rabbit’ and plan to attend the special movie ‘‘Peter Rabbit and the Tales of Beatrix Potter.”’ The 98 minute movie will be shown at the Old Nevada Theater from 2 to 4 p.m. May 26 free of charge. Children in grades K through 3 are invited. Friends of the Libraries are sponsoring the movie. . ; is introduced to the ‘“‘air”’ through an average of 30 hours dual instruction, followed by about 20 TRY IT.. RENT A TRAILER MOTOR HOME hours solo time. This is based on $25 per hour for dual and $15 per hour for solo flight time. Therefore, the ‘‘average’’
student may figure on a total expenditure in the area of $1,000 attaining his license. For persons already licensed, The local field is frequently used by -parties ‘“‘flying in” for either business or recreational purposes. _ Brokaw _ often provides transportation for Golden Air Park these days. Anywhere expand soon. He is working now Currently on the line for rent are from a jump to the little airstrip on plans for various kinds of three Cessnas. . . a 150 capable of 100 MPH; a 172 and a four up “package deals” on a seasonal basis, to include aircraft, available MEIER Chev.-Olds any qualified pilot in his employ. provide this service at any time. services. mind where you're gonna All sizes and kinds! certificate and be willing to take a check flight with Brokaw or hunters a plane rental service is also WE'VE GOT 'EM wishes to use, submit a medical This takes only 20-30 minutes and is required by FAA. Charter flights are becoming a popular ‘‘way to go”’ from the When you make up your roam-this summer! + Empire through Aviation seater 182, which will do 125 and 155 MPH respectively. A twinengined craft is ready at all times for charter flights and future plans include a similar plane for instructional and Hiway 49 at Brunswick Rd. rental purposes. Grass Valley — 273-9535 A person desiring to rent a Mon.-Sat — 8 to dark! . plane must show a valid pilot’s license for the type of aircraft he at Alleghany to a transcontinental journey to New York or elsewhere ’cross country. Golden Empire has one plane equipped ona limited basis for ambulance service. Since he assumed management, Burt says there have been no such calls on his facilities; but he did a great deal of this type of flying in Arizona and is ready to or fishermen, towards an eventual dealership as an adjunct to his flight school, all of which will bring additional revenue to be channeled into the community at large. He has two rental cars for customers now, and with advance notice a third something he is hoping to “customer car’’ will be ready lodging and guides for:a variety of great vacation and for use. There is, according to Brokaw, an abnormally large private plane ownership for a : community this size. It involves recreational trips around the some 70 individuals and 50 aircraft, either singly owned or possible along these lines than held in partnerships. You can has ever been done here see them either taking off, before,’ he says. ~ landing or waiting on the country. ‘‘There’s so much more Burt also foresees a good runways at Nevada County Air market for aircraft of various Park most any time. Why not kinds locally and is looking pay the Air Park a visit soon? N-