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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?
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