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Brookings Regional Airport Board
Brookings, SD 57006
June 21, 2012
The Brookings Airport Board was called to order by Chairperson Jeff
Boulware on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 4:30 PM in the Community Room
located in the lower level of City Hall. Members present were Jim Bailey, Lynn
Riedesel, Orv Smidt, and Boulware. Judy McLaughlin was absent. Also present
was Randy Hanson - Pheasants Fury FBO; and Airport Manager Philip Tiedeman.
Item #2 – (Riedesel/Smidt) Motion to approve the minutes from the May 17,
2012, meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 – (Smidt/Riedesel) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 – The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 19, 2012, in the City &
County Government Center at 520 3rd Street.
Old Business
#5 – Airfield Realignment – Airport Manager Philip Tiedeman said he is seeing
progress. The ALP is signed by the FAA and waiting to be printed and sent.
The landowners meetings are in progress. This week City Engineer Jackie
Lanning, Bob Babcock – Helms & Associates, and Matt Anderson – State
Negotiator met with landowners. Tiedeman said he hopes to have responses by
the first part of July. They are negotiating with five (5) landowners regarding
approximately 80 - 120 acres. If all land owners agree, the project can move
forward with the land purchases. Boulware asked where the funds come from
for the purchases and Tiedeman said from FAA and DOT grants. Tiedeman said
he is planning to move dirt this fall as BKX must make the FAA’s window of time
or the project could be delayed three to four years.
Tiedeman said he and Lanning will be meeting with the FAA on Monday,
June 25, regarding the NAVAID study and the project in general. He had a
handout regarding its decommission (attached). Tiedeman said he wrote a
letter encouraging the FAA to keep the VOR as no real alternative had been
presented. Boulware said the airport needed to keep the VOR DME. Riedesel
said he had started a letter of support. Boulware suggested the Airport Board
write a letter also. Tiedeman told the Board that it would not be good if
Brookings did not comment on the issue. Boulware said Wayne Kelm will write an
SDSU response. Boulware said he would write one for civil aeronautics and the
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university program. He suggested asking Brady Klocker to write one also. Randy
Hanson said he would write one for the FBO. Tiedeman said the more support
that Brookings has, the better it will be for the FAA to support the airport keeping
the VOR. He encouraged the members to please write the letters.
Item #6 – GCO Update – Tiedeman reported that the FCC is working on the
licensing for the GCO.
Item #7 – Airport Manager’s Report
a. Hangar Inspections - Tiedeman said hangar inspections had all been
done but one. He added that they all went very well with no glaring
issues. Riedesel expressed his appreciation and said the inspections were
a very good idea.
b. Beacon – Tiedeman said the green lens in the beacon needed to be
replaced, but the lens is not manufactured anymore. When they finally
got a lens, the fuses blew. He said he is happy to announce that it is now
operational. Riedesel asked if a new beacon would come with the new
airport, as parts are no longer available for this one. Tiedeman said he
can petition the state for assistance in getting a new one. If not, it is on the
capital improvements list for 2014. Boulware asked how the beacon was
turned on. Tiedeman said a photocell is tied in with the AWOS. It can be
switched to manual. It is on when lights are keyed up. Tiedeman added
that the PAPIs are on constantly.
c. Manuals and Plans – Tiedeman said he is doing on-going work on the
Airport Certification Manual (ACM), the Airport Emergency Plan (AEP),
and the Wildlife Hazard Management Plan (WHMP). He said airports go
through updates and responses from the FAA and coordinate best
practice operations from one airport to another. Boulware thought it
would be a good idea to do a “practice” emergency response incident
every few years. Tiedeman said it might be beneficial to do a live
emergency plan drill.
Item #8 – FBO Report – Hanson said he is in the process of moving the FBO to a
new office. He added that the fuel master needed to be moved. He said a
computer will be available for 24 hours use by pilots. He said that Tim Henning
was gone from the airfield, but he has a new customer.
Boulware said they will install a door by the stairs for the card swipe in their
building. The General Aviation area will be the entire downstairs space.
Boulware asked if a crop sprayer was still working at the airport. Tiedeman said
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there was one crop sprayer that was hangared in Brookings and operating out
of Flandreau until a new hangar can be built there.
Item #9 – Other Items - Tiedeman had a hand out for pilots regarding a landing
competition in North Dakota at GFK that the Board or local pilots may be
interested in.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Diane M. Spencer, Secretary Jeff Boulware, Chairperson