Pilots look for safety devices

On Feb. 14, the Delta County Commissioners approved a letter to Tri-State Generation and Transmission seeking a response to the FAA's requirement for safety marking devices on Tri-State's new power lines north of Blake Field.

"Specifically," states the county's letter, "the (FAA) conditions cited require the installation of synchronized flashing red lights with catenary (hanging, round) marker balls on seven line support structures ... the BOCC would appreciate a response from Tri-State so that it may be passed on to the Airport Advisory Board and other local pilots who have inquired as to the status of the work."

At the same meeting, the commissioners received an operations report from the Blake Field FBO, Smiling Aviation, noting that total operations for 2012 were up 24.3 percent compared with the previous year.

An expenditure of $2,123 was approved for a fueling station card reader at the North Fork Airport.

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