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FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BOARAD
• 1 :30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Airport Terminal Conference Room
1 . Welcome and Agenda Review — Chairman Bob Nickle.
A. Announcement: Request everyone to turn off all cell phones.
B. Welcome new Airport Board Member Tim McCarley.
C. Welcome Otto Loewer on his reappointment to the Airport Board.
D. Welcome new Arkansas Air Museum Director Warren Jones.
E. Comments from the public on items on the agenda.
2. Minutes of the December 13, 2006 meeting.
3 . Election of Officers. Officers may serve a two year term with a maximum of two
terms, last election was January 13, 2005. Current Offiers, as follows, were
elected at that time for first terms, with the exception of Dave Bowman for a
second term: Bob Nickle, Vice Chairman
Janice Stanesic, Vice Chairman
Dave Bowman, Secretary
• 4. Receiving of Reports.
A. Bob Nickle, Chairman.
B. Ray Boudreaux, Director.
C. James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator.
D. Louise Powers, T-Hangar Report.
E. Construction Report.
F. Maintenance Report.
5. Old Business. None.
6. New Business.
A. Terminal Rental Lease with Wilma J. Walker to operate a restaurant.
Action Requested: Motion to approve and forward through the
City's Contract Review process.
B. Ground Lease with Walker Properties II, L.P.
Action Requested: Motion to approve and forward to the City
Council.
7. Other Business.
A. Items from the Public.
B. Items from the Airport Board.
• 7. Meeting Adjourned.
Note: Next Strategic Planning Meeting
Next Airport Board Meeting _Wed., February 14, 2007
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MINUTES OF THE FAYETTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MEETING
December 13, 2006
• MEMBERS ATTENDING: Bob Nickle, David Hollman, Otto Loewer, Janice Stanesic, Richard
Greene
MEMBERS ABSENT: Vaughn DeCoster, Dave Bowman
STAFF ATTENDING: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers
OTHERS ATTENDING: Tim McCarley-new (2007) Airport Board Member, Charlie Heathco-
tenant, Dan Wilkins-tenant, Charles Caldwell-tenant; Rick McKinney-tenant, Craig Young-tenant,
Frank Sperandeo-tenant, Robert Axsom-tenant, Barry West-tenant, George Scott-tenant, Scott
Musgrave-tenant, Kathy Moore-SkyVenture Aviation-tenant, Wayne Jones-McClelland Engineers,
Dale Frederick-former Airport Manager, Cherie Boudreaux-citizen, Tyrone Rogers - Government
Channel
ITEM #1 : Welcome and Agenda Review — Chairman Bob Nickle.
A. Announcement: Request everyone to turn off all cell phones.
B. Comments from the public on items on the agenda, except for "A" under Old Business. None.
ITEM #2: Minutes of the November 15. 2006 meeting.
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Richard Greene and seconded by David Hollman.
The motion carried.
• ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports.
A. Bob Nickle, Chairman. No report.
B. Ray Boudreaux, Director. Ray introduced Tim McCarley, who was selected by the City's
Selection Committee to replace Dave Bowman, whose term is ending. Otto Loewer was also
recommended to continue on the Board, his term was also expiring. The City Council's vote will
make the recommendations official. Dave Bowman was interested in re-applying but delayed filing
because his wife is ill.
Tim McCarley said he was from eastern Arkansas and that it is good to be here, he did his flight
training here at Drake Field in the 1980's, and he works for Morgan Stanley.
Director Boudreaux reported the operations have been about normal, Million Air sold 52,000 gallons
of fuel last month. The next FAA Safety Seminar will be on February 28`n in the terminal. The PAPI
for Runway 34 is finished and waiting to be flight checked by the FAA. Don Harris, FAA Project
Manager, has sent a Letter of Acceptance on the Master Plan. Bids are .due in tomorrow on the
corporate hangar project and we have certified $ 1 .2 million for the project. Work is continuing with an
aviation client and we have been discussing financing with the FEDC. Information is going around
that a new, aviation business may locate at XNA, looks like aviation may be moving back to NW
Arkansas. We have someone from Little Rock interested in the restaurant `with tablecloths'. They
have two restaurants, have the resources, and she is a former member of the State Legislature for six
years. Presented to Bob Nickle and the Airport Board the "Chamber of Commerce 2006 Business
• Impact Award". This can be presented to the Mayor.
C. James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator. Said the operations had been down the last two
months compared to previous years, but overall ahead. The trend is still upwards. Million Air's goal
was to increase the fuel sales by 100,000 gallons, which they had done. Million Air is outselling the
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AvGas self-serve. The budget has been presented to the City Council. It included the T-hangar rent
increase approved by the Board two meetings ago. It also included the rent on the facility previously
rented by AATC, which they have now vacated. The City took out the gate projects. We will have to
• ask the Council to use part of our reserve fund if the Board wants to pursue the gate project. He
reported it was a very bare bones budget. Board discussion followed on the nearing of the end of the
Airport's Reserve Fund, at some point the Airport will need to go to the City Council to ask for
assistance for Airport funding, few airports support themselves. Chairman Nickle stated Ray has done
an outstanding job to generate state grants for projects which will, in turn, bring more revenue to the
Airport. James said we had spent 2.4 million, received 10.2 million in grant funds, for every $ 1 .00
spent we received $5.00 grant funding. Director Boudreaux stated the AIP grants now fund 95%,
instead of 90%, and then the State contributes 5% grants.
D. Louise Powers, T-Hangar Report. Four twin hangars will be vacant at the end of December,
with two on the waiting list who are waiting to buy an aircraft. There are two on the single unit hangar
list and one is waiting to buy an aircraft and the other is planning on moving to Northwest Arkansas.
All storage units are filled. Director Boudreaux said we will benefit from having SkyVenture's here,
after training their pilots maybe they will buy an airplane.
E. Wayne Jones, Construction Report. The west apron project came in under budget. There is a
minor correction required with the Highway striping, the contractor will take care of the problem. The
Master Plan was completed yesterday, there were eighteen sheets. A copy will be sent to the Airport to
see if anything has been left out, then sent on to the FAA. It includes obstructions which will require
cutting trees and topping trees. Nineteen sets of plans were sent out for the new hangars, and believe
the prices will be within Ray's estimates. There is more interest than six months ago.
F. Maintenance Report. Director Boudreaux related some of the items on the report. Beaver dams
had to be removed they were in the safety area. A lot of brush has been cut, repaired a roof leak for U.
of A. hangar, replaced all the air filters in the terminal, cleaned all the tile floors in the terminal.
• Responding to the question of our guys repairing the FBO tug, the FBO is renting to own, but our guys
can respond quickly to prevent a problem.
ITEM #4: Old Business.
A. Reconsider T-Hangar rent increase. Chairman Nickle said the Board would hear from the
public. Frank Sperandeo said most of the pilots are in favor of an increase, but not to the amount of
the increase, and would like the Board to reconsider the rent to a more factual amount. Scott Musgrave
said in six years renting, this was the first meeting he had attended, the cost of the rent increase will
take away from his operations, we need to look at raising the operations. A lot of airports are begging
people to come there. Charles Caldwell said with the 2005 increase everybody was okay, but he didn't
think the Board should go back beyond 2005 to figure the new rent. He commented three of the
tenants hadn't benefited from the purchase of the new lights, maybe they needed special consideration.
Craig Young said he would add one thing, he is looking for value received for rent, quoting his hangar
door problem and gate problems. Also stated his rent in Texas was twice this amount and before that in
California, it was twice again. Rick McKinney said he was speaking for tenant Mike Thomson, who
said the rent is quickly approaching the Memphis rental rates. Rick said in twenty years this was the
first time he had objected, and was objecting to the amount of the increase, not the amount of dollars.
Dan Wilkins wanted to know what services they would lose if the reserve fund goes away? O.. Loewer
said that while we have money in the bank we can control things, but once the money goes away then
all bets are off. Director Boudreaux explained that a lot of time and meetings were spent on making
the decision, two Strategic Planning Meetings and three Board Meetings. Part of preparing the
Airport' s budget is that we have to justify shortfalls to the Council. Chairman Nickle related the rent
• had been artifically low for a long time and to view this as a "catch up", if you use the CPI increase,
you would never catch up. We invite everybody to come to the meetings, very few ever attend. He
stated one of the things we need to do is educate the Council, we had an Economic Impact Study
prepared for the Airport showing the impact to the community. O. Loewer explained by keeping the
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rent lower, you may gain in the short term, but you lose in the long term. R. Green said he is a pilot,
and it is expensive to own an airplane and it feels like some of our recreation is being taken away from
us, but the message is that it costs more money to operate the Airport than is coming in. We, the
• Board, have to be responsible to our bosses, what will we have to show them if we have to go to them
for money. They will ask what have you done for yourself, and we can say we have tried to stay
current with the Airport's needs. It is unfortunate the hangar rents were so low, then try to bring them
up to current market. We could creep the rent up, part this year and part next year. J. Stanesic stated
there are vacant hangars, those who utilize the airport buy fuel here. Director Boudreaux said two
tenants left because they couldn't get insurance on the junk in their hangar. R. Green commented
those are the ones we want to get rid of. Director Boudreaux said most municipal airports are not self
sufficient, they are part of the General Fund. This Airport was taken out of the City' s General Fund in
1981 and designated as a Revenue Fund in the City's accounting.
Bob Nickle made a motion to consider an increase for a one year period, putting small hangars at
$145 and twins at $175 for 2007, then at the budget process for 2008, in six months, consider the
rent again. The motion was seconded by Otto Loewer.
Discussion followed with Chairman Nickle calling for a vote of the tenants in attendance for rent to be
at a fixed rate for two years. There were seven voting yes. He then called for a vote for the rate to be
for one year. There were no votes.
Frank Sperandeo said we' ll take the two years at a fixed amount and not risk it being raised again in
one year.
Chairman Nickle calling for a vote on his motion, recieved no votes for and all votes were against
• the motion.
Richard Green thanked Frank Sperandeo for his work in getting the tenants out for the meeting, calls,
emails, and notes under the hangar doors. Charles Caldwell asked if a note could be put in the invoices
for tenants to tum off the hangar lights, to cut down on the electricity costs. Rick McKinney suggested
leaving a note who had been in the hangar and why. Charles Heathco said lights were on, and have
been for some time, in C-3, D-7, and C-2.
Chairman Nickle appointed Vice Chairman Janice Nickle to continue the meeting as he had to leave.
Otto Loewer said it was good to do brain storming, and asked if there were other things the Board
could look at. Dan Wilkins asked about. FAA charging landing fees for general aviation and Director
Boudreaux responded the issue is now dead with the new Head of Transportation.
Craig Young thanked Ray and the Board for allowing the Symphony Guild to have their Winter Event
in the terminal. It brought a lot of people to the airport. He said he was very pleased with the airport
in general. Working with tenants makes an airport community. We have maintenance and avionics on
the field, we don't want to drive away tenants. He said he works with the Civil Air Patrol in Rogers,
but they use all the airports and have an impact on this airport's operations. R. Green said the Board
is not raising rent for tenants to go away, we need your help. He asked the tenants to come to the
Board meetings.
• Meeting was adjourned at 3 :20 p.m.
Secretary Date
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, FAYETTEVILLE
AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
HE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS -t
QUARTERLY REPORT FOURTH QUARTER CY 2006
AVIATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS January 2, 2007
AVIATION:
• The Fourth Quarter activity remained steady. Annual operations continue to grow at an even pace
of approximately 3% per year. Fuel sales have dramatically increased. Million Air exceeded one
half million gallons of fuel sold in 2006 for the fust time since the airlines relocated to Northwest
Arkansas Regional Airport.
• We received 9 bids for the Corporate Hangars Construction Project. The project will construct 2
hangar buildings on the south side of the Executive Apron next to the U of A Corporate Hangar.
The designs are based on the U of A hangar design without offices so will look very much like the
other buildings on the Executive Apron. The low bidder was Bell-Corley Construction LLC of
Rogers, Arkansas for a total amount of$ 1 ,270,000.00. The buildings have already been leased by
Million Air Fayetteville and SkyVenture Aviation.
• The airport received the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Impact Award for 2006. The award is
presented to the "business that has not only been active with the Chamber but in the community as
well, and has been a strong influence on the city and community through their business ventures
with the goal of making Fayetteville the best city in which to live, work and play."
• We finally completed the airport terminal parking lot rejuvenating and repainting project. We have
• changed the car circulating system and have painted the fire lane next to the building. It looks a lot
better and the process will extend the life of the pavement.
• For the second time this year, we held a Wings Safety Seminar in the Airport Terminal. There were
37 in attendance, down slightly from last quarter. Thanks again to the Little Rock FAA/ FSDO for
the program and to SkyVenture Aviation for sponsorship and great barbeque. FAA plans to hold
the meetings at lease quarterly at the airport. The next Wings program will be held February 28,
2007. You can visit www.faasafetv.eov.for more information.
• The Pilot Approach Path Indicator (DAPI) project is complete. FAA installed the system and will
maintain it.
• Bemard-Dunkelberg & Company, Airport Planning Consultants, completed the Airport Master
Plan Update,McClelland Consulting Engineers reviewed the plan and recommended its approval,
staff reviewed the plan and recommended its approval, and it was approved for final publication by
the Airport Board. The FAA approved the plan and the final document will be presented to the
City Council once it has been printed. The plan includes a development plan for the next 20 years,
a recommended land use plan and an Airport Layout Plan (ALP).
• We met with Don Hams, FAA Program Manager, to discuss our development program. This
meeting was a follow up to our visit during the FAA Regional Conference held November 1 st and
2nd: Board Member Richard Green stopped by and helped with the presentation as did Wayne
Jones, Airport Engineer. At the end of the meeting, James and I felt assured that our program to
realign Highway 71 will be recognized as a viable program worthy of funding. We are still a long
way from getting the necessary funds but each step we take is progress. I had the opportunity to
meet with Congressman Boozman to discuss the project and to request funding. He referred our
project to his staff and mentioned that he and his transportation expert would visit the airport to see
• first hand the work that has been done and that needs to be done.
• We presented our Master Plan to the Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee and
requested their support for the development plan and specifically, the realignment of Highway 71 .
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The committee was very positive in their support. We will prepare a resolution for the •
Transportation Committee to consider which will forward it up to the Chamber Board of Directors
for enactment. The more support, the better.
• We made presentations to the Governmental Relations Committee and the Lions Club on the new
Airport Master Plan and have two additional presentations scheduled for after the first of the year.
• A BeechCraft Bonanza A-36 based at our airport crashed 3 miles south, on approach to the airport
from Ardmore, Oklahoma, December 18, 2006. Weather at the time was a 400 foot ceiling and 10
nautical miles visibility. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating to determine
the cause of the accident. All airport systems were operational at the time of the accident.
• The City of Fayetteville City Council Selection Comnrittee selected Tim McCarley to be a new
Airport Board Member to take Dave Bowman's place on the board.
• A local FAA Part 145 Repair Station has inquired about leasing land to build a repair facility on
the airport. We are working with them to arrange financing and to design the facility to fit our site.
We are working with Steve Rust of the FEDC and Tim Allen of the ADED to get the project.
• We have tentatively leased the first building site on the new West Side General Aviation Apron to
a private individual to construct a private hangar for their new Lear 40. Their attorney has the
lease and will return comments early in January. The Airport Board has approved the terms of the
lease.
• Skyways Productions, the group that produced the 2006 air show, met in planning session and has
decided not to have a show in June of 2007. The Canadian Snow Birds have asked to come back
for a mid-week show and the committee has agreed. The date is Wednesday, September 26, 2007.
• Wayne Jones, Airport Engineer, and I met with the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad to discuss the
location of the rail spur north of the airport to support Scurlock Industries. The A & M will install
the spur and agreed to the location specified by our engineer. We will review the final engineering •
documents. The spur will be an asset to help land the prospect looking to establish the repair
station on the east side of the airport.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
• Our Industrial Park prospect is still considering the Fayetteville Industrial Park for its project.
We continue to work with FEDC and other City Departments to make the decision for
Fayetteville.
• The new Census report is in for Fayetteville. Total population is 67,158 with 51 % Male, 49%
Female; 6.5% Black, 6.5% Hispanic, 3.4% Asian, 2.3% Native American.
• The Local Redevelopment Authority met several times to discuss the disposition of the Leroy
Pond Reserve Center. The VA is now interested in the property and has submitted a proposal.
We met with Congressman Boozman who supports the VA application.
• We attended the Quarterly Business Analysis where we were briefed on the local, state and US
economy. Our area unemployment remains low at 3.3% which reflects full employment.
There were 6,100 jobs added to the NWA market in the last 12 months. The only drag on the
local economy is the number of housing units available for occupancy but empty. There are
652 houses completed, but unoccupied in Washington County representing a 17. 1 % increase
over last year. Benton County has 2,304 houses completed but unoccupied representing an
increase of 229%.
Z u reSubmitted,
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• ARKANSAS
Airport Progress Report
TO: Fayetteville Municipal Airport Board
THRU : Ray M . Boudreaux, Director
FROM : James Nicholson , Financial Coordinator
DATE : January 10, 2007
Tower Operations:
OPERATIONS - MONTHLY 20 0 0 - 20 0 6 ❑ 2000
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
• 02000 1 ,266 1 ,735 1 ,681 1 ,613 1 ,472 2,251 1 ,858 2,151 2,132 1 ,951 2,172 1 ,479
m 2001 2,355 2,330 2,821 2,634 2,901 4,293 3,549 3,741 2,377 2,770 2,482 2,356
0 2002 2,155 2,266 2,215 2,282 2,304 3,487 2,264 2,920 3,628 3,168 3,282 2,630
o2003 3,122 2,379 2,908 3,360 3,317 5,378 4,347 3,674 4,279 4,567 3,084 3,451
02004 3,443 3,688 4,270 4,570 4,325 5,312 4,223 3,885 3,828 2,796 2,168 2,729
02005 2,262 2,702 3,104 3,505 4,681 6,068 4,583 4,068 4,066 4,682 3,577 3,474
■ 2006 3,932 2,811 1 3,051 3,297 4,167 6,934 6,318 5,28D 4,367 2,907 2,739 2,261
OPERATIONS - CUMULATIVE 2000 - 2006
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m 2001 2355 4685 7506 10140 13041 17334 20883 24624 27001 29771 32253 34609
m 2002 2155 4421 6636 8918 11222 14709 16973 19893 23521 26689 29971 32601
• 0 2003 3122 5501 8409 11769 15086 20464 24811 28485 32764 37331 40415 43866
0 2004 3443 7131 11401 15971 20296 25608 29831 33716 37544 40340 42508 45237
0 2005 2262 4964 8068 11573 16254 22322 26905 30973 35039 39721 43298 46772
■ 2006 3932 67439794 13091 17258 24192 30508 35768 40135 43042 45781 48042
• FBO Fuel Sales Charts:
FUEL SALES - MONTHLY 2001 - 2006
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0 2002 29321 26284 14906 23949 14892 41512 18285 20400 39365 29447 24570 21616
® 2003 31522 28464 34128 30293 27200 32305 21665 30298 27492 51528 25292 ]26792M 2004 38643 26837 28109 35084 29510 28176 21234 31334 43730 36181 22490 330 2005 42936 29563 32178 28253 28113 36188 22233 28466 33177 46837 38255 9802006 41 ,134 39,899 50,869 38,505 58,253 61 ,495 33,797 41 ,490 53,338 47,196 52,892 80
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■ 2001 18028 28485 47300 66585 77115 87645 98175 113782 134275 159387 181749 208015
O 2002 29321 55605 70511 94460 109352 150864 169149 189549 228914 258361 282931 304547
® 2003 31522 59986 94114 124407 151607 183912 205577 235875 263367 314895 340187 366979
812004 38643 65480 93589 128673 158183 186359 207593 238927 282657 318838 341328 371361
0 2005 42936 72499 104677 132930 161043 197231 219464 247930 281107 327944 366199 397497
0 2006 1 41134 1 81033 131902 170407 228660 290155 323952 365442 418780 465976 518868 559148
Survey of Fuel Prices : Fuel prices within 50 miles of FYV as of 1 /9/07
Ident FBO Name Jet FS 10OLL FS 10OLL SS 87 MoGas
SLG City of Siloam Springs 3 .75 3 .70 3 .20
TQH City of Tahlequah (both selfserv) 3 . 19 3 .24
FSM TAC Air 4 . 17 4 .03 3 .48
• FYV Million Air Fayetteville 1 City SS 4 .31 4 . 17 3 .60 2 .42
VBT Summit Aviation 3 .78 3 .85 3 .75
ASG Pinnacle Air Services 3 .98 4 .02 3 .90
ROG Beaver Lake Aviation 3 .81 3 .86
XNA Regional Jet Center 3 .88 4 . 10
FBO Statistics: December 2006
Million Air Category Gallons % Category % TOTAL
Jet Fuel sold to FVY-based customers 231626 69 .0% 58 .5%
Jet Fuel sold to itinerant customers 101592 31 .0% 26 .2%
Total Jet Fuel Sold 34 ,218 88 .3% 84 .7%
100LL sold to FYV-based customers 11788 39 .4% 4 .4%
100LL sold to itinerant customers 2 ,750 60 .6% 6 .8%
Total 100LL Sold 41538 11 .7% 11 .2%
TOTAL ALL: 38 ,756 95 .9%
City Category
• 100LL sold Self-Serve 11525 91 .6% 3 .8%
87 Octane MoGas sold Self Serve 139 8 .4% 0 .3%
TOTAL ALL: 1 ,664 4 . 1 %
10OLL
10OLL sold self-serve 11525 25 .2% 3 .8%
10OLL sold Million Air FBO 4 ,538 74 .8% 11 .2%
TOTAL ALL: 6 ,063 15 .0%
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• LEASE DATA SHEET
TENANT: Wilma J. Walker
ADDRESS : 3907 Company Street
Post Office Box 205
College Station, AR 72053
PHONE: 501490-0235 (0)
501 -681 -9981 (C)
PROPERTY LEASED: Restaurant space in the Terminal (4226 SF)
USE OF PROPERTY: Restaurant
BEGINNING DATE: ASAP. Prime term April 1 , 2007-May 31 , 2008
TERM OF LEASE: 1 Year
OPTION TO EXTEND: 2/1 Year Options
• RENTAL FEES : Year 1 -$500.00 per month plus 10% of Gross Sales
Year 241 ,000.00 per month plus 10% of Gross Sales
Year 3-$ 1 ,500.00 per month plus 10% of Gross Sales
(Not to Exceed $ 11/Sq Ft per Year w/ increases at renewal
IAW CPI+ 1 % formula)
Rent to begin April 1 , 2007
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Ms. Walker will take possession of the space with approval of the
lease to begin decorating and set up. The prime term will begin
April 1 , 2007.
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant
RECOMMENDATION: Approval
•
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(Sample Menu) Wilma -9s "Home Cooking " (Prices IL Not apply)
Restaurant Hours: Monday - Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. / Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For carry-out, catering, or to schedule your special events call (479) 999-9999
Location: 1234 Fayetteville Municipal Airport - Drake Field
Ready to Serve Meals: Includes. 1 meat or meat dish, 2 vegetables and bread (dessert& mink, am lnrr aC4
Meals: Choose 1 Vegetables: Choose 2 Desserts
Double helping of same vegetable is unavailable All cake (persue) - $2.69
Chicken Spaghetti----- $6. 69 with Ready to serve meals - vegetable can be Banana pudding $2.39
purchased separately
BBQ Beef Ribs (oven baked)- $7.29 Mustard Greens (without mew) -$3.49 Bread pudding-$1.99
BB Pork Ribs (oven baked)- $6.99 Rice pudding-$.99
Q ) Mustard Greens (*tris mew) -$3.99 Peach cobbler-$2.49
Grilled Ham $6. 79 Cabbage $2.49 Drinks
Neck Bones $6. 79 Dressing $2.49
Baked Chicken $6.69(D) Black ed eas $2.49 Small $.1.19
eY P Medium $1.39
Baked Chicken $6. 99(w) Macaroni & Cheese $2.49 Large $1. 79
Bread' Choose 1 Cucumber & Tomato Salad-$2.49 Sweet tea
Sliced bread (white or wheat)) -$.40 Small Tossed salad $1.49 xool-aid
Large Tossed salad $2.49 Lemonade
Roll (whue or wheat) $.40 Pepsi fountain drinks:
Corn bread $.40 Fries $2.00 (per M� , , Drp�pr, rrern,Mar)
ush Puppies.---- S.30 each Veggie plate $6.00 Can drinks-$1.00
(Includes 3veggies & bread) strawbeny, Grapy coke, sprue
Cup of Ov Ice-$.50
Cooked to Order. Your way - You choice: Fried, Grilled, or Smothered
Chicken. (Dino induda: 2 vezdm 6 bread) Homemade Burgers Caffth. (Dinnn induda., 2 veedabla and bread)
Dark meat dinner $6.95 Burger combo $5.89 3 piece dinner $8.99
(InchWhite meat dinner $7.25 Doubt tuts BurgerIm�* a is ) 4 piece dinner $10.99
Double ger Combo-$7.89
Chicken wing dinner (3 piece) -$6.89 Triple Burger Combo-$9. 99 By the piece:
Chicken wing dinner (4 piece) -$7.99 Burger's Only 1 piece $2.69
By the piece: t/. 1b. Burger $3.19 2p ' $5.49
1 Wing $1. 79 y, lb. Burger $5.89 apiece $6.59
1 Leg $1. 79 ,/ lb. Burger $7.49
1 Thigh $1. 79 Extra 's KidS Meals: (For 11 and under on
]Breast $4.99Ready to Serve.
Cheese fries $2. 79
Cheese fries with chili - $3.59 Veggie Plate $2.19
Pork ChOp,(Dinner indudes: 2 veeeta 6 bread) Slice O cheese $SOeach (rndude 2 venia 6 Bead) -
) Chop dinner $6. 99 f Meat with 2 Veggies $4.99
2 Chop dinner $10.69 Cook to Order: combo induderia & sn don
Hot Dog combo $2.99
Hot Dog only $1.00
Cooked to Order meals under 5. 50 120
z. burger combo-$2.99
Hot Dog $1.39 Hot Dog w/cheese-$1.69 Hot Dog w/works-$1.99 Burger onl $1.00
t long $2.99 Foot long w/cheese-$3.25 Foot long w/works-$4.29 Chicken Nugget combo $3.29
/sh Sausage-$3.29 Polish w/cheese-$3.59 Palish w/works $4.49 Chicken Nugget's only-$2.00
Hot Dog combo $4.99 2 wings/jries/roU-$4. 79 Pork Chop Sandwich-$5.49
Fish Sandwich-$4.99 (The Works= Mustard, Cheese, Twist, & Chili) (Twist = a blend of lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onion)
Today's promotional special.• Ham sandwich-$Z99 /Ham sandwich piled high -$4.29
• LEASE DATA SHEET .
TENANT: Walker Properties II, L. P.
C/O Ron Barber, Attorney
Barber & Bartz
525 South Main, Suite 800
Tulsa, OK 74103-4511
ADDRESS: Fayetteville, AR.
PHONE: 479.957-5203 (C)
PROPERTY LEASED: Land on the Northwest corner of the new West Side General
Aviation Apron. 140 X 125 (17,500 SF)
USE OF PROPERTY: Construction of a corporate style hangar building w/office
BEGINNING DATE: As soon as possible upon approval
TERM OF LEASE: 30 year prime term
OPTION TO EXTEND: 1/20 year option
• First Right of Refusal after 50 years
RENTAL FEES: $.20/Sq Ft per Year w/ increases every 5 years IAW CPI+1 %
Rental rates after 50 years to be negotiated between the parties.
Initial rent to be $3,500.00/year
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Prime Term begins with issuance of building permit but no later
than 120 days from the execution of this agreement.
DESCRIPTION: Construction of a 120 X 85 hangar building with connected office
RECOMMENDATION: Recommend Approval. Walker Properties will construct the
hangar for their company aircraft, a Lear 40 soon to be delivered.
NORTHWEST
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.Washingfon County .
FaW_ ffight' _tioned
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Charter or business trip leads to :grayarea for . insurance
•. BYMICHEI-I BRADFORD nicipal Airport, :'we reincompliancewithFederal .weekARKANSAS "We also ryant to know.
opo T� � Drake"Field kill Aviation ++ honreguld.- whether this was an improper;
FAYEI'IEV1I1E = The at > ; mg pilotIrLchael ';.tions charterllight
tomey for a Springdale boy m Mor-an 'and to Last yean an as chatter ser- But as I understand defm-
jured in a,Dec. 18 plane:crash is . Aging.three. pas . vice complained that •Moylan ing a charter tl�ght is a verygray.
investigating whether the plane sengers, may not:: 'and Creamer were making char- area with the FAA;".he said.-"Ob--.
was tnsuied and how the pilot have: had habili ter flights - flights forcompere- viously it's_ going to take somh
who: died and his partner con- msurance. sation - without meeting FAA . ' digging on our. part: We're its
8itcted' flights for hire: Grace: also is. regulations. . " .preliminary stages.":. : d
Randy. L Grace a North Little .: gapes .. trying to detgr "initially we believed there " Morlan,37 crashed about l0 .
Rock attorney representing Cole mine if tliat fhglit .`was insurance on the plane, but p.m. on fmal approach while.
IvicGtlton :9 said the plane that . . and othersby Morhui and Lanbe :now we understand"that may making an iruYtumentcontrolled,
;crashed near Fayetteville. My: : Creamer;'aLso a Fayetteville ptlbt;` not be.the 6sE7" GriCe iatd last. See CP" page gg
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Crash "A business flight, to me, is when an aircraft
a Cortnued from Page t B owner flies his airplane for his own business
landing in the fog, according to a S If a a passenger On board 1$
. preliminary report issued by the Pu�SCpaying P g -
Board.
National Transportation Bonanza
Safe
Board.
not one of the owners, it's a charter flight!
Board The Bonanza Beechcraft
AM clipped trees,hit the ground — Art Ray, operator, Crown Aviation
and skidded down a hill, coming
to a rest 4 miles south of Drake - in Springdale
Field
Washington County sheriffs
deputies found Moylan dead at
the crash site. Cole McGEton,
his fart Blake McGEro , also
and FAA spokesman Roland Her I ' Herwig did not respond to a
Rponben,rttdBale, were hurt. Ali, altow hadrocommentlastwedcon _ . ..
since beenSreleased from hospi- whether it received complaints. request to say how the FAA diw
against Marian and Cteamee tinguishes between charter and
ti' H couldn't if Mor- busmess eta
Drake Field Manager Ray : Ian and Cesar are�� m A request Friday to FAA Pub
Boudreaux said last week that conduct charter ts, but he Bc Affairs in Washington. D.C.
Pub-
the airport has no record of in- : said FAA never taken cation for information not provided
suranoc for the Bonanza Beecb-. - b H and on how charter
craft, which was owned by Ross against either man y lits ere distinguished Airways LLC. Moylan was an Creamer and Moylan are B- flip from
owner of Hoss Airways, accord- ceased commercial pilots, ac- other flights was touted to Her
dog to the N7SB acrd Boudreau cording to the FAA Web site. wigs office in Oklahoma City.
`s aoanGedgrotmd and Art Ray, who operates Crown
The company Is not registered Creamer
with the Arkansas secretary of air instructor, while Moylan had Aviation in Springdale, an air
site's office. - siglu instructor and mechanic's charter service, said the FAA has
Boudreau% said he didn't certification. a hard time identifying chart”
learn until after the crash that Boudreaux said he received sights unless it is privy to the
Myers' complaint last year and financial menu of such
Moylan war subleasing hangar mange
spas from Creamer,The airport forwarded it to FM but didn't flights..
requites all its to carry. hear bade Ray said business partners
operators S A complaint iter t necessar- ran share on a
Insurance, Boudtit to said I, By true," Boudreau% said. `I rr le�Y
' "We h ro protect the pan if everyone ft board owns
regwhe ported the complaint bre I done
Thein and me ahppro h'e said p ,jly, follow up '1Lat's the Part of the. aircraft Otherwise,
"l'i`ra should have Provided us FAAs res risibility. I haven't wb . .. s pry it's a char-, .
With something. heard bad` from them, and I as-
Crumet who operates Spit- A business flight to me, is
fire Aviation Services LLC, bat sure` ewe is fines when an aircraft owns flies his .
Insurance on twoair a1L akP°rt Grle< said Cole has health lane for his own business
insurance through his mother, airplane
records show. A 1980 Cesma Ci- Jennifer Pinkley, who it Grice's purposes. If a paying passenger -
tation carries liability insunott mete. But whether th< Dec. 18 on board is not one of the own-
and ■ 1987 Beech Ring Air has flight was is FAA compliance era, its a chart" flight"he said
'unspecified Instnanee. could affect who pays Cole's wro make charter flights, I have
Cream" did Dot return sev- medical bias, he said, to carry commercial and op-
nalphone messages last week "If it's determined there was erational ' and It costs
seeking comment for this ar- neahaentt with this sight, Cole three times more than private.
Morlan'a widow,decined to tilcould be entitled to damages." insurance
answer questions about hu late Guice said "How federal iwesti- The NTSB will rule on the
husband's business. Mors treat this flight could make cause of the Dec. 18 crash in six
ea dhfferem in whether an hmar- to nine months, Hatch said. Ir
'1 understand o� ,
questions are ance company pays or denics a will be up to the FAA to deter=
being raised," Cathy tram." mine whether the flight was its
But at this time, I have nothing Craig hatch,lead NTSB uxwst regulatory compliance, he said
rosay" rigatorofthecraAhassaidMor 'When push comes to shove,,
Mark Myers, director of op- Ian conducted the Dec 18 flight the reason for the crash probably
erations at Executive Aviation under FAA rules fora "business has nothing to do with whether
Services, said he asked the FAA Right' this was a charter flight or not"
and Boudmaux last spring to in- Hatch said that, in general, Hatch said.
vestigate whether Creamer and business flights are where a
Marian were conducting charter plane's owner or owners fly for
flights improperly. their own business purposes.
Myers said the men were bla- Charter flights involve passen-
tantly flying charters without gars who pay for the aurraft and
following FAA regulations and : the pilot -
without the proper insurance. But the distinction's not al-
Tm utterly convinced theycleat
were making unauthorised Todd McGilton told the Ar-
charter Bights." Myers said. 01 kansas Democrat-Gazette on
watched it. People would call Dec 27 that he "chartered" Mor-
Iantt and book flights on one of Ian to fly him and the others to
their planes.These were custom- Ardmore, Okla., for a business
ers, paying for the aircraft and meeting. He, Simco and Marian
the pilot As the competition. it are partners in Falconhead Golf
. hurts my business when people Resort and Country Club in Ar-
fly illegal charters and don't have dmom, McGBton said
to meet the regulations or pay as
much Insurance.
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/ • But Fayetteville never gave up on Drake Field.
Drakes rise The opening of the regional airport simply man-
dated a change in approach, and leaders respon-
AlIpOIt looks tO the flltUle sible for strategic planning and daily operation
have soared into the future with eyes open to what's
tories recounting Drake Field's flirtation possible. There's little denying that Drake Field's
with irrelevance found their way into print modus operandi had no choice but to drastically
at times in the past. And: why not? The change. What hardly anyone could foresee was that .
dramatic changes in the local aviation scene in efforts to refocus could so quickly establish Drake
the late 490s dealt a serious blow, to the longtime Field as an excellent general-aviation airport with
commercial airport, and . raised questions about many possibilities available for keeping it a strong
its future. economic force within the community.
While every question isn't yet answered to its full- Only recently have observers begun to. under-
est, today they are asked with a certainty that Drake stand how .well efforts to rethink the Fayetteville
Field has a future, and likely a bright one, at that. airport's purpose have gone. In 2006, Drake Field
Some might be surprised to learn precisely how air- was named Arkansas Airport of the Year. Fact is, it
port officials are making big plans for the municipal , has evolved (make that re-evolved) into one of the
• airport. It won't be. long before airport chief Ray busiest airports in the Natural State. According to
Boudreaux .submits a 20=year master "plan to Fay- the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics, its eco-
etteville aldermen that calls for $62 million in new. nomic impact has been estimated at $34 million.
projects over-the course of the next two decades. Congratulations to the folks who never gave up
Sure, two decades means plenty of time to recon- on the idea that flight is a key component to Fayette-
figure this project or reshape that . idea. For us, ville's success. We're glad city officials continue to see
though, it's the sheer gusto surrounding, the air- the airport as a great resourcewith a bright future.
port's plans that really makes a body sit up and take
notice. Besides a wish to extend the runway (thus
making the airport a legitimate option for larger
and fully loaded aircraft) there's now talk — get
this — of eventually building million-dollar homes
that come with attached hangers adjacent to Drake
Field. Of constructing a grand hotel. Even a golf .
course within the area surrounding Drake Field
might be in the works.
All this — and maybe more — might verywell dot
the Drake Field landscape long before 2027 arrives
if Boudreaux gets his way.
Only a few short years ago, such talk would have
gained little more than "Oh please" comments.
Today, such concepts remain idealistic to , the
extreme — but not far-fetched. As most readers can
• appreciate, the opening of the. Northwest Arkansas
Regional Airport in 1997 was supposed to be the
end of Drake Field. Maybe it would survive in some
fashion (if it were lucky) but, mostly, the Fayetteville
airport was dead — all its business, all its customers
having made the move to Benton County.
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a instrument-controlled land- He said he didn't have the re-
• • ing because of poor visibility. ;
Ray Boudreaux - Fwd: Drake Field 1
• From: Dan Coody
To: Boudreaux, Ray
Date: 12/27/2106 9:51 am
Subject: Fwd: Drake Field
Ray, thought you might like this note.--Dan
> > > 'Nancy M. Saunders' <nsaunder@uark.edu> 12/24/06 11 :41 AM >>>
Merry Chr!stmas,Dan to you and, your lovely bride. I am also proud of Drake
Field! I grew up with that field and love it. I don't like airplanes but the
way that the field has recovered is a wonderful success story. The artide
in todays paper about a golf course and other plans is another addition to
the story of Drake Feld. The entire town should be proud but so many came
here from somewhere else and know only the Regional Airport that it may go
un-noticed by them. I do feel that there are many like myself who have fond
memories and will be proud of what you and the airport committee have done.
Well done,guy. Budd .
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• Arkansas Democrat Woazette
$ 62 million plan for Drake Field seen
as revitalizing area economy
BY ADAM WALLWORTH NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES
Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2006
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A master plan for
Drake Field in
Washington County calls for million-dollar homes with attached
hangars and taxiway access, and a hotel and a golf course.
The plan for Drake Field — if approved by the federal government
— would include $ 62 million in projects spread out over the next
20 years.
Ray Boudreaux, airport and economic development director for
Fayetteville, was brought in to lead the charge in revitalizing the
airport after the departure of commercial air traffic.
The first step is relocating a section of U . S. 71 and part of
Lancaster Drive, which would likely be paid for with state and
• federal aid, Boudreaux said . The Federal Aviation Administration is
reviewing the plan for the airport and has already given it
preliminary approval, he said .
If that part of the highway is moved outside the runway safety
area, Boudreaux said, officials can begin working to find the money
to extend the runway. A longer runway will make the airport more
accommodating to large aircraft, he said .
While the airport can accommodate large planes, such as Boeing
737 s, the longer runway will allow those planes to operate at full
cargo in hot weather, Boudreaux said. In summer months, large
airplanes require more runway to take off with a full payload,
because of changes in air density, he said .
Plans have been developed to add hangar space, Boudreaux said,
which could bring additional revenue . Now is the time to start
planning for future amenities, such as a hotel that could be placed
in the airport's parking lot along the highway, he said .
Boudreaux said that in addition to attracting industrial aviation
development, which will require adding taxiways, an aviation
• community could be developed by the private sector on adjoining
land .
Boudreaux will present the master plan to the Fayetteville City
Council in January.
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FAYETTEVILLE -- Ray Boudreaux pictures a long No. 5 hole, with a downhill slope from the teebox to a dogleg right wit
• the back of the green.
He hopes the Federal Aviation Administration is OK with that idea. After all, his envisioned golf course is on their turf.
Boudreaux, executive director at Fayetteville Municipal Airport-Drake Field, pictures an 18-hole golf course as a center[
improvements at the field.
He envisions the public course as part of a20-year master development plan. The plan also calls for industrial areas, a If
hangar space, a 5o-home "aviation community," and possibly a railroad spur.
"This is what I'd callYhe ideal plan. It makes the airport everything it can possibly be," he said.
Flights, Drives
He also hopes to extend the runway by t,000 feet, which would allow planes to take off with additional cargo or fuel wei,
the plan, however, also means that South School Avenue and Ernest Lancaster Drive will have to be move out of the safe
north end of the runway.
The additional footage is planned for the south end of the runway, but the Federal Aviation Administration will not allot
addressed, Boudreaux said.
• The area planned for the golf course is vacant grassland. The airport turns a small profit cutting hay off the space, Boudl
While Northwest Arkansas is not short of golf courses, Drake Field is situated nicely for a course in the southern portion
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said. South of the airport, mountainous terrain makes a course less feasible,
. while access to Fayetteville and Interstate 54o keeps the course within easy
distance of Springdale and points farther north, he said. 1, e
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Just north of the airport, pilots already see a golf course while lining up for
landing, but the Fayetteville Country Club is a membership-only facility and
would not compete much with the planned course, Boudreaux said.
Other public courses nearby include Valley View south of Farmington and J
Stonebridge Meadows off Huntsville Road in Fayetteville. Lu t r f�l"S�T0. PJI
Don't break out a 9-iron just yet, however. The master development plan
calls for investments totaling $61.8 million over the next 20 years, and that
doesn't include the golf course. Boudreaux hopes to partner with a private
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course developer and management company, allowing the course to be CO • URMMERCIAL •
developed using private dollars.
"I don't see us taking a swing for quite a few years yet," he said.
Boudreaux will readily admit that he's an avid golfer, but he wants the course to serve a bigger purpose than simply beia
Managed correctly, he said, golf courses can bring revenue to airports.
Runway, Fairway
Other airports have reaped financial benefits from duffers.
At DuPage Airport in the Chicago suburbs, the director of golf reports to the director of aviation, as the course is manage
The Prairie Landing course opened in 1995 under an outside management contract, but internal control made more sen
of the DuPage Airport Authority.
The course at DuPage serves three purposes, two of them similar to Boudreaux's plan, Bird said. The course provides a c
airport from undesirable development along its borders, and also makes money. As an added bonus, the stormwater dra
course, providing a golf element and a drainage solution, Bird said.
The course brought in $425,000 to the airport last year, with between $200,00o and $250,00o expected this year, Bird
"The revenue goes to maintaining the course first, and anything left over goes to the airport for all sorts of needs," Bird
some weather damage to the course that needs to be addressed."
Chicago weather prevents the course from operating all year, but a secondary benefit keeps cash flow rolling, Bird said. '
weddings and other events at the clubhouse help bring in revenue even when snow covers the greens and fairways, Bird
Golfing has been so successful at EI Paso International Airport in Texas that a second course is under construction, said
• The airport, which also sports seven hotels and an industrial park, has had public links for about 30 years.
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"It's a very nice public course, and the biggest advantage is that it uses up land that really has no other plausible uses," ,A.
. other economic development."
The second course is planned as a high-end venue, and is being developed by noted golf course designer Tom Fazio. It is
The existing course in El Paso is managed by an outside company. The airport receives a percentage of gross receipts frc
and $2oo,000 annually, Ablen said. The course averages 40,000 rounds played each year.
"Remember, this is EI Paso, where we can golf pretty much year-round," Ablen said. "It sounds like they have a progress
something that will happen overnight; but, in the long run, it will be a big benefit. We've looked at our development as a
Pay To Play
First on the list of changes is moving South School Avenue and construction of an additional taxiway, both planned for
$5.86 million for those projects from federal sources.
Some other aspects of the master plan are also outside the official $61.8 million total. The aviation community, where et
a hangar for aircraft, would be developed through agreements with outside companies, Boudreaux hopes. In fact, the air
homes. A proposed purchase price of the land is included in the master plan budget in Phase 2, the six- to 10-year time I
The plan calls for most of the funding -- $47.9 million -- to come from federal programs, with the state chipping in $7.1
• Drake Field was the commercial airline hub for Northwest Arkansas until Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport opened
as a general aviation facility, with privately owned planes, business and corporate flights, a U.S. Forest Service aerial fir(
training, among other things.
The master plan has already been approved by the airport's Board of Directors, and is currently awaiting FAA approval.
the plan.
"General aviation has got to be sophisticated, has to adapt to a lot of different purposes," Boudreaux said. "We have the
By The Numbers
Drake Traffic
Takeoffs and landings at Drake Field fell when commercial airline service switched to Northwest Arkansas Regional Ahl
takeoffs and landings bested the 1998 numbers for the first time.
Operations by Year
2006 -- 21,761
2001 -- 34,6o9
• 2002 -- 32,6o1
2003 -- 43,866
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• 2004 45237
2005 -- 46772
Source: Drake Field
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SATURDAY— December 23,2006
NTSB investigat® r .
' says plane crashed
after hitting trees
BYTRISH HOLIENBECK
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Why an airplane hit trees A final report will be
on its approach to Drake Field released in the-next s1x
late Monday night near West to nine monthbefore
rm _ .
Fork is yet to be determined, . the probable caur
cause 'of-says a.. federal_-investigator_
looking into the fatal crash. the wreck a determined
"We haven't gotten there
yet, said Craig Hatch, air
•
safety investigator with the "
National Transportation Hatch; who completed '
Safety Board in.Arlington. the field investigation this
The single-engine' Beech week on. the crash, said tide
Bonanza crashed on a wood- prelimina4 . Iry report shotild"
ed hill just outside West Fork be published o Nation
killing.the pilot, 37-year=old al Transportation Safety
Michael Morlan of Fayette- Board's Web site ;nelct week: .
ville, and injuring three.pas- It was believed it would be
sengets ; available Friday on that site;
The' flight 16epottedbr Was but mfwas not 'available ht
en route to Drake Field`in that torte; he said'.
Fayetteville from Ardmore; A final report will be
Okla., when. the FederalAvia- released m . the, next six to
tionAdiitinistrationlost sight; ' nine ' 'monthsbefore the
of the plane on its radar. probable 'cause of the wreek
Cole McGilton, 9 of is determined, Hatch said:
Springdale, ;one of the pas That final report awaits.
sengers in the : plane, 'was . more detailed informatiop
upgraded from critical . to on the, 'weathei, Hatch said,
serious condition Friday. at. as Well as ` radar informa-
the Arkansas Children's Hos-, tion from air traffic control
pital in little Rock, according Other information includes
to a hospital spokeswoman. the toxicology report and the
Two other passengers in medical ekaminees report on
• the plane, Robert Simco, 22, the pilot. These tests are stair-
and Todd .McGilton, both of dard procedure, Hatch said:`
Springdale, were still listed in Preliminary report find=
fair condition Friday at Wash- ings indicate that Morlan
ington Regional Medical was certified as a single- and
Center, said hospital spokes-
woman Linda Wagner. See CRASH, page A3