[Type text] AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE EMAS PROJECT WRAPPING UP A TEMPORARY HOME FOR A BBJ

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1 [Type text] EMAS PROJECT WRAPPING UP AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE A TEMPORARY HOME FOR A BBJ AUGUST 2014

2 417,713 REVENUE IN DOLLARS 8,778 TOTAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS 530,282 TOTAL FUEL FLOWAGE IN GALLONS 43 INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS 4% 3% 2% 79% 16% 4% 15% 0% The Beechcraft Model 2000A Starship was originally conceived as a replacement for the venerable (and hugely successful) King Air series twin-engine turbo-prop. The Starship featured an all-composite fuselage and an advanced design, but it was not a commercial success, with only 53 aircraft produced between 1983 and FAA records show that only 5 Beech Starships remain in the active fleet but those 5 do not include N903SC (pictured above). While N903SC is clearly an operating Beech Starship, it has an Experimental FAA registration with the model listed as Enterprise and the manufacturer serial number given as NCC-1701 (the actual manufacturer serial numbers run from NC-1 through NC-53). Evidently the owner has a sense of humor. This Starship and one other are based here at ADS. 2

3 REVENUE FY14 year-to-date revenue ($4,385,135) has already exceeded the FY14 full-year budget projection ($4,364,830), mainly from higher-than-expected commercial property income stemming from recent airport property acquisitions (most notably the Addison Jet Center located on Taxilane Uniform). August 2014 revenue (at $417,713) was very strong, exceeding budget by over $60,000. FUEL Fuel flowage typically shows a seasonal drop in July-August; such a drop did not occur in 2014, with the result that August fuel flowage (530,282 gallons) was up 15% from August FY14 year-to-date (11 months) fuel flowage totals 5,917,512 gallons, which is 7.8% ahead of projections. FY14 will finish as the best year since FY08. OPERATIONS Aircraft operations totaled a very respectable 8,778 for the month of August; of that total 2,863 were IFR (instrument) operations. Customs clearances (international operations) rebounded some from last month s unusually low level, but were still a little lower than normal. For FY14 to date, operations total 85,382. Of that total, 95.1% is itinerant and 38.5% is IFR itinerant. Local traffic operations in the traffic pattern and remaining within sight of the airport is at a historically low level both in absolute and proportional terms, with only 4,172 local operations recorded 11 months through FY14. 3

4 Above: the nearly completed EMAS project as viewed from the south end of the runway. EMAS PROJECT WRAPPING UP After 4½ months of construction, the EMAS is nearly complete. As of the end of August, all that remains is a bit of site clean-up and some punch-list items. A series of construction photos is presented on pages 5-6 of this report. The project will be completed and closed out in September. Below: a view from on the EMAS showing temporary irrigation for the newly replaced sod. AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE The Airport Master Plan project has reached the point where various ideas and options for future (re)development are being presented, discussed, and evaluated. Options for several different areas of the airport were presented to the Project Steering Committee in a meeting on August 20. The next Project Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for September 30. Above: a development option for a helicopter landing area on a parcel of airport land fronting Midway Road. Below: Another development option for a parcel of land on the west side of the airport, just north of the Addison Toll Tunnel. Above: with the supporting piers already in place, erection of the steel frame and roof of this extra-large patio hangar required less than three weeks. A TEMPORARY HOME FOR A BBJ An airport tenant recently completed construction of a temporary shelter for the tenant s Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). This temporary structure (pictured above) is located just south of Taxilane Victor, on the north side of the Addison JetPort. It will remain in place for months pending construction of a permanent hangar facility south of Taxilane Sierra and just north of Taxiway Echo, after which it will be dismantled and removed. The BBJ is one of the largest aircraft currently using Addison Airport, so any hangar built to accommodate it will also be among the largest on the airport. Above: resident BBJ parked in its interim home. 4

5 EMAS CONSTRUCTION NEARING COMPLETION concrete anchor beam light can for runway end light concrete anchor beam concrete anchor beam jet blast deflector Above Left: in preparation for constructing the EMAS bed, the area beyond the south end of the runway was excavated to a depth of four feet and the removed material was replaced with select fill. A significant feature of the EMAS is the massive concrete anchor beam (red arrows) which measures approximately 112 feet across and 2 feet front-to-back, and extends to a depth of 4 feet below grade. Above: shoulder strength asphalt supports the EMAS bed. The asphalt is flush with the anchor beam on the leading edge (runway side) but three inches below the beam on the trailing edge. This is a design feature that allows the wheels of an aircraft entering the EMAS to set into the blocks, initiating block crushing in controlled, predictable manner. Left: a jet blast deflector is bolted to the anchor beam at the leading edge of the EMAS. Below Left: at the end of the first day of EMAS block placement, the contractors had placed six rows of 28 blocks each (168 blocks). The finished EMAS bed has 87 rows of 28 blocks each (2,436 total). Trailers containing more blocks are visible in the background. Below: before the EMAS blocks were set in place, the supporting pavement was surveyed and laid out in a grid to ensure accurate placement of the blocks. 5

6 EMAS block placement procedures are illustrated on this page. Top Row: blocks are unloaded and positioned with forklifts. Second Row: a hot asphalt compound is used to glue blocks in place. Third Row: a block is set in place; spacers are used to ensure proper alignment. Bottom Row: joints and edges are sealed with adhesive and a special vinyl tape. 6