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Pilot raises safety and oversight concerns about Lockhart municipal airport during public comment
Summary
A pilot and longtime aviator, Colonel Fred Wiegand, used public comment to request appointment to the airport advisory board and alleged the airport is ‘unfriendly’ to pilots, cited unreported accidents and questioned board qualifications and staff liaison suitability.
During the public comment period, Colonel Fred Wiegand addressed council about conditions and oversight at the Lockhart municipal airport, requesting appointment to the airport advisory board and alleging shortcomings in safety reporting and board composition.
Wiegand, who said he is a pilot with prior military service and lives outside Lockhart, told council he had attempted to contact airport staff…
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