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Board explores third‑party GPS approach for airport as FAA work slows
Summary
Board members say the FAA is unlikely to develop a new GPS approach for the small airport; consultants from a Texas firm (Hughes/Capital/Hughes out of Texas referenced) have offered a design and maintenance package with a roughly six‑month development timeline and ongoing annual maintenance fees.
Board members discussed options to improve instrument approaches at the airport after concluding the FAA has limited staff capacity to develop new approaches for smaller airports.
A consultant the board contacted (described in the record as a specialist firm out of Texas) offered to develop a GPS-based…
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