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FAA flight check estimated at $18,000; committee updating airfield lighting status
Summary
Staff said the PAPI and some lighting require an FAA flight check paid via a reimbursable agreement; the estimated cost to fly the King Air for the check is about $18,000 and the village must pay the estimate up front.
Committee members heard that the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) and related airfield lighting need an FAA flight check under a reimbursable agreement. "It's $18,000 to fly the King Air," staff reported as an estimate for the flight check; the village would pay an estimate up front and then receive a final accounting from FAA after the work is completed.
Separately, the committee learned the runway beacons and lights were temporarily out because a red-tailed hawk entered the transformer; crews removed the bird and an off-grid transformer and lights were expected to be restored the same afternoon. Members said they are pursuing a reimbursable agreement with FAA to schedule the flight check and will follow up on the timing and budget implications.
