Aviation View | Volume 2, Issue 2

60 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 frequency between the airport and air traffic controllers for instantaneous communication. No dropped calls or delays. Again – modernizing and making the airport more appealing for the local users. “Being a part of the community is at the heart of what we do,” Sachs emphasizes. “Historically, before COVID, we used to do two things that helped us reach out. First, we would offer internship opportunities for local high schoolers to take advantage of. But secondly, and more frequently, we partner with local service organizations such as schools, daycares, the Boy Scouts, that sort of groups and we provide a free hour-long tour for the kids. We give them a quick informational session and talk about what we do here at the airport, and aviation in general, give them a walking tour and then let them see some of the airplanes. Then they spend a little time with the flight school that the FBO offers and get to see some of the basics behind how an airplane is controlled. We have been doing this for some time now… we can sometimes see up to six or seven of these tours a month and it is really popular, both for the participants and for us. It is a lot of fun.” Sachs credits the FBO, First Wing Jet Center, for a lot of what has built the community at