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location in coming months.
In a Jan. 12 interview with Aerotech News,
Maselbas acknowledged the COVID-19 eco- William J. Fox Field in
nomic damage to county airfield customers,
tenant businesses and communities, but pointed Lancaster, Calif.
to sectors emerging with minimal damage and
prospects for recovery — especially restaurants,
media film and video location shoots, law en-
forcement, firefighting, flight training and fixed
base operations.
Among Fox Field’s major growth milestones
was the February 2021 opening of the Airframe
and Powerplant Technician Program for general
aircraft maintenance, airframe and powerplant
— designed for those seeking to take exams for
an airframe and powerplant license.
Antelope Valley College is one of the few
community colleges in the United States of-
fering composites fabrication and repair. This
Airframe and Powerplant Technician Program
is certified by the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion (FAA). Due to the college administration’s
recent decision to suspend in-person classes at
reopening of the semester, it was not clear if
the remote hands-on program at Fox would be
in service.
News that the City of Palmdale is actively
seeking to restore scheduled airline service on
a city-owned site with adjacency to Air Force
Plant 42 runways coincides with Inyokern Air-
port’s Indian Wells Valley Airport Authority
Board interest in renewed interest in attracting
passenger service.
As per FAA records, Inyokern had 11,149
passenger boardings back in 2008 and 11,109 in
2010. It was included in the National Plan of In- Courtesy photograph
tegrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 in the
category of primary commercial service airport the fourth quarter of 2021, while Hollywood King says he already has seven booked in com- and the Federal Aviation Administration cleared
with more than 10,000 enplanements per year. film, video game, and commercial video and ing weeks, and “I gotta babysit ‘em all. Two are a path for installation of Distance Measuring
Los Angeles County officials report no dis- audio production activity increased by more scheduled for Monday.” Equipment a navigational safety backup system
cussions about possible renewal of service for than a third at the airport. King, who has managed the airport through at California City Municipal Airport.
Fox Field, which has a terminal building and King said, “Most of it was sound recording,” smooth and turbulent times for 15 years, attributes Although the Cal City Airport operates under
remains the only county-owned airport with as was the case in which video of a Chevy pick- much of last year’s growth in aircraft operations, Visual Flight Rules, the DME installation en-
room for expansion. up truck’s performance video shot elsewhere fuel sales and private club fly-ins to Cal City Air- sures GPS navigation aid to and from the airport
California City Municipal Airport Manager was married to roar and rumble recorded on the port’s constant traffic magnet since the terminal for aircraft flying under instrument flight rules.
Robert King’s expectations for 2022 soared as jet set site. Even the most basic sound produc- building opened —– FOXY’s Landing. The FAA will install the system on property
monthly jet fuel and avgas sales rose throughout tion job takes a minimum of two hours, and On the infrastructure front, the City Council leased from the airport.

Aerospace Valley Air

Show slated for Oct. 15-16

Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California KC-46, Global Hawk, Hypersonic flight, the F-35
will be opening its gates to the general public Joint Strike Fighter and the B-21 Raider.
Oct. 15-16 for the Aerospace Valley Air Show. Air show organizers are looking for volunteers
The show will feature the U.S. Air Force Thun- from the local community to help with the event.
derbirds, and this year’s show marks the 75th If you wish to volunteer, visit https://avairshow.
anniversary of the U.S. Air Force, and the 75th com/air-show/volunteer-for-the-2022-aerospace-
anniversary of Capt. Chuck Yeager breaking the valley-air-show/
sound barrier. Organizations wishing to help sponsor the air
Hundreds of significant aviation “firsts” have show, should visit https://avairshow.com/air-
been accomplished at Edwards. This is where X1 show/sponsorship/
flight test team and the Bell X-1 first broke the And you can now purchase a 2022 Aerospace
sound barrier on Oct. 14, 1947, and where other Valley Air Show official challenge coin. The
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It is here that the X-15 probed the threshold coins/
of space and where the space shuttle first landed “We’re excited to announce that Edwards Air
on its initial return from earth’s orbit. Today, Force Base is opening its gates to the general
our combined workforce is still at the cutting public for the 2022 Aerospace Valley Air Show,”
edge of aviation technology, developing, testing said air show organizers. “Prepare for an amaz-
and evaluating the newest weapon systems and ing weekend as you step foot on one of the most
aircraft to ensure reliability for America’s war- historic Air Force Bases in the entire world.:
fighters.
Edwards is the test-bed for today’s premiere Regular updates will be provided at www.
aerospace technology programs including the B2, avairshow.com.

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