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The Ice Has Melted A Great Read On A Great Ride
The Korean Aerospace Industry, South Kore- On your next American Airline flight
an Army, and a U.S. Army crew from the Red- to Chicago, check in the seatback
stone Arsenal in Alabama completed icing tests pouch for the latest issue of American
on military helicopters in the Sawyer area in Way, a monthly publication with 16
late March. The copters have been familiar million readers per issue. Each copy is
sights around Marquette County since Decem- packed with stories on American des-
ber, and the 60 visitors were an economic boon tinations, celebrities, airport maps,
to the area economy. puzzles, even recipes. And you can
Despite the presence of Army personnel, "this was not a military take it with you.
operation," said Sawyer Airport Manager Duane DuRay." It's a American Way editors receive over
branch of the U.S. Army which helps aircraft manufacturers get cer- 36,000 emails from readers each year,
tified in known icing flight operations. The primary role of the Army which is a mark of passenger interest.
is to have the equipment that makes the ice clouds."
Flight Suspension
Huge Aircraft Draws Crowd Ford Airport in Iron Mountain has scheduled a temporary sus-
One of the world's largest military planes – a Russian Antonov pension of commercial airline operations during the period
AN-124 – arrived at Sawyer on April 4 April 30 to May 14 due to extensive runway construction. Delta
to pick up for return to South Korea the flights will not be landing or taking off from the Ford Airport
helicopter used in the icing test. A good- during this period of major improvement projects on the 6,500-
sized crowd, cameras in hand, saw the foot runway.
There are provisions for continuing air freight and air ambu-
big plane's arrival and many others lance flights.
watched via a TV stream. AN-124s
landed here before for fuel stops and TSA Guidelines
cargo pickup. It's owned by Volga-Dnepr-Unique Air Cargo, Inc. It's called the TSA Liquids Rule, and all
"There are few airports in the U.S. that could support this," said airline passengers should be familiar with
Duane DuRay. "We're fortunate to have such a long runway in Mi- it. In your carry-on bag, you are allowed a
chigan, so there were no problems flying into Sawyer." quart-sized bag of liquids, aerosols, gels,
The AN-124 is the seventh largest to land here. The top six are: creams, and pastes. These are limited to
Long Wing travel-sized containers of 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) or less per
Boeing 747-8 250 225 Longest U.S. passenger plane item. Items larger than that must be placed in checked bags.
C-5A Galaxy 247 223 Many landings and takeoffs "Oh, The Aggravation….
Boeing 747 cargo 235 211 Fuel & cargo; in Die Hard movie …of waiting at highway construction
Air Force One 232 196 Presidential aircraft; three stops sites, of detours on unfamiliar back roads,
Air Force Two 232 196 Several stops of windshield wipers going steady…I
E-4B (747 base) 231 196 Airborne command post should have flown from Sawyer!"