An "Arresting Experience" to avoid

George Clark writes: … At Wednesday's WAPA meeting, Airport Manager Eric Waldron and others from Massport presented plans for construction at ORH over this summer. Two major projects are being undertaken -

• Installation of an EMAS - "Engineered Material Arresting System" at the approach end of Runway 29. (The other end will be done in a couple of years.) This system is used to provide the equivalent 1000' overrun area on runways where it is geographically or practically impossible to obtain the required overrun. The system consists of crushable concrete blocks of increasing thickness out from the runway end. Here is a Video of the overrun system [esco.zodiac.com]. One note… if you run into it, you (or your insurance) will most likely be held liable for repair of the system. So don't do that.
• A major resurfacing effort on Runway 11-29 West of the Delta taxiway, and a new runway lighting system. The new centerline lights will require trenching the entire length of 11-29. Work on the remaining 4000' of the runway will be done in a later project.

This work will be done during regular working hours, and results in an extended runway 11-29 closure beginning in mid-August.

Other news from the meeting; One of the new flight schools was introduced to the members. Bill Allen of Emerson Aviation was introduced to the attendees. The school will be located in the Swissport building, and once the new school is up and running, anyone who has turned in an Amity issued Airport Badge will be eligible for a reissued badge for the remaining valid time at no additional charge. Note that Amity issued badges are no longer valid and must be turned in to the Airport per TSA regulations. Also, ORH Master Plan was presented, and there was some lively discussion of some of the happenings at ORH.

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-- GeorgeClark - 12 Jun 2008