There’s a truck zipping up and down the runway at the Big Bear City Airport today (April 9), though that truck is toting a new Boeing turbo jet engine. Explains Norman Princen, chief engineer for Boeing, “Our program is called X48B, and our plane looks kind of like a B2 bomber. We’re flight testing it at Edwards Air Force Base, but today we are here testing the turbo fan … [Read more...] about New Boeing Turbo Engine Getting a Test Run at Big Bear City Airport Today
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Status Update on Capital Improvements on Agenda for This Afternoon’s Airport District Board Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Big Bear Airport District meet for their regular, first-Monday-of-the-month meeting today at 2pm. This afternoon’s agenda will include a status update on capital improvements, including the installation of six helicopter parking pads on the south ramp; the new heli pads will be used to accommodate firefighting equipment in the case of emergency. … [Read more...] about Status Update on Capital Improvements on Agenda for This Afternoon’s Airport District Board Meeting
San Bernardino County Tells the Airport District: The Former Big Bear City Park Is No Longer for Sale
The Big Bear Airport District Board meeting once again drew a crowd, as the potential acquisition of the former Big Bear City Park, which is just east of the runway, was on the agenda for continued discussion on March 4. However, before land uses (including the FAA-approved suggestion of a fenced dog park) could be considered, Airport General Manager Garry Dokter had an … [Read more...] about San Bernardino County Tells the Airport District: The Former Big Bear City Park Is No Longer for Sale
Former Big Bear City Park to Be Addressed in Today’s Monthly Meeting of Airport District Board
The Board of Directors of the Big Bear Airport District meet for their regular monthly meeting at 2pm today, in the airport pilots lounge at the airport in Big Bear City. This afternoon’s meeting will provide follow-up information on potential uses and possible acquisition of the former Big Bear City Park, as FAA representative Margie Drilling had outlined compatible uses for … [Read more...] about Former Big Bear City Park to Be Addressed in Today’s Monthly Meeting of Airport District Board
Airplane Crash in Mountains This Afternoon; Both Occupants Able to Walk from Demolished Cessna
There was a plane crash in our area at about 2pm this afternoon, February 20, though both occupants of the plane have survived and, in fact, were able to walk away from the crash site. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the Cessna 172 was en route to the Big Bear Airport from San Bernardino International Airport when the plane went down about two miles … [Read more...] about Airplane Crash in Mountains This Afternoon; Both Occupants Able to Walk from Demolished Cessna