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3 Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) Courtesy of Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Executive with a view of the downtown Orlando skyline in the background. 6 Overview of FDOT’s Finance and Budget Executive Airport Process xecutive Airport (ORL) is located is 6,004 feet by 150 feet, and 13/31 is Ein Orange County, Florida, just 4,625 feet by 100 feet. Two full-service three miles east of downtown Orlando. fixed base operators serve the airport: The airport offers an ideal flight desti- Showalter Flying Services on the north 7 nation for business and leisure travelers, ramp, and SheltAir Aviation Services Florida Winners of FAA with convenient access to all of Orlan- on the west ramp. The city of Orlando do’s major highways. Executive Airport has a fire station on the property with Awards is within minutes of most of the indus- an airport-provided aircraft rescue and trial and business centers as well as the firefighting truck. convention center and tourist attractions Two FBO-operated terminals serve located in central Florida. the general aviation customers; both 8 Situated on 1,056 acres, the airport FBOs have ample tie-downs for tran- Primary Surface is owned by the city of Orlando and sient and based general aviation aircraft. operated by the Greater Orlando Avia- The airport provides 229 covered stor- tion Authority with input from the OEA age spaces for aircraft, including T-han- (Orlando Executive Airport) Advisory gars and conventional hangars. 8 Committee. Executive Airport primar- Flight training businesses are locat- ily serves business and recreational ed on airport property, and several flying Send Florida Aviation aviation, and offers many services to the clubs offer flight training to their mem- Award Nominations by community including medical air ambu- bers. Executive Airport also attracts a June 30 lance and flight training. great deal of flight training from other Two runways The airport has two runways; 07/25 See Executive Airport, page 4 MANAGER’S CORNER

I would like to announce the recent appointment of Alice Lammert to the Air- port Registration Program Manager position. Alice has been with the Department for 14 years and received her Associate’s Degree from Tallahassee Community College. Her prior experience with the Department includes Production Reports Coordinator and Plans Processing Coordinator with the Production Management Office; Work Program Analyst with the Work Program Office; and Management Analyst, Program Planning Analyst, and Office Support with the Public Transportation Office. In her new role, Alice will manage the private airport site approval process, private airport registration program, and numerous consultant contracts. In addition, Aaron N. Smith she will maintain the office budget and serve as property custodian. You may contact State Aviation Manager Alice at (850) 414-4503 or [email protected]. Florida aviation fuel tax revenues. Aviation fuel tax revenues continue down- ward. The March 11, 2011 Revenue Estimating Conference reported an estimated fuel tax revenue reduction of over $15.7 million between 2010 and 2015. That’s over “The state recognizes $3 million less each year. The decrease of the aviation fuel tax mainly reflected large refunds to airline carriers. the value of Florida’s What the future may hold. As you may have heard, the priorities are highways, seaports, and freight rail. So the question is what happened to ? Airports airports and continues provide over $100 billion in economic impact, over one million jobs, and over $36.5 billion in payroll. Over 51 percent of Florida’s visitors arrive by way of Florida’s stra- to support airport tegic network of airports. How is it that airports got left off the radar screen? projects.” Well it may appear Florida’s airports have been overlooked, but I can tell you they have not. The state recognizes the value of Florida’s airports and continues to support airport projects. As of the time this article was written, the Senate has pro- posed fully funding the current Work Program, which translates to over $180 million worth in airport projects. The House is considering a more conservative $134 million aviation program. Now, of course we would all like to see maximum investment into Florida’s economically critical aviation system. However, the current House proposal is still higher than the current fiscal year. So that’s good. This goes to show Florida’s legislators do understand how absolutely critical airport projects are to Florida’s eco- nomic recovery. Fully funding the aviation program would amount to over $129 million in airport capacity projects, so Florida’s airports can keep pace with demand; over $23 million in revenue generating projects which help airports become financially self-sustaining; and over $17 million in airport preservation projects which protect Florida’s strategic aviation infrastructure. Although you may not see it in the headlines, Florida’s airports remain a high priority.

FLORIDA FLYER 2 Spring 2011 Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS)

ince the late 1990s, 35 airports in Sthe have installed En- gineered Material Arresting Systems (EMAS), a technology that can help “slow or stop an aircraft that overruns the , even if less than 600 feet of land is available,” says the FAA. EMAS was developed to improve safety at airports that lack the standard runway safety area (RSA). Most com- mercial airports have an RSA of 500 feet wide and 1,000 feet beyond each end of the runway. However, if an air- port doesn’t have the full standard RSA because of obstacles such as highways, populated areas, and bodies of water, then EMAS might be a consideration. EMAS “uses materials of closely Courtesy of Key West International Airport controlled strength and density placed EMAS bed at Key West International Airport. at the end of a runway.” So far, the best material found “is a lightweight, crush- where you don’t have the real estate for Reducing maintenance able concrete. When an aircraft rolls a safety area.” Many of the EMAS beds installed into an EMAS arrestor bed, the tires After a lengthy bidding process, before 2006 needed periodic repainting of the aircraft sink into the lightweight Witham Field (known locally as ­Martin to maintain the integrity and functional- concrete and the aircraft is decelerated County Airport) is installing two EMAS ity of the bed. To reduce maintenance by having to roll through the material,” beds, says airport manager George and eliminate the need for repainting, according to an FAA fact sheet. Stokus. Stokus advises airports to “en- some of these older beds are now being sure you have proper planning in place, retrofitted with a plastic lid that is being EMAS in Florida and work with your tower and tenants, used on newer installations. Two Florida airports, Fort Lauder- especially if you are having runway clo- Mike Nonnemacher, Director of dale–Hollywood International Airport sures” during the EMAS ­installation. Operations for the Broward County Avi- and Key West International Airport, ation Department, can attest to the effec- Designed for the airport have EMAS beds, and a third airport, tiveness of the plastic lids. Fort Lauder- Witham Field in Stuart, will have an Each EMAS bed is designed spe- dale–Hollywood International Airport EMAS bed installed this year. cifically for the airport, based on the in Broward County installed two EMAS Key West International needed an airport’s critical aircraft. beds in 2004. Before getting a lid for EMAS bed because “we had virtually Each block of the bed has a bar each bed, the wind, rain, and sun took no safety area,” says airport manager code. If the bed is damaged, a company their toll, and sometimes pieces of the Peter Horton. It took eight years to get representative visits the airport, scans bed would fly off in the backwash from the required permits, however, because the bar code of each damaged block, and aircraft. The lids have greatly reduced of environmental concerns and sev- e-mails the information to the factory so maintenance and improved the longev- eral other local issues including airport the damaged blocks can be replaced as ity of the beds. noise, the size of aircraft, and the effects soon as possible. on tourism. The Engineered Arresting Systems More recommendations “The FAA won’t approve EMAS Corporation (ESCO) of Logan Town- Nonnemacher has several recom- unless it is the only thing that can be ship, New Jersey, manufactures the mendations for airports ­considering done environmentally,” says Horton. EMAS bed material. Currently, ESCO EMAS. “Number one is to get the With a pond on one side of the runway is the only company manufacturing an ­warranty” offered by the company that and mangroves on the other side, EMAS engineered aircraft arresting ­system installs the beds. He suggests having a was the only solution for Key West In- certified for airport runway safety ar- ternational Airport. Horton adds that the eas that satisfies the FAA’s Part 139 EMAS bed material is “a great material ­requirements. See Engineered, page 5

FLORIDA FLYER 3 Spring 2011 Executive Airport Continued from page 1

central Florida airports because of the airport’s availability of diverse instru- ment approaches and an FAA-operated Executive Airport’s ad- air traffic control tower. ministrative offices (right) A park in the southwest corner of and the Showalter FBO the airport honors a hometown hero and terminal (below). aviator, Colonel Joe Kittinger. The park features a pavilion and aviation-themed play- ground equipment. Many shop- Courtesy of Greater Orlando Aviation Authority ping centers and restaurants are located adjacent to the airfield. Economic Impact Pan Am in 1928 Total annual economic impact of Executive Airport ­follows: In 1928, Executive Airport opened as “Orlando Municipal • Total employment: 2,085 jobs Airport,” and Pan Am began • Direct impacts: $80,511,600 service from Orlando to Cuba (from the tenants/businesses and Puerto Rico. During the at the airport and construction 1930s, the airfield was lighted projects undertaken by the air- and expanded to accommodate the air- located on airport property contribute port or by on-site businesses) lines and nighttime service. 2,085 jobs that result in a payroll of The airport grew to more than 1,000 $65,027,700 and a total annual ­economic • Indirect impacts: $58,246,900 acres with six runways during World impact of $245,517,600. In addition to (associated with spending from War II when the U.S. Army Air Corps the airport’s “regular” aviation activi- visitors who arrive in the area by used it for training. Following the war, ties, Executive Airport is home to the way of general aviation aircraft) the airport was returned to the city and Orange County Sheriff’s Aviation Di- • Multiplier (additional) im- experienced the growth of commercial vision and is the base for several media pacts: $106,759,100 and general aviation. Delta, Eastern, and helicopters. Hundreds of medical mis- • Total economic activity: National airlines provided commercial sions also use the airport because of $245,517,600 air service in 1946. During the 1960s, the medical facilities and trauma units —from the Florida Statewide the commercial airlines began relocat- located close to the airport. Aviation Economic Impact Study, ing to Orlando International Airport, completed in March 2010 and by 1968, Executive Airport was pri- Community involvement marily a general aviation airport. Orlando has a very active Experi- mental Aircraft Association chapter Points of Interest Recent improvements (#74) that routinely conducts Young Ea- A new administration building, gle flights and promotes the education of • Operations in 2010 totaled constructed in 2007, includes a 60-foot youth in the field of aviation. The Civil 103,216; the airport’s highest by 60-foot community room and the Air Patrol is also active at the airport. year was 2000 with 237,000 addition of Customs and Border Pro- The National Business Aviation Asso- operations. tection, allowing international flights ciation holds their annual convention in • 450 aircraft are based at to come directly to Executive Airport. Orlando every other year, and will be Executive Airport. Every year for the past three years, the in Orlando again in 2012. The National airport has built a new 10,000-square- Basketball Association is scheduled to • Approximately 80 percent of the foot hangar, and the airport expects hold their all-star game in Orlando in airport’s annual general aviation that trend to continue. SheltAir plans February of 2012 as well. operations are business related. to build a multi-story terminal building For more information about Execu- and a 70-room hotel on the airport in the tive Airport, see the airport’s website at of General Aviation for the Greater Or- near future. www.orlandoairports.net/orl/index.htm, lando Aviation Authority, at (407) 896- Executive Airport and businesses or contact Kevin McNamara, Director 9171 or [email protected]. u

FLORIDA FLYER 4 Spring 2011 Engineered Material Arresting System Continued from page 3 plan for recovery and funding in case the bed is damaged, and he recommends Learn More about EMAS having “contingency money and pro- curement methodology set up.” Also important is to “establish a FAA information: On the internet: procedure that prevents inadvertent FAA Order 5200.8, Runway Safety • FAA Fact Sheet, “Fact Sheet—En- ­access to the beds,” adds Nonnemacher, Area Program, states, “When making gineered Material Arresting Sys- because the beds can be damaged by determination about the practicability tems (EMAS),” March 7, 2011; see vehicles. The beds at Fort Lauderdale– of obtaining the RSA, the first attempt www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/ Hollywood International now have de- shall consist of investigating fully the news_story.cfm?newsId=12497 lineators with reflectors to make their possibility of obtaining RSA that location apparent at night. • The EMAS manufacturer, Engi- meets the current standards through neered Arresting Systems Corpo- “We point out the location of the a traditional graded area surrounding beds to anyone going out on the run- ration; see www.esco.zodiacaero- the runway.” The FAA states emphat- space.com/commercial-systems way,” says Nonnemacher. ically in AC 150/5300-13, Airport Key West International Airport has Design, and in AC 150/5220-22A, • Magazine article, “Engineered a similar policy to prevent damage. “It Engineered Materials Arresting Sys- Materials Arresting System–A is easy to do a lot of damage to the bed,” tems (EMAS) for Aircraft Overruns, Primer,” by Steve Jangelis, Air cautions Horton. “You can’t drive a ve- that RSA standards cannot be modi- Line Pilot, December 2010; see hicle on it, so everyone who is qualified fied or waived. EMAS should be con- www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/maga- to go out on your movement area must sidered only when it is not practicable zine/2010/Dec2010_Engineered. be trained not to drive on the bed, in- to obtain RSA by any alternative and pdf cluding the person who stripes your run- enhancing safety becomes necessary. Airport contacts: way and any contractor who performs Preferred methods of obtaining RSA any maintenance or construction func- include: • Mike Nonnemacher, Director of tion on your runway.” Operations, Broward County Avia- • Constructing the traditional graded Horton suggests that small air- tion Department, (954) 359-1213 area surrounding the runway, ports in particular might consider hav- or [email protected] ing “uninsured aviator” insurance. If • Relocating, shifting, or realigning • Peter Horton, Airport Manager, the airport’s EMAS bed is damaged the runway, Key West International Airport, by an aircraft that is not required to be • Reducing runway length where the (305) 809-5200 or horton-peter@ insured—or is not insured to the level existing runway length exceeds monroecounty-fl.gov needed to cover the damage—the air- that which is required for the exist- • George Stokus, Airport Manager, port would have to pay for replacing the ing or projected design aircraft, damaged portions of the bed. Witham Field (known locally as • A combination of runway reloca- Martin County Airport), (772) For more information tion, shifting, grading, realign- 221-2374 or [email protected] Stokus adds that airport manag- ment, or reduction. ers should coordinate with the FDOT Aviation Office to “ensure that the proper safety areas are met as per Florida ­Statutes.” Airports and pilots in- terested in learning more about EMAS should contact the local FAA Airports Dis- trict Office. u

EMAS bed at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (above) and close-up view Courtesy of Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood (right). ­International Airport

FLORIDA FLYER 5 Spring 2011 Overview of FDOT’s Finance and Budget Process

his article follows “Florida’s Avia- ­Transportation Plan.* The division of projects and develop schedules based on Ttion Work Program,” an introduc- funds between programs in a manner project priorities within the limitations tory article about the Work Program that will lead to accomplishment of of the funds allocated to them. published in the Winter 2011 issue of these policies and objectives is accom- The process by which the Depart- the Florida Flyer. Below is a portion of plished through the 10-year Program ment develops the Work Program and “Work Program, Finance, and Budget and Resource Plan each year. Program the appropriation request is described Process Overview,” a report that is avail- levels contained in the plan are balanced with the term, “Policy to Projects.” This able from the FDOT Aviation Office. to projections of available funding (from process is intended to ensure that the The Florida Department of Trans- the Finance Plan). transportation products and services portation is a public works agency The new Work Program is for- provided to the people of Florida are building transportation facilities and mally adopted by the Department’s consistent with policy direction. providing transportation services for the Secretary each July. Before the De- The schedule we follow in develop- public. The process by which we devel- partment can undertake any project, ing our plan, program, and budget rep- op such a large program and budget is that project must be part of the Adopted resents a year-round activity. In fact, we complex and is also unique among state Work Program, which is updated annu- are usually involved in updating a new agencies in Florida. ally for the ensuing five-year period. If a program before the program we have Some basic principles of this unique project is not listed in the Adopted Work been developing is adopted. This sched- process include: Program, it cannot be undertaken by ule is outlined below in the framework The Department operates pri- the Department without formally pro- of an annual cycle. marily from dedicated sources of cessing an amendment to the Adopted funding—federal and state. Both the Work Program in accordance with F.S. Summer State Transportation Trust Fund and the 339.135. The Work Program is adopted in Federal Aid Highway Trust Fund receive The Department’s funds are allo- July by the FDOT Secretary. By that revenue from specific tax sources dedi- cated among the seven districts by de- time, the Work Program will have been cated to transportation. The state trans- tailed formulas and procedures. Dis- updated to reflect the new appropria- portation program in Florida (as in most tricts have the authority to determine the tions act. The Adopted Work Program other states) receives little or no funding best use of their funds in a manner con- will also reflect the accounting adjust- from state or federal general funds. sistent with the Work Program instruc- ments associated with closing out the The Department resembles a pri- tions and the policies and objectives fiscal year on June 30. vate-sector company in that it must outlined in the short-range component Work on a new Program and Re- forecast expected revenues and de- of the Florida Transportation Plan. Both source Plan and a new appropriations velop a Finance Plan. The 10-year Fi- documents are updated and published request will have begun the previous nance Plan takes into account expected annually. spring. Beginning in July the Executive levels of expenditures, expected levels The Department’s Work Program Committee will review the proposed of federal aid, expected state revenues, is developed by the districts and the funding levels, policies, and objectives and the resulting expected cash balance Turnpike Enterprise, working with for the various program categories. This in the State Transportation Trust Fund. Metropolitan Planning Organizations program-balancing activity ensures that By statute, the Department must de- and local governments. Input is also re- the program the Department proposes to velop a program that is balanced to cash ceived through public hearings, the Leg- pursue is properly balanced to financial and revenue forecasts. islature, and the Governor’s Office. As a forecasts and is directed toward pre- The Department operates with a result of this input at the local level, the scribed policies and objectives. commitment budget. That is, the appro- first three years of the five-year Work The program and resource planning priations received from the Legislature Program represent the state’s transporta- process also ensures that a proper bal- each year are for the planned commit- tion commitment to local governments. ance is struck between categories. For ment of funds. The actual disbursement At the local level, the program has to be example, the level of resurfacing we plan (pay out) of funds resulting from such consistent with the capital improvement to undertake over the next five years is commitments may occur over a period elements of the local government com- based on the Department’s policy on of months or years. prehensive plans. The districts identify pavement condition. Also, engineering Florida Statutes require that the categories (Preliminary Engineering Department’s programs be driven *The Florida Transportation Plan, re- and Construction Engineering and In- by policies and by program objec- quired by F.S. 339.155, documents re- spection) must be properly balanced to tives. These are outlined in the Florida sults of a systematic planning process. construction levels.

FLORIDA FLYER 6 Spring 2011 Once program balancing is resolved, final targets for development of the ap- Florida Winners of FAA Awards propriation request can go out to the dis- tricts and central office divisions. At the same time, Work Program Instructions are finalized with Executive Committee Florida airport manager and two contingency plans and to conduct emer- review. The Work Program Instructions AFlorida airports received awards in gency exercises. The airport’s state-of- include the “Schedule A” allocation of January at the FAA’s 2011 Communica- the-art operations center is used in daily funds and “Schedule B” allocation of tions Conference in Atlanta. operations and is available for any emer- program targets to districts and Turn- gency situation. pike Enterprise for the next five years. Charlie Weller, Airport Manager We congratulate the winners of Leesburg International Airport these awards for their outstanding work Fall Charlie Weller received the FAA and accomplishments. u By September 1, the Department Southern Region’s General Aviation has submitted its appropriation request Airport Manager of the Year Award for and begun preparation for a new Tenta- 2010. tive Work Program. The appropriation Charlie Weller has worked diligent- request will be for the one-year period ly to improve airport services and rela- representing the first year of the new Calendar tions with the community, and also the Tentative Work Program period. The infrastructure of the airport. Under his new five-year Tentative Work Program leadership, the airport has become a key Please contact event organizers be- will provide an update of the existing economic asset to the city of Leesburg. adopted program for the first four years, fore attending in case of cancella- An air traffic control tower was com- tion due to weather or other factors. but will represent the first formal proj- missioned, and the new general aviation ect-level programming for the new fifth terminal was built. year. Both the appropriation request and Weller worked closely with the local May 13–14 the Work Program will be based on the Water Management District, confirming Quincy Fly-In (EAA 445), Quincy same funding levels determined by the local opinion that the airport is a good Municipal Airport (2J9). Parachute program balancing achieved in the pro- neighbor to the community and respect- jumping demonstration, plane rides, gram and resource planning process that ful of the environment. begins in July. and more. For more information, see www.eaa445.org, or call (877) The Department’s formal appropria- tion request is due to the Legislature and 652-0221. North Perry Airport received the the Governor’s Office on September 1. It FAA Southern Region’s Runway Safety is to be accompanied by a Program and Partnership Award for 2010 in recogni- June 13–15 Resource Plan which contains the same tion of the airport’s outstanding work data summarized in a more condensed FATA Annual Conference, Ritz- and contributions made to reduce run- fashion. Supporting financial documents Carlton, Sarasota; for more in- way incursions. are available to ensure that the plan is formation, see www.fata.aero or The airport was recognized for the balanced to available finances. contact the Florida Aviation Trades special emphasis program that included By November, the districts have a Association at (321) 383-9662 or runway safety education and familiar- good idea of how their new Work Pro- [email protected] ization for tenants, enhancements to the grams will look and have begun to meet airport’s drivers’ training program, and with local governments and other public monthly runway safety meetings with officials to review the proposed projects July 17–20 airport tenants. and schedules. At this stage, one of the 42nd Annual FAC Conference and main issues is the extent to which the Southwest Florida International Exposition, Hollywood, Florida; for districts are honoring their commit- Airport more information, see the web site ments to projects published in the last of the Florida Airports Council at Southwest Florida International Adopted Work Program and the stabil- www.floridaairports.org Airport received the FAA Southern Re- ity of the Work Program. gion’s Air Carrier Airport Safety Award In the next issue of the Florida for 2010. Flyer, we will continue our Work Pro- The airport took several steps to gram discussion with the “winter” and improve emergency operations. Air- For information about CFASPP, “spring” portions of this overview. u port personnel have worked closely with see www.cfaspp.com. federal agencies to develop emergency

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