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State blasts Harrietstown for lax airport management
Adirondack Regional Airport (Photo:  Harrietstown website)
Adirondack Regional Airport (Photo: Harrietstown website)
(01/11/12) The state Comptroller issued a scathing report yesterday, arguing that "mismanagement" at the Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Clear has cost Harrietstown nearly a quarter million dollars. The report also found that local officials "could not account for" nearly four thousand gallons of fuel. Brian Mann has details. more

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Aviator Finds Niche Teaching North Country Pilots
Reporter Gregory Warner mans the controls of a Cessna 172.
Reporter Gregory Warner mans the controls of a Cessna 172.
Pilot Darren Mesibov dusts off his Moonie M-20.
Pilot Darren Mesibov dusts off his Moonie M-20.
(06/02/06) Darren Mesibov started his flight instructor school at the Potsdam airport with nothing but a single-engine plane. He didn't even have an office - he'd meet students on the ramp leading up to the runway. He was just trying to build up enough hours to get his commercial pilot's license. But then he took out a classified ad, in the Pennysaver. And suddenly his fortunes changed. Gregory Warner tells the story.

(If you're interested in an intro flight, you can call Potsdam Aviation at (315) 262-0326. Or if you prefer to sit in the passenger seat, you can stop by the Potsdam airport any Friday evening. There's a barbeque from 6 pm till dark. And you might convince one of the pilots to take you for a ride.)

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