I just received the email below and am sending this notice from the Addison Airport management to all ADS Newsletter recipients. The airport will be closed at 10 PM local time this Saturday, August 20 when the tower closes. It will reopen at 6 AM on Sunday morning, August 21 when the tower opens. No operations/access of any kind will be allowed during the closure on: Runway 15/33 Taxiways Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, Juliet, and Kilo. Please pass the word on this closure to anyone that needs it. Harland B. (Blaine) Herron Air Traffic Manager, ADS ATCT (w) 972-628-2401 (f) 972-628-2404 ----- Forwarded by Harland B Herron/ASW/FAA on 08/16/2011 08:55 AM ----- From: "Neuzil, Darci" To: "'darci.neuzil@addisonairport.net'" Date: 08/16/2011 08:46 AM Subject: Closure Notice ________________________________ The airport will be closed on Saturday, August 20th from 10 pm until Sunday morning, August 21st at 6 am. This closure will include the runway, runway connectors, Alpha and Bravo. Taxilanes leading to Alpha will be unaffected by this closure. During this time the contractors will complete the markings. We anticipate that this will be the final construction closure and apologize for any inconvenience. SAIB Issued for Goodyear Aviation Tires A Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) was issued by the FAA to alert operators, pilots, and aircraft manufacturers of possible inner tube failures made from butyl rubber by Goodyear Aviation Tires. The August 9th bulletin was issued in response to several inner tube failures during cold weather operations. Goodyear is aware of these failures and is currently testing improvements to the butyl inner tubes. The FAA recommends you provide special attention during preflight by: checking to ensure that all tires are properly inflated and are holding pressure; being prepared to compensate for a flat tire during landing as this might pull the airplane to the affected side; and providing extra awareness during cold weather and cross wind landing conditions on narrow and on short runways. The Magic of Mentoring After earning a new airman certificate, attesting to your freshly-acquired pilot or mechanic qualifications, you might be faced with the question – What do I do now? That’s where a mentor comes into play. An aviation mentor can help you continue your aviation learning odyssey safely and more effectively through experience transfer, i.e., sharing events and outcomes that can help you learn faster while making fewer mistakes along the way. For more on the benefits of a mentor, check out the article “What Do I Do Now?!” on page 20 of the July/August 2011 issue of FAA Safety Briefing. http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2011/media/JulAug2011.pdf Produced by the FAA Safety Briefing editors, http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/ Address questions or comments to: SafetyBriefing@faa.gov . Please contact us at 972-392-4850 if you have questions or need additional information. Darci Neuzil Deputy Director Addison Airport 972-392-4854 www.addisonairport.net Runway Safety - Make it YOUR PRIORITY ________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments contain URS Corporation confidential information that may be proprietary or privileged. If you receive this message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should not retain, distribute, disclose or use any of this information and you should destroy the e-mail and any attachments or copies.