The Broadwater County Airport Is Now Open For Aircraft Traffic
Author: Matt Nelson
Matt Nelson
After over three months of refurbishment, pilots can fly into and out of the Broadwater County Airport, which used to be called the Townsend Airport. 8U8 is the FAA Identifier.
On the field now or have been in the recent years are general aviation aircraft such as Cessnas, Piper Cherokees, Piper Cubs, Beechcraft Bonanzas, Aviat Huskys, Maules, and Cirtabrias, a Lake Seaplane, and three helicopters.
There are two flight instructors, Chris Fuher and Wade Litton.
Chris owns Broadwater Aviation, and a Cessna 172, as well as the Lake Seaplane. The engine in it is currently being rebuilt. He offers training for Private, Commercial, and Certified Flight Instructor ratings. On September 15th I flew with Chris to take pictures of the airport, and a few years ago flew with him in his Lake Amphibian aircraft, landing and taking off atCanyon Ferry Lake. Currently Chris does not offer seaplane training due to a lack of an examiner.
Wade Litton is the owner of Loon Creek Aviation, LLC. He owns a Cessna 182. I have also flown with Wade a few times in the last couple of years. Wade does a lot of training for people wanting to fly in the mountains, and/or gives advanced training.
Chris and Wade are some of the best flight instructors I have ever flown with in my 36 years and 1120 hours of flying.
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