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The Truckee Chamber of Commerce held its 68th Annual Awards event in the Airport District hosted N-01 hangar on Friday September 24th, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.  The organization recognized excellence in our community with awards in six categories and provided live music, drinks and appetizers in an outside environment. The popular event was attended by ~225 Who's-Who of Truckee.  Click post heading for more info and pictures.

The Truckee Tahoe Airport District Board of Directors will hold their regular monthly board meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. The public is invited to join and participate.  The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.  To see the agenda, or for Zoom login information please visit ➤ https://truckeetahoeairport.com/administration/board

Civil Air Patrol put on three great "Mission To Mars" STEM summer camps at Truckee Tahoe Airport!  Click post heading for the full story and pics!

The Reno High Sierra Chapter Of the Ninety-Nines International Organization of Women Pilots 2021 is offering $7,000 in Scholarship Awards to women interested in aviation.  Click on post heading for more info.

The Truckee Tahoe Airport District has canceled the 2021 Air Show and Family Festival originally scheduled for September 11, 2021.   The District made this decision by consensus at their July 28, 2021 Board of Directors meeting.  Click post heading for full story.

The local Truckee EAA 1073 Chapter would like to introduce the world of aviation to young people ages 8-17!  Come take a free flight in a general aviation airplane with an experienced Young Eagles pilot at 8:00am on Saturday, September 11, 2021. Click the post heading for more information and to find out how to pre-register.

You're invited!  Grab a coffee with Truckee Tahoe officials.  Get your questions answered and your concerns heard.  Click post heading for meeting times and coffee shop locations.

KTRK has upgraded its state-of-the-art flight simulator with a new option for MULTI-ENGINE capabilities!  Pilots can now practice in a multi-engine piston or turbo prop aircraft such as the Beech Baron G58 and/or a King Air 200, in addition to flight simulation in a single engine Cessna 172, C182, or C206.  Click post heading for full story.

Regional firefighting efforts are being staged out of KTRK!  Your Truckee Tahoe Airport District always makes airport facilities available for aeronautical operations fighting regional wildfires and other emergencies. Local residents should expect to see and hear potentially round-the-clock helicopter operations out of Truckee Tahoe Airport fighting the Caldor Fire near South Lake Tahoe. We appreciate the community’s understanding. Click post heading for more info and pics.

In a recent Safety Alert for Operators ➤ SAFO 21005, the FAA noted that air traffic control may clear pilots for visual approaches to expedite traffic. This can reduce pilot and controller workload and shorten flight paths to the airport. But “this expediency must be balanced with safety. It is the pilot’s responsibility…to advise ATC as soon as possible if a visual approach is not desired.”  Click post heading for more info.

The TTAD Board of Directors will hold a 2022 Budget Workshop from 1:30 - 4:00 pm and then their Regular Monthly Board Meeting will follow at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. The public is invited to join and participate.  Both meetings will be held via separate Zoom meetings.  To see the agenda, or for Zoom login information please visit ➤ https://truckeetahoeairport.com/administration/board

Our local KTRK based REMSA/Care Flight comes to the aid of a midnight Army National Guard UH-60 rescue operation! Click post heading for the full story and pic!.