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. 3®5 <br />DEPARTMENT AERONAUTICS <br />STATE OFF 4NESOTA <br />Office Memorandum <br />TO . Commissioner McCabe <br />FROM Ray Brown <br />-DATE: November 12, 1971 <br />SUBJECT: Status of proposed "Anoka Industrial Airport, " November 11, 1971. <br />An Overall inspection of this site was made on this date, including fairly <br />accurate measurement of landing strip length and existing obstruction and <br />approximate measurements of gradient on portions of the field. The strip <br />is NNW/SSE, 2500' x 150' with overrun at each end of 100'. <br />The SE end is presently blocked by a high pole line which must be buried <br />or rerouted if field is to be licensed. With removal of this line, remaining <br />obstructions at SSE end will be 25:1 measured from end of O.R. <br />The NNW end presently has 20:1 over trees at about 1/4 mile, but will have <br />25:1 if one tall tree is topped. It is said this will be done. <br />Two problems exist: (1) The NNW end is high, giving an approximate <br />gradient toward the SSE of 8% on the west shoulder and 5% on the east shoulder <br />for about 300'. This will necessitate considerable grading to get it down to 2%. <br />(2) The soil is very sandy, and with the removal of topsoil necessary in portions <br />will probably not support grass. Proponents state that grades will be reduced <br />to under 2% and that topsoil will be spread over cut areas. There are large <br />piles of fairly good sandy loam alongside the strip for that purpose. <br />I met with Mr. Donald Greenberg of the Anoka Industrial Park, Inc., four <br />other members of the group, Mr. Wm. Gilbert, the proposed operator and <br />licensee, and Mr. Richard Johnson of the Technical Education Center of Anoka, <br />which institution is training a class of potential Air Traffic Controllers. <br />One of the requirements, I was told, was that the trainee, before being <br />qualified for employment by the FAA must hold a commercial pilot certificate. <br />The T.E. C. does not intend to conduct flight training, but does intend to <br />establish classrooms on this airport, if it is built, which of course would <br />enhance the opportunity for Mr. Gilbert, operating as Anoka Aero, Inc., to <br />sell the individual trainees flight time. <br />As of Novembers 1, 1971, the proposed NNW/SSE strip had been plowed, also <br />a start toward am E/W strip, and a large building area. Some leveling had been dor <br />but major gradiaag of the steep -gradient areas had not been started. <br />-1- <br />