AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - 135

America’s Airports Y IN THE LIF A DA E Tale of a gem Tahoe’s ‘Lake In The Sky’ airport turns 50 BY MACHTELD A. SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE FIZER Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) South Lake Tahoe, California January 15, 2008 “O ther airports may have ‘Tahoe’ in their name, but there’s only one airport on the lake,” declares Michael Golden, owner of Mountain West Aviation, the new FBO at Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL). It is 9:45 a.m. on a chilly, brilliantly sunny day as Golden steps from the wing of his Mooney. He just flew in from Truckee, California, only 10 minutes by air. Behind him a gigantic snow blower pumps massive mounds of snow off the ramp after a major winter storm pounded the region days before. Golden enters the FBO where fresh coffee, pastry (baked by Golden himself ), and Swiss chocolate truffles work their charm, and an attentive staff makes everyone feel welcome. The unicom crackles briefly when Bob Howell announces his arrival in an experimental Murphy SR-3500 Moose. Soon, Howell emerges in pursuit of the FBO’s coffee and baked goods. He has flown in from Carson City to escape the Democratic caucus in town. The FBO parking lot is chockfull of cars covered by several feet of snow. FBO General Manager Joel Waddell explains: The cars belong to patrons who live elsewhere, but want their own transportation handy when returning to AOPAPILOT years Lake Tahoe Airport today (top). In the early 1960s, a Super Lockheed Constellation parks in front of the terminal (above). AOPA PILOT • 135 • MARCH 2008

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AOPA Pilot - March 2008
Contents
President’s Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Action
Catch-A-Cardinal Sweepstakes
Pilot Briefing
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Pilotage
License to Learn
Safety Pilot
Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot’s 50th Anniversary: First 50
AOPA’s Big Idea
Magazine Milestones
Designs Through the Years
Location, Location
Cessna 182: Then and Now
Irving Krick’s ‘Weathercasts’
The Ladies Fly
The 36-Pound Radio
Whatever Happened To...?
The GA Fleet—Through the Decades
The Lucky Ones
America’s Airports: Tale of a Gem
Endurance Test, Circa 1958
Test Pilot
Never Again
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Catch-A-Cardinal Sweepstakes
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Pilot Briefing
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Pilotage
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - License to Learn
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Pilot Counsel
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - AOPA Pilot’s 50th Anniversary: First 50
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - AOPA’s Big Idea
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Magazine Milestones
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Designs Through the Years
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Location, Location
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Cessna 182: Then and Now
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Irving Krick’s ‘Weathercasts’
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - The Ladies Fly
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - The 36-Pound Radio
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Whatever Happened To...?
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - The GA Fleet—Through the Decades
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - The Lucky Ones
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - America’s Airports: Tale of a Gem
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Endurance Test, Circa 1958
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Test Pilot
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - Never Again
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