Brady/Kalispell City Airport Improvements I have been flying off Kalispell City Airport for the past thirty
five years. I am a commercial pilot and make my living flying. Over the
past thirty five years I have seen hundreds of pilots trained and go on
to pursue their careers in aviation. The airport has always been an
asset to the whole valley. The DNRC, USFS, Glacier National Park Fire
Detection and any suppression aircraft fly out of Kalispell City
Airport. Red Eagle Aviation brings vacationers in from around the world
to access the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Glacier Park and other back
country airstrips for camping, hunting and fishing. The local lodges and
outfitters all depend partially on aviation in their business. Many of
the valley Businesses have private aircraft and hangers on the city
airport to augment their business.
I was born and raised in Kalispell and in 1988 I built my house a few
hundred yards from the kalispell City runway and had the contractor put
the living room at an elevation that would allow the airport beacon to
shine in. Quiet highways, quiet streets, quiet sawmills, quiet
production plants, quiet music rooms and quiet skies are not a good
thing, especially if you make your living at one of them.
I hope you will take items into consideration when discussing the
airport improvements, sometimes mistakenly called expansion.
Dick Brady
1983 Bluestone
Kalispell, MT 59901