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, • veiling winds is particularly important from the standpoint of airport safety. Dr. 6./ggs entered into the official minutes of the hearing sections of an F.A.A. Ibulletin on airport design which particularly stressed the importance of orienting the runway to minimize cross-wind components. Dr. Suggs further, presented evidence that the proposed Midway airport is poorly located from the standpoint of cross-winds and would have a runway which would have cross-winds during approximately 90 % of the year. The F.A.A. bulletin also stressesIthat the cross-wind factor is particularly important when light aircraft will be used. The aircraft which would be used at the Midway airport are of the light type. Furthermore, in questioning Mr. Northern, attorney for Buck Mountain Development Co., admitted that the flight training contemp4ted for the Midway airport would include the training of inexperienced pilots. Under these circumstances, namely the training of inexperienced pilots under conditions where the runway is subjected to cross-winds, it would be particularly important for the airport to have control of the entire approach zone as recommended by the F.A.A.. If the County doesn't wish to become involved in controlling the approach zone through zoning, then the alternative is to require the develloper to comply with section 8.8.8.2.c of our present zoning ordinance. With respect to the question of the applicant's request for shortening thel required length of the runway, the Planning Board recommends to he Board of County Commissioners the following actions in the order of preference: 1 . That the request of the applicant be denied and that the applicat be required to have control of the entire approach zone at each end of the runway, namely 5000 feet measured from a point 200 feet from the end of the runway. This zone is to be 500 feet wide at the point closest to the runway and is to flare to a width of 2Q00 feet at the end of the zone as shown in the diagramiincluded with the original permit. 2. That the request of the applicant be denied and that the applicant be required to own or have control of an approach zone 3000 feet in length starting at a point 200 feet from the end of each runway and that the approach zone should be 500 feet wide at the p oint of beginning and have the same flare angles as those in the diagram in the original special use permit. This approach zone would permit planes to clear a 150 foot high tree at the end of the zone. It should be noted that testimony was presented at the publii.c hearing that trees of 150 feet in height are possible in this state. 3. That the request of the applicant be denied and that the applicant. be required to have control of,or to own,land lying under the clear zone as defined by the F.A.A. design standards and as recommended in the letter of Mr. Howard M. Robinson, Chief, N.C. Section of the F.A.A. in a letter to Mr. James Pollaty dated March 5, 11982. In this letter Mr. Robinson recommended a slope of 34:1 . 1This would require a clear zone length of 1700 feet in length measured from a point 200 feet from the end of the runway, namely altotal of 1900 feet from the end of the runway. If this clear zone is obtained (through purchase of the land or through eaqprm.111- 1 ...,.. •