Rotating beacon at the airport

The rotating beacon at the airport had been out-of-service (meaning broken!) for a couple of months.  It sits atop a 30' tower - and the local electrician had determined that the 30 yr old beacon was in need of serious repair or replacement.  The cost to replace would be about $10,000!!

So, one of our local businessmen, Eddie Liles (who happens to be the Airport Authority chairman) took it upon himself to fix it!  He got a friend who owns a welding business to bring his boom truck to remove the heavy beacon and then a second time to lift it back in place once repaired.

Eddie replaced some bearings and brushes - and the beacon is back operational - maybe for another 30 yrs!!

That's Eddie's son-in-law - he got the climbing duties on a cold and blustery day!  A big ole' thanks to Eddie and crew!!