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Home My WebLink About2011-03-22 Euless Articles / ins/R/R( IED 17); P.IGE ;7p4)1) II 11OR CIT}'C.NCL CITY-I TTVY CRLII .IICKAMIE BROIVV YOUNG ,I.VIM-1L C.VTR IIcI)O.V ILD ( OLLI.VS P. S1HTH GETCHELL LIBRARY:1D:11LV LIBR.IRY REF H.-IRTSELIL D 11 DISTRIBUTED /,- -11 / 1 ( DATE OF.-IRTICLE / 'qi ( .VE{i'SP.-IPER i �' 7I(• �C, • 11/1 Ct C7aZii1 - Another Aero Dynamix First Monday, March 07, 2011 " Aero Dynamix, ` .. Inc., located in _. 4 Euless TX (DFW area) has • + ,, been awarded . -- the first + 40 I .��. :I OS 4. aiiii.i— 10 . Supplemental ‘ - ,_. Type 11 ttul 1 t , ark - - �... Certification , , 1 - ; ,M (STC) approval , tel-1414IN= " " by the FAA for1 LIMN ts.• '",1041111‘ the installation of. .- `��' - `'��' (Jr a Night Vision z t:- : _ - _ - Lighting System ) ;- "i _ in an Erickson *► ±-. .a. ; Air-Crane S-64F . -'' helicopter on - r c July 28, 2010. *, , This issuance is res Aero Dynamix's , .. twenty-fourth FAA-STC certificate in addition to two EASA-STC certificates. "The night vision system from Aero Dynamix expands the S-64's capabilities, enabling the aircraft to operate during nighttime hours, as well as enhancing the S-64's flight deck." said Udo Rieder, Erickson Air Crane President and CEO. "This was a very exciting project for us" said Mike Guinn, Director of Sales and Marketing for Aero Dynamix. "The Erickson S-64 is such an amazing aircraft. It is out doing work only it can do all over the globe. It is great to be a part of that." All FAA conformity inspections and flight tests were completed on July 20. Aero Dynamix outfitted this Air-Crane with NVG compatible lighting to provide safety enhancements for night flight operations. Aero Dynamix, setting the standard in Night Vision Technology for the last 16 years, currently holds 24 STC approvals for Night Vision Lighting Systems for 36 different aircraft models with numerous STC projects in the works as well as having the first 2 ever issued EASA NVG STC validations and — additional ones pending. — ABOUT AERODYNAMIX Aero Dynamix Inc. is located in Euless, Texas and is the industry leader in NVG cockpit - modifications. Aero Dynamix currently holds 24 Supplemental Type Certificates involving 36 different aircraft along with two EASA certificates. (www.aerodynamix.com) DIA 1RIll( I1.D 10: P4GE � OF � -- 1111OR CITYC.ACL CITY.ITT.AY CRL11 ,t1CKA.MIIE BROG 1,V11f-1L CVT 1IcDO\ 11 D COLLINS P. SMITH GETCHELL LIBRARY.-ID-1H.V LIBRARY REF 11ARTSELL I) I IT DIA 1 RI BL;TED I iDATE OF ARTICLE / ` / ' I ,VEWSPAPER F1PST Haltom City fire chief will take the same job in Euless 111' gut ,; ' - Wes Rhodes has been a BY Terry Evans ,"K la 4's 11010114 �; ., r I r .:: Levans@star-telegram.com Haltom City firefighter for )tr g EULESS — The new fire "` a a quarter-century — the — last four years as chief. chief won't have to move '. vin but not his gear far. ti 4ahl � Now he's moving, Wes Rhodes has been a far. Rhodes has been Haltom City firefighter for Wes Rhodes is looking forward to leading a bigger department. named fire chief in Euless; — a quarter-century — the Star-Telegramarchives he starts April 11. last four years as chief. Midland.Fire Marshal Paul Manager Torn Muir said. Rhodes said he couldn't g pass up the challenge of "Wes has led that de- Smith has been interim "I'm going to be delib leading a larger depart- partment through some chief. erate about it, not in a ment. difficult periods with the Rhodes said that it's rush;' he said. "I have ev- Rhodes is also chairman flooding, tornado and difficult to leave Haltom ery confidence in the in- of the Tarrant County Col- other natural disasters City but that he can't pass terim chief." lege Fire Academy, where they have had the misfor- up the challenge of leading Rhodes said that he and — he has taught for 16 years. tune of experiencing;' Eu- a larger department. Thompson "grew up to- less City Manager Gary "At this point in my ca- gether"in the Haltom City McKamie said."Through it reer, it's extremely entic- Fire Department. all, he has raised that de- ing and I'm very excited "We tested together in — partment to a higher level." about it,"he said. 1985 to hire on with Haltom Rhodes settles into the Deputy Chief Joel City;'he said. $124,000 position April 11, Thompson will fill in at Rhodes became deputy — replacing Robert Isbell, Haltom City while a re- chief in 2002 and chief in who left Dec. 1 for a job in placement is found, City 2007. "That's when I appoint- ed Joel as deputy chief;"he said. While working his way .Fire chief readyfor throughanks, RhodesHalalsotom City's mfire new ranks, became j j i'�' chairman of the Tarrant County College Fire Acade- city and new challenges 16 where has taught for — 16 years.Besides an associ- ate degree in fire technolo- 0 Wes Rhodes is leaving gy,he holds numerous fire- Haltom City and will start fighting-related certifica- — in Euless on April 11. tions. He is the three-time Haltom City Company Of- ficer of the Year and nine- time Fire Academy Top In- structor and was once named Fire Academy In- structor of the Year,among other professional honors. — 1 DISI RUH /11) 10: PIGE /, OF / 1l 11OR CITY C.A'CL CITY:I TT.VY CRLII IICICIMIE BROWN YOUNG ANDIAL CAT ►IcDO\.ILD COLLINS P. SMITH GETCHELL LIBRARY,ID:IILV LIBRARY REF I-LARTSELL — DA TEDISTRIBUTED ) -^ , I /� DATE OF ARTICLE 'I ' �' ' .VEWSP,9PER FUST - New pipeline will help conserve drinking water 0 It will carry reclaimed water that can be used at parks and golf courses arfd in the airport's air-conditioning system. By Bill Hanna am billhanna@star-telegram.com When Fort Worth completes an 11.5-mile reclaimed-water pipeline this summer,it , .; will allow Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, z ' Arlington and Euless to shift some of ' their usage away from potable water. j -' The reclaimed water can be used ont. re v F ba T elds and golf courses and even in the r - - , airport's cooling towers. It was a distinctive enough approach - :. that the Environmental Protection Agen- N. cy awarded a $16.3 million interest-free ' =. i loan to help build the project. � ..>..;s �� '� � Funded with federal stimulus money, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport cools about 700,000 gallons of water in these the pipeline is "a creative solution to in- towers at night to keep terminals air-conditioned during the hottest part creased demands on regional wastewater of the day.The airport plans to shift that usage to reclaimed water. treatment plants,J.Kevin Ward, Star-Telegram archives/Rodger Mallison executive administrator of the cent of future needs to come Interest from developers _ Texas Water Development from conservation and reuse. Water Department officials have Board, said in the state agency's e sources are all the talked about adding more re- annual report. same; Gnto those a said. "We're all claimed-water capacity to the "We expect to have the pipe- tapping into those laked' controversial Mary's Creek line completed hopefully in May At D/FW Airport, officials wastewater treatment plant, so the system can become opera- which to shift about 25 percent of which is on the drawing boards tional no later than early June; water usage from potable to re- on the city's west side. Fort said Mary Gugliuzza, a spokes- claimed water for irrigation, gas Worth is studying the potential woman for the Fort Worth Water drilling operations and the cool- environmental impact on Mary's Department. mg towers. The airport cools Creek. Neighborhood -groups about 700,000 gallons of water oppose the plant, saying the Easing strain on lakes at night to keep terminals air- creek cannot handle additional Water Department officials ex- conditioned during the hottest flows. part of the day. pect the pipeline to carry 2 mil- In its 2007 Reclaimed Water But the treatment plant could lion gallons of reclaimed water priority and Implementation bring reclaimed water to new per day at first, but it will have planFort Worth identified the subdivisions when the Walsh the capacity to carry 14 million of per day. potential top 125 users re- Ranch area in far west Fort By comparison, the de art- Worth is developed. p ' p claimed water in its system, in- `There have been some dis- claimed ment,including its 29 wholesale eluding wholesale customers.D/ customers,used 170 million gal cussion with developers to ini- loos per day last year. But water FW Airport, Euless and Arling- tially plumb for dual systems usage can be much higher. In ton were in the top 20. when those subdivisions are — 2006, Fort Worth set a record built," Gugliuzza said. "That's with an average of 207 million really the obstacle. It's not cost gallons per day. effective to go back into level Anything that eases the strain aped areas. It's a lot more cosi- on Tarrant Regional Water Dis- effective to do that on the front trict lakes is welcomed.The 50- end of development. There are year water plan calls for 23 per- no commitments from develop- _ ers, but there is some interest." Bill lianna,817-390-7698 i DI.S1 RIM' LU) TO: P.IGE 1I. 11OR CITYC,VCL CITY.-ITT.VY CRI-Il IICK,-I,IIIE BROWN YOUNG A,VLtt-1L CAT IIcDOV iID COLLINS P. S-IIITH GETCHELL LIBRARY.-IDMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED ` l / 1 DATE OF.-IRTICLE 5 •_- ! / / .NEWSPAPER FWST Meet TEX, the Tarrant Express commuter rail line I) The T hopes the new who are contributing pro- similar names with the T. name raises visibility. ceeds from a`/3-cent sales "TxDOT supports the tax to help cover some of T's commuter rail plan and By Gordon Dickson the project costs,were also the Tarrant Express name," gdckson@star-telegram.com consulted about the name, department spokesman It's a bold project that sup- T spokeswoman Joan Val Lopez said. "TxDOT porters say could redefine Hunter said. and the T are working to- how people live and work ward the same goal." on the western side of the Another express Metroplex. But until now, But even so, the fresh Naming process the proposed construction moniker could cause con- A committee of T board of a commuter rail line fusion in Northeast Tar- and Grapevine City Coun- from southwest Fort Worth rant County, Euless Mayor cil members decided upon to Grapevine and Dallas/ Mary Lib Saleh said.There, the name after deliberating _ Fort Worth Airport has a$2.5 billion project with a various possibilities, in- suffered a bit of an image strikingly similar name — eluding 10 names submit- problem. the North Tarrant Express ted by Fort Worth Weekly Perhaps it was because — is under way.The North readers in a naming con- the project had a name that Tarrant Express includes test,Hunter said.The sub- was about as clunky as a the reconstruction and ex- committee unanimously 19th-century boxcar: the pansion of Northeast Loop liked Tarrant Express — southwest-to-northeast 820 and Texas 121/183. especially the nickname corridor. To snazz up the "That name is much too TEX — and took that rec- project, the Fort Worth close to North Tarrant Ex- ommendation to the T Transportation Authority press;' she said. "There is 'board last week, she said. agreed last week to rename too much potential for The line would connect ••••• the project Tarrant Ex- confusion. It seems to me southwest Fort Worth to press,TEX for short. there are a lot of smart Texas Christian University, "We felt it was impor- people in this community the medical district, SIM tant to provide it an official who could come up with downtown, the Stock- name that would create something more clever yards, Grapevine's Main higher visibility and ex- than that." Street and the north end of citement within the region But officials at the Texas D/FW Airport. There is .... and greater recognition Department of Transpor- growing interest in ex- within Washington,D.C.," tation, where the phrase tending it to Addison, T President Dick Ruddell North Tarrant Express was north Dallas and Plano. said. coined several years ago, — Grapevine officials, say they're happy to share Gordon Dickson.817-390-7796