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Regional Affairs

Law protects volunteers who operate airstrips

Alaska depends on aviation, and aviation depends on the individuals who own, operate, and maintain the state’s small private and backcountry airstrips. Now, after more than two years of work by AOPA and other aviation advocates, a new law protects those volunteers from many civil liability claims. Read more on AOPA Online.

February 22, 2008