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Is it a 911? In our last issue, we wrote about boaters dialing 911 for a disabled boat or other non-emergency issues. We reported that responses to these calls initiate a response from Arvin Hart, Malta Ridge and Round Lake Fire Departments. This is a waste of man power and the use of multi-million dollar equipment. We all need to get the word out that in a non-emergency situation, help is just a boat away. Carry a flag, rag, jacket — wave it and help will come. Last weekend, a 911 call initiated a response from the three departments, along with their equipment, only to get on site and find that the disabled boat had already been towed in by another boater. Think before you make a call. Items to have aboard your boat include: Personal flotation devices — they must be serviceable and easily accessible. All children need to be wearing PFDs. Visual distress equipment — state law requires that every mechanically controlled vessel, 16 feet or longer, carry a U.S. Coast Guard approved visual distress equipment. This can be a flare, a pyrotechnic device like an electric distress light, or an orange distress flag. Although it’s not mandatory for boats under 26 feet in length, it is wise to carry a fire extinguisher. An anchor large enough to hold the vessel in place. A whistle or horn Most important, know the rules of the lake. Many of our visitors get in a boat without any knowledge or training and head out for the day. It is an accident waiting to happen and we all have to be vigilant out there. Enjoy your boating experience and pass along your knowledge to “newbees.” We’ll all have a much more pleasant experience out there. Best wishes to Paul Hladik as he recovers from his recent surgery. Our thoughts and prayers are with both Paul and Donna. News from Arvin Hart Sometime in October you will begin to see a new Arvin Hart airboat training on Saratoga Lake. With $10,000 provided by the GlobalFoundries – Stillwater Foundation and the remaining $60,000 from the apparatus capital reserve fund, the Stillwater Fire District is moving forward with the purchase of the new craft. A committee of members has been busy over the last 6 months looking at several airboats to learn which ones have performed the best in all weather conditions. It seems that the Air Ranger model manufactured by American Airboats of Orange Texas performs the best and is built specifically to take the rigors of use on frozen surfaces using a proprietary reinforced design. These are the same airboats currently used by the NY State Police and State Forest Rangers. The boat will be pulled by the current 1999 water rescue support unit housed at Station #2 on George Thompson Road. The airboat will be 18 feet long and 8 foot wide, and will be powered by a 550HP all aluminum marine engine. This craft will also feature a windscreen for the driver and a powerful array of lights for night operations. The reason for the large engine is the three blade composite whisper tip prop and the need to have sufficient power to get out of trouble especially in swift water or flood water situations. We learned with our first rescue boat that, “speed is your enemy and power is your friend.” The current craft is not capable of being used in swift water and has limitations in rough water conditions, thus cannot safely be used for more difficult rescue situations. The airboat includes a Coast Guard certified fuel tank, approved lighting and a heavy duty aluminum tandem axle trailer custom built to hold the airboat. The Ranger Airboat is on an approved Government Services Administration (GSA) contract which simplifies purchase. Upon completion some members will receive hands on training at the Orange Texas facility and will return to qualify additional operators. (submitted by Tom Rinaldi, Commissioner, Stillwater Fire District)
Members Hold Fishing Tournament “My name is John Riccitelli and I own property at Czupil Road at the Lake. I worked for the Colonie Police Department for 25 years and retired 9 years ago. Al Roehr (Riley Cove resident) and I have been holding a Colonie PBA fishing tournament on Saratoga Lake for the last 26 years. We began by having the event at Fish Creek Marina, we went to South <strong>Shore</strong> for a few years and we now launch from the State launch and have a luncheon at the Eagles Club on Crescent Ave. after the tournament.” The winner was Paul Rogers with a 38 inch pike. It bears repeating . . . . Last year we printed some comments from readers about summer renters. We thought it would be beneficial to print some of them again, especially if you are a landlord or live next to a property that is rented. The Visit On July 6th, Ann Jay and Jim Clark flew from Hartford CT, to visit the Cronins, of Fathom Drive, Stillwater. They traveled in a single engine Cessna 182, 4 passenger propeller driven airplane from Hartford CT to Burrello -Mechanicville Airport (K27). The flight time was approximately 28 minutes. The airport itself is a privately owned, public use airstrip that was officially registered with the FAA in 1975 as airport "K27" Burrello-Mechanicville Airport. It was originally owned and developed by the Burrello family. As a privately owned airport it does not receive any federal, state or local money to keep it running, so this is made possible through the generosity of the owners. The runway itself is a 21 foot wide (about the size of a double driveway) by 1800 foot asphalt and gravel runway at an elevation of 200 feet. According to the 2011-2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),there are 5,170 airports open to the general public with 503 airports offering commercial service (Albany, Boston, JFK, etc). Unfortunately we lose about 200 airports a year to development, lack of funds and such. Jim has his commercial pilot license and has been flying for 19 years. He has flown all over NE including Canada and has taken longer trips to Key West FL, Austin Texas, Minneapolis and a host of other locations up and down the coast. Across all those flights , he has flown into a bunch of grass and dirt runways and such but this was definitely one of the smaller airports he has ever landed at. (submitted by Penny Cronin) Choose your tenants every bit as carefully as you choose your rental property; Always remember, as a general rule, tenants don’t take care of the property; If you rent your property, it is important to the neighborhood that you maintain upkeep on it; Inform your tenants to have regard for neighbors with regard to noise, campfires, and litter. If you allow pets, inform the renters that they must keep them on their own property and clean up after them; Runway view from sky Above all, if everyone considers the rights of the landlords, renters and neighborhood, it’ll be a great summer!
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