Nut Tree airport gets flight school

Nut Tree airport gets flight school
By Reporter Staff
Posted: 08/12/2009

A flight instruction school will be taking off at Nut Tree Airport in Vacaville.

The Solano County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a contract with Stratus Aviation -- Wings Flight School, which is scheduled to open on Friday.

The contract comes just more than two months after Solano County hired Mountain West Aviation as the airport's fixed base operator. Mountain West had originally found an instruction provider, but that company backed out because of financial reasons.

There had been a vacancy of both services since Blue Ridge Aeronautics was booted in August of 2007 after Solano County officials said the company defaulted on $53,000 in rent. Blue Ridge also ran a flight instruction school.

The agreement includes a five-year limited aeronautical activity agreement effective Aug. 11. The fee will be $500 per month or 2 percent of monthly gross income, whichever is greater.

Also included in the deal is a five-year rental agreement for a 744-square-foot office within the administration building at the airport. That will cost Wings $744 per month plus a pro-rated share of utilities at $305 per month.