Business View Magazine | Volume 9, Issue 2

148 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 weekly for updates. The airport currently has 16 T-hangar tenants and three corporate hangars. Coastal Air Services occupies one of the corporate hangars, which houses their helicopter to facilitate the company’s agricultural spraying operations. The other corporate hangar is leased by a private individual, while the third is owned by Aviator Powered Paraglider (PPG). The paramotor company operates out of the airfield, as does One Up Adventures, that professionally trains, maintains, as well as rents out equipment. The skydive company, Jump Florida Skydiving, is a very important part of the airport’s success. As Kirby explains, “They share the building with us that our FBO and office are in, renting over half of the building from the City. They are extremely active and operate almost seven days per week. They are now in the process of building a new maintenance facility on the airfield, as well.” As an interesting piece of the master plan, the airport has a project in mind for a dedicated community area for schools. “I want to have an area, or even a building, dedicated to schools. I went to such an institution at Polk State Aerospace Academy, and it shaped my life for the better,” says Kirby. “You go to school and right outside are airplanes. Everything you’re learning