The Franconia Soaring Foundation (FSF) recently broke ground on a new Training and Operations Center facility located at the Franconia Airport. The modern facility replaces the aged flight shack that faithfully supported flight operations for nearly 50 years, and features the modern conveniences the spartan shack lacked. The 6,100 square foot, two-level structure initially will …
The Franconia Soaring Foundation recently announced plans to construct an Operations Center and multi-use facility on the south end of the Franconia Airport located at 1251 Easton Road, Franconia, NH 03580. Construction is planned to commence in 2022, with the exact date to be selected during contract negotiations. The initiative commenced with the release of …
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During its December 7, 2020 Board of Directors meeting, the Foundation Board formally established a Finance and Fundraising Committee, which will replace the former Fundraising Committee. The decision to take this evolutionary step was based on the intimate interdependence between realistic and executable annual budgets and fundraising goals and objectives. President Tom Ganse highlighted that …
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During its August 3, 2020 Board of Directors meeting, the Foundation Board formally established an Education to develop and oversee implementation of future initiatives to accomplish elements of the Foundation’s mission, specifically those of promoting, teaching, and sharing the art, science, and safety of soaring through introductory rides, ground, and flight instruction. The decision to …
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The Franconia Soaring Foundation held its Annual Meeting April 20, 2020. The meeting was held virtually due to travel restrictions and social distance requirements imposed during the Coronavirus-19 pandemic. Peter Eiche was re-elected to another three-year term as Treasurer and Joe Kwasnik was elected to serve a three-year term in the Director One position.
The State of New Hampshire recently announced that two grants will be awarded to the Foundation for purposes of: The State will provide eighty percent of the bid costs for these efforts and the Foundation will raise money to pay the remaining twenty percent. The State also requires that the Foundation share be paid prior …
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The FSF closed on the purchase of the Franconia Airport today. The sale resulted in title to approximately 14 acres that includes all current tie-down and staging areas, and roughly 60% of the runway. In separate but related transactions, the FSF also obtained deeded easements allowing unrestricted aviation use of the remaining runway, and approach …
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