A mechanic found metal particles in an oil filter during maintenance on a small aircraft before it crashed in Central Texas, killing its pilot, federal investigators reported Tuesday.
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Local farmers and business owners in the Killeen area say they are dealing with the negative effects of an abnormally wet summer, including the return of a familiar menace: the armyworm.
âIn general, the area has been very wet,â Texas State Climatologist John Nielson-Gammon said Wednesday. âThe past 30 days, it s (precipitation totals) been anywhere between almost normal to nearly three times normal.â
Mayâs precipitation total doubled that of its average rainfall total with 8.55 inches of rain recorded at Temple Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport â the airport was the closest site to Killeen to have a complete precipitation data set, according to the National Weather Service.
Regional airports in Central Texas and their large economic impact
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The Texas airport system is one of the largest in the country, and has 264 general aviation airports, like the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport in Temple, throughout the state.
These general aviation airports may be small but they make a significant impact on the local and state economy. General aviation airports stimulate their surrounding local economies, provide jobs, service commercial airlines, and their transportation services support an assortment of local and national businesses.
Texas airports provide an estimated 778,955 jobs to the state and these workers generate about $94.3 billion in economic output, according a study from the Texas Department of Transportationâs Aviation Division.