Pilots are trained to leave nothing to chance. They maintain meticulous checklists, inspect their equipment carefully, watch the weather and keep their eyes on the horizon. With 40-plus years experience in aviation, Scotty Malta has a pretty good notion of what's coming this spring and summer. âThere is a lot of pent-up travel demand. When that breaks loose, we see that as an upside.â Malta had barely unpacked his bags last year when the pandemic hit. The newly hired manager of the Moore County Airport stepped into the job on March 9, a week later planes all but stopped flying. âWe are blessed because in some ways we are not in competition with anyone. If people want to play golf, they are flying here. If people are stationed at Fort Bragg and have their own plane, they are bringing them here.â