Previous News from MAMA

News and updates below, and prior to 2023, is from the Maryland Airport Managers Association (MAMA) and before the group transitioned into the Maryland Aviation Council (MAC).

MDA Reminds Rural Marylanders To Expect An Increase In Low-Flying Planes Due To Fall Cover Crop Planting

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Sept. 21, 2022) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is reminding citizens in rural areas to expect an increase in low-flying airplanes or helicopters through Oct. 10, 2022 due to aerial seeding of small grains. Farmers enrolled in Maryland’s Cover Crop Program use this method of seeding in their fields to help protect water quality in …

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Micah Risher Elected President of the Maryland Airport Managers Association

Easton Airport Manager Micah Risher has been elected President of the Maryland Airport Managers Association (MAMA). The association was established in 1996 to provide a medium for the exchange of ideas related to airport management. Members encourage legislation advantageous to airports and work closely with the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA), and other aviation organizations, to …

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Massey Air Museum Launches \”Opportunity Knocks\”

Massey Air Museum’s  ‘Opportunity Knocks’ aeronautical engineering course for high school students was held on the week of July 16 – 20, 2018 at the museum facility. Five selected students, four from Kent County and one from Queen Anne’s County, were recruited through the County High Schools, all having expressed an interest in aircraft engineering. …

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Civil Air Patrol Cadets Stop by FDK

Cadets from the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) stopped by the Frederick Municipal Airport for a group photo with N875CP, a Cessna 182. The same aircraft is depicted in a painting titled “Total Force Partners” flying a patrol over Washington, D.C. alongside an Air Force F-16 fighter jet.  The group photo was part of a CAP …

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