Practice lines on runway repainted at Fairbanks International Airport.

FAIRBANKS — Pilots who want to get in a little practice before moose hunting season can take advantage of a fresh paint job on the Bush practice strips located on each end of the ski strip on the East Ramp of the Fairbanks International Airport.

The markings for the two strips, which measure 25 feet wide and 600 feet long, were repainted Monday as part of a collaborative effort between the airport, volunteers from the General Aviation Association, the Ninety-nines and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

The strips were first painted on the strip in early June as part of a Federal Aviation Administration project to reduce aircraft accidents in rural Alaska. The practice runways are meant to simulate the kind of tight conditions Bush pilots encounter landing on small mountaintop runways and gravel bars during the summer, especially hunting season.

The airport and volunteer aviation organizations that helped with the project want feedback to guide future efforts. A brief survey can be found at http://www.surveymonkey.com/FAISKI.

Anyone with questions can call airport operations at 474-2530 or airport public information officer Angie Spear at 474-2529.

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