Pittsboro,NC

 Time is flying by this fall!!

At the Asheboro Airport, we have a compass rose that pilots use to align their magnetic compass in their aircraft.  Here is a view of it from Google Earth -

But contrary to what it looks like above, the actual paint on the tarmac is pretty sad....

 

 

Compasses were much more important in the days before GPS....but it's still an FAA requirement that all certified aircraft have an old-fashioned mechanical compass in the airplane.  

The ladies flying group -The 99’s volunteer to paint compass roses at airports around the country.  If you want to see the history of the 99's (Amelia Earhart was the first president), see here .   

They made prior arrangements with us to come paint ours!  The City did their part - resurveying the cardinal points (they move with time!!) and painting over the old emblem with black paint.  The ladies congregated early in the morning and got to work.

 

A very long day....we provided them drinks and lunch....

Beautiful and functional!