New Logan County Airport sign post points every which way

 

[January 02, 2020] 

Heritage in Flight’s President Rick Kidd had an idea. After watching back episodes of the popular television show M.A.S.H. he thought one aspect of the show would be a perfect fit for the Logan County Airport. In the opening images of the show, there is a sign with arrows on it pointing to cities all over the globe. Rick wanted to recreate that sign at the airport outside the hangar that houses HIF museum displays and the HIF airplane. After mentioning it at a monthly meeting, the HIF members were all in on the project.

Rick with the help of other members planted an eight sided pole to hold the arrows, and sawed arrows that would be a perfect fit for the pole. Why an eight-sided pole? “With that many sides each arrow will have a chance to be accurate in pointing in the correct direction,” said Kidd.

Kidd asked members to paint their favorite city on an arrow. The idea was to mimic the sign on M.A.S.H. where all of the arrows were painted by different people so they all looked different.

Rick then contacted Logan County Arts President Jason Hoffman to see if the group would be interested in asking members to paint some of the arrows. Again, members of LCA jumped at the opportunity to add their hand to this new piece of Logan County Airport sculpture.

Some members of Logan County Arts added their own personal interpretation to the city names. The arrows all have a unique look to them. There is room for a few more arrows should anyone want to contribute one.

Heritage in Flight would like to thank LCA member and owner of the Lincoln Art Institute Moses Pinkerton for going the extra mile to seal all of the paint on the arrows with a clear coat. They will last a long time without fading.

The Logan County Airport and the Heritage in Flight Museum attract land and air visitors from all over the United States who are sure to enjoy the added attraction.

Visit the airport and check out Rick Kidd’s excellent idea.

[Curtis Fox]