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discussions. “Those are hot ticket items, and people 
are letting their congressional delegations know they 
should be included in the bill,” Lambert reports. “So 
we’re very happy to have them here in Maine.”
Rolfson agrees. “This is near and dear to the mission 
of LifeFlight of Maine, but even broader than that,” 
he says. “I think any investment made into aviation 
infrastructure across a system like Maine benefits 
everybody. It improves safety in the sky, and it can only 
help build and strengthen the aviation community.”
Throughout the process, Kuchel has been impressed 
by the unique relationship between LifeFlight of Maine 
and the state DOT. “That partnership has driven all 
of this,” he says. “In other states, we don’t see this 
kind of coordination. It’s a great example of the two 
organizations helping each other out, and that adds 
great infrastructure for the state.”
Lambert echoes those thoughts. “Hats off to 
LifeFlight here in Maine because it really started with 
them, and they’ve made this possible,” he says. 
“It’s taken awhile to get here, but that makes it 
even better now.” 
The top of Princeton Municipal’s sensor tower contains obstruction lights (right) and 
an ultrasonic wind speed and direction sensor (left). 

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