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John McKenna, a 55-year-old pilot from Bozeman and the president of the Recreational Aviation Foundation, said the Montana airstrip is the first to be approved on any forest in the nation in 40 years, but he's lobbying for more like it.
"Maybe we ought to talk about airplanes being reintroduced, like the grizzly or wolf," McKenna said.

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