PAISLEY, Fla. — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is looking to create an additional practice landing strip at a property known as the Deep Woods Ranch Airport.
It is a privately owned airport located in Lake County and surrounded by the Ocala National Forest.
Embry-Riddle had requested a special use permit from the USDA Forest Service that would give authorization to improve the surrounding areas in the portions of the forest for the landing strip to be utilized…