Make Me Jealous Of Your Airport

Here's ours:


Sometimes when practicing maneuvers, I do turns about a cow. :D
 
You can't beat those country, grass strips. Very nice!
 
My drome isn't much for scenery. I doubt I could impress a student pilot. However, due to its lack of scenery hangars are only $200, and that's a 15 minute drive from Steinholme, which itself is within walking distance of the largest University in the country. My most expensive annual ever has $2500 (had to replace the boost pump and the AH) and rental 172's are under a hundred dollars. Mountains and Lake Erie are both within an hour's flight (in different directions, of course).

Sorry, Diana is the only one here who has ever made me jealous, though the Fredericks come pretty close.
 
I don't have any pictures that will make anyone jealous... It is a plain jane 1600 foot unmarked swath across the South 40...
I am planning on plowing it this year and seeding it with grass in place of the wild flowers and weeds...
I have not invited anyone to use it due to it being short and having trees at one end... I would feel responsible if someone bangs up their plane...
But, there is no feeling like sitting under the wing right at sundown, with the cooling engine making tinking noises, the midday heat giving way to a balmy summer night, and the grasshoppers buzzing their mating calls...

denny-o
 
Dr. O said:
I don't have any pictures that will make anyone jealous... It is a plain jane 1600 foot unmarked swath across the South 40...
I am planning on plowing it this year and seeding it with grass in place of the wild flowers and weeds...
I have not invited anyone to use it due to it being short and having trees at one end... I would feel responsible if someone bangs up their plane...
But, there is no feeling like sitting under the wing right at sundown, with the cooling engine making tinking noises, the midday heat giving way to a balmy summer night, and the grasshoppers buzzing their mating calls...

denny-o
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That makes two people of whom I am jealous.
 
Everskyward said:
I learned to fly at Oakland airport but I definitely don't think I could make you jealous of that. :rofl:

I'll have to say that the Bay Area is one of the most beautiful areas in the country to fly around, though. Once you get your private you can take your friends on Bay Area tours. Many of my friends and family enjoyed that.

Right now I am based at Denver Centennial. It's a fairly busy reliever airport which feels very familiar to me because I have been flying out of it for 22 years (two jobs of 11 years each).
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I was thinking about training there, maybe a few lessons after I get my PPL, they have some instructors at $35 per hour and some planes at $65 per hour and I might need to brush up on my radio skills one day (I fly out of an untowered airport). Plus it would be nice to have multiple airports to rent planes from once I'm a pilot.
 
EdFred said:
6 XCs before your first? That seems like a bit of overkill if that is what your CFI is planning on. I think I did a total of 5. One at night with my CFI, one during the day with my CFI, and 3 solo.
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Oh no! I did this on the other board (got comments about the way my CFI trains).

Yes, we have done 5 so far and we have one (I'm hoping "final" one) planned for next week.

First three cross countries (and I knew this) were REAL but fake. Real meaning I did full planning but fake meaning at some time before the destination he would divert me to a surprise airport. This sucked for several reasons: one, I had to plan and it took a while, and two, diversions are hard and I got lost on the third one, and three, it doesn't "count" in my log book as part of the three hours of required cross country.

Fourth cross country was "real" and we did a ton of radio work, opening VFR plan, flight following and handoffs, landing at a class Delta (very new to me, we mostly fly in silence). I even landed and parked (never done that before). Then made a phone call in the lounge (close flight plan) then went back.

Fifth cross country was "real" too and since we did it after work not only did it complete our 3 hours of required dual cross country requirements, but we got back late enough that we chipped in on some of the required hours for night trainings and even threw in some night landings to count towards the 10 required.

Sixth cross country is planned for either this Friday night or a night next week (it will be at night). This should hopefully fill up all our requirements for night, or maybe one more flight.

I haven't solo'd since May 7th (first and only solo, three landings). Weather I guess.... he wants his students to do the night cross country before he sends them on a solo cross country.

Kimberly
 
Dr. O said:
I don't have any pictures that will make anyone jealous... It is a plain jane 1600 foot unmarked swath across the South 40...
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When I moved to the farm, all we had was an 1100 foot narrow runway. I was very intimidated by it. Landing and taking off in the Skyhawk was quite a challenge for me. It's gotten bigger since and we added another runway, but we still have wires on both ends.


Dr. O said:
I have not invited anyone to use it due to it being short and having trees at one end... I would feel responsible if someone bangs up their plane...
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We still worry about that...it's a real possibility.

Dr. O said:
But, there is no feeling like sitting under the wing right at sundown, with the cooling engine making tinking noises, the midday heat giving way to a balmy summer night, and the grasshoppers buzzing their mating calls...
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What a neat description. :)
 
I am jealous of almost everyone's airport - many of them are not "cool" to the people who posted them but I think the grass and gravel and even super long paved ones are nice. I have only been to a handful of airports so far and each one is very different from the last.... and since I haven't parked I don't even know about their gas or services or restaurants! I'm lucky that mine has the "Two Niner Diner" though it closes at 3pm which means no dinners there. The smell of bacon at 10am when I am pre-flighting is a nice bonus.

Kimberly
 
eMKay said:
Jealous? Bet you never landed on a lake that wasn't liquid anymore! (I haven't yet either, but the club does it)
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alaskaflyer said:
Betcha I have :nono: :yes:
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Me too!

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Ski flying rules. :yes:
 
I live in New Jersey. I lose this competition before I even start competing!!!!

That being said, I have a bunch of tailwheel hours from 12N, which is a pretty sweet little aerodrome.


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flyingcheesehead said:
Are we supposed to be jealous of how long it takes to taxi in after you land on 36? ;) :D
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Well.....landing to the south does result in a bit of a drive...at least there isn't a toll!

I just think it's funny that the layout is similar. All we need is a tent for a terminal. The terminal is being refurb'ed this summer but as far as I know, no tent is planned.
 
I like our airport.

No TSA, no barbed wire, no gates, no access codes, no ID checks. Camping on site, free borrow bicycles and three awesome mechanics on the field.

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kimberlyanne546 said:
I was thinking about training there, maybe a few lessons after I get my PPL, they have some instructors at $35 per hour and some planes at $65 per hour and I might need to brush up on my radio skills one day (I fly out of an untowered airport). Plus it would be nice to have multiple airports to rent planes from once I'm a pilot.
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Be cautious of any prices "too good to be true" at KAPA, there's always one cut-rate group somewhere on such a busy field that may or may not be cutting corners.

In general, the cheaper flying gets, the harder you should be looking at their maintenance logbooks and inspecting the aircraft yourself. Word to the wise.

$65/hour DRY rate is about what it takes to operate a number of trainers at KAPA these days. If that's a WET rate... look out.
 
Diana said:
:) We've been talking about selling it. It's way too much work for us anymore. This place needs young, energetic people (with money) to keep it going. :yes:
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Those two circles on the Venn Diagram don't meet very much in the current economic state of the U.S.A. :( Or when they do, the energy is being used up to make the money at the rate of about a 60+ hour work week.
 
I have to say , since hauling boxes out of the Portland base for a few months, WA is the most beautiful place I have ever flown..hand down! I see why the people didnt stop in Nebraska on the Oregon trail.
 
denverpilot said:
Be cautious of any prices "too good to be true" at KAPA, there's always one cut-rate group somewhere on such a busy field that may or may not be cutting corners.

In general, the cheaper flying gets, the harder you should be looking at their maintenance logbooks and inspecting the aircraft yourself. Word to the wise.

$65/hour DRY rate is about what it takes to operate a number of trainers at KAPA these days. If that's a WET rate... look out.
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I think she was talking about training at KOAK (Oakland, CA) when she responded to my post. Oakland is a long drive from Petaluma but not as long as it is to KAPA.
 
kimberlyanne546 said:
I haven't done my solo XC yet but hope to within a few weeks. I would be nervous but by then we will have done 6 or more XCs..... however I know it can be a challenge. I will probably solo to a XC we have already done before which helps.


Kimberly
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I spend a lot of time flying around the Bay Area and the North coast - KAPC, KHAF, ect... I know the area well. Beautiful area.
 
Everskyward said:
I think she was talking about training at KOAK (Oakland, CA) when she responded to my post. Oakland is a long drive from Petaluma but not as long as it is to KAPA.
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Seeing great rates in California would make me even more suspicious.
 
Taylor Airport (T14) - 7 miles south of Greenville/Majors (KGVT) and 20 miles east of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Class Bravo airspace.

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We purchased Taylor Airport back in May of 2010. It was suffering from extreme neglect. The runway was almost not there. Trees were growing up on the ends and the whole property was covered in junk vehicles, trash and waist high weeds. We spent an entire year recovering it from Mother Nature and getting the runway usable again.

Now, it's 3120x60 ft. in good condition. We have runway lights for night operations and a well marked runway. It's public access, so everyone is welcome to use it. There is a pistol range for our fly-in visitors, picnic tables in a tree-shaded glen for picnickers and water and electricity for overnight campers (camping IS allowed on field).

We are "everything that flies" friendly - Powered parachutes, ultralights, light sport and GA are all welcome here.

We have regular fly-ins and frequent get-togethers. Until we build our home there, you can find us there most weekends - working away at making it better.
 
flyersfan31 said:
I live in New Jersey. I lose this competition before I even start competing!!!!

That being said, I have a bunch of tailwheel hours from 12N, which is a pretty sweet little aerodrome.


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Is this Aeroflex? It looks very much like the airport where the Tailwheel101 series was made.

BTW, the only thing that might make someone jealous of my airport is $40 per month hanger fees.

Doc
 
TMetzinger said:
<sarcasm>
At JYO we have some of the best security in the country! All our pilots are specially trained to fly within the Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area! We also have to master the intricacies of using the Leesburg Manuevering Area. This is SO hard that we rarely have a week go by without somebody violating the rules and earning a certificate suspension.
Thanks to all the folks at the USSS, TSA, and other Forces of Darkness who keep the money-stealing, wiener-pic-twittering, revenue-wasting, issue-posturing, trough-slurping members of the federal government safe from our potential terrorists with our deadly airplanes.
</sarcasm>

Seriously, JYO's a nice airport, but not jealousy-inducing.
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I'm waaaaaay late on this thread and thought of doing something similar until you beat me to it...guess there's no reason to continue reading the thread...guess I'll get off work early to go fly now.:D
 
Clark1961 said:
My airport, FTG, is mini-me to DEN. How many other places can make a similar claim?
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It was better before it had a tower. That way we could use 26 no matter what the winds were, and shorten our taxi time. :D
 
denverpilot said:
I love your stories of working on the airport on your website.
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Thanks. It's been a lot of work, but we're very proud of it. We just acquired some new (to us) runway lights from an airport that just replaced theirs. We'll be working on swapping out the solar lights for wired ones in the coming weeks.

Hopefully, we'll be living out there before summer ends.
 
waltm said:
Taylor Airport (T14) - 7 miles south of Greenville/Majors (KGVT) and 20 miles east of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Class Bravo airspace.



We purchased Taylor Airport back in May of 2010. It was suffering from extreme neglect. The runway was almost not there. Trees were growing up on the ends and the whole property was covered in junk vehicles, trash and waist high weeds. We spent an entire year recovering it from Mother Nature and getting the runway usable again.

Now, it's 3120x60 ft. in good condition. We have runway lights for night operations and a well marked runway. It's public access, so everyone is welcome to use it. There is a pistol range for our fly-in visitors, picnic tables in a tree-shaded glen for picnickers and water and electricity for overnight campers (camping IS allowed on field).

We are "everything that flies" friendly - Powered parachutes, ultralights, light sport and GA are all welcome here.

We have regular fly-ins and frequent get-togethers. Until we build our home there, you can find us there most weekends - working away at making it better.
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That's so cool!
 
waltm said:
Taylor Airport (T14) - 7 miles south of Greenville/Majors (KGVT) and 20 miles east of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Class Bravo airspace.

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We purchased Taylor Airport back in May of 2010. It was suffering from extreme neglect. The runway was almost not there. Trees were growing up on the ends and the whole property was covered in junk vehicles, trash and waist high weeds. We spent an entire year recovering it from Mother Nature and getting the runway usable again.

Now, it's 3120x60 ft. in good condition. We have runway lights for night operations and a well marked runway. It's public access, so everyone is welcome to use it. There is a pistol range for our fly-in visitors, picnic tables in a tree-shaded glen for picnickers and water and electricity for overnight campers (camping IS allowed on field).

We are "everything that flies" friendly - Powered parachutes, ultralights, light sport and GA are all welcome here.

We have regular fly-ins and frequent get-togethers. Until we build our home there, you can find us there most weekends - working away at making it better.
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Walt,

I have your website bookmarked and have been checking in from time to time. I am working on my tailwheel endorsement and finishing my private. Yours is on my destination list for when I start building cross country time. One of the few things left to do before my checkride is my long cross country. Who knows, maybe I'll make your strip a stop for it.

I look forward to meeting you or at least landing in your back yard before years end.

Doc
 
Way to go, Doc! I'm actually about to head out of here and go bleed the new Cleveland brakes on my Stinson Voyager. I bought it about a month ago and the Goodyear brakes on it broke while I was taxiing off the runway after bringing it home - so I've only flown it the one time when I brought it home!

Good luck on your private AND on your tailwheel endorsement. Give me a call (phone # is on the website) when you come through. We like to take photos of all our new friends when they first come out.

Also, we're making constant updates on our facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/taylorairport
 
I also like the looks of Shadetree in MS! That's gotta be a stop soon. Thanks for pointing it out, Tim!
 
Ghery said:
Come up and fly in our corner of the world.

The first picture is Mt. Rainier, from KOLM.

The second picture is Mt. Rainier, while flying by on my way back from KYKM.

Also on that flight, looking south to Mt. Adams (and Mt. Hood in the distance).

When the sun is out, no place prettier to fly.
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A great place to fly, indeed. Started my flight training at Paine Field and Auburn Municipal, and wrapped up at Tacoma Narrows.
 
denverpilot said:
I love your stories of working on the airport on your website.
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MBDiagMan said:
Walt,

I have your website bookmarked and have been checking in from time to time.
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Where are you guys finding his website link?! Please share Walt!

I just liked your FB page, but would like to read these stories. I'm based out of 52F, so I'll get over to see you sometime when I'm out practicing instrument approaches at GVT. Is there anybody doing PPC training out of your field? I'd like to learn to do that.
 
Where are you guys finding his website link?! Please share Walt!
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Here's the link, Troy. If you had shown up at dinner a few nights ago you would have gotten to hear about Walt's airport!

http://www.t14airport.com/
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Thanks! Wish I could have been there! Did you end up flying for BBQ, or stay local?

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