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re: Super gracious hosts at Cortes BC
I am not anonymous... that was me... Erissa from Cobalt Aviation , Pitt Meadows that flew my 182 in with Barry in his 172
re: Super gracious hosts at Cortes BC
I flew my 182 in with Barry in his 172 ... from CYPK. Without notice, Jim came out to greet me...NICER than your long lost uncle! WOW... what a place. Warm, clean, lots of space and the view to the kill of Desolation sound. THE HOSPITALITY is first class bar none!!!! Great folks laid out Dianne's fresh baking and cheese and cold cuts and tea.... and begged us to stay. AND I even left with a bottle of Jam from Diane's personal creation made from Salal berries she harvested there. Incredible place. It is now for sale!
El Jardin Ranch
Private airstrip of Oil and Gas tycoon Rod Lewis. Has been known to keep a number of warbirds here. Anita Perry, Governor Perry's wife, was uninjured in a mishap of a B-25, on which she was a passenger, here on 3/26/11.
re: hello
Vic's registered his strip so it's in CFS now as CDS2 - Length 2260'
re: My Hometown Airport
Very interesting post, as I too watched aircraft as a young child right here. It saddened me to see this airport dwindle in the 90's. I now run Appalachian Inspection and Maintenance on this airfield, along side Elkins Aviation (flight school) and Advanced Avionics. This airport is once again coming alive!
Nice Approach
The approach and departure are very nice.. There isn't much to do here while waiting for your flight however.
great little field
friendly people, super airport!
# 2 R.C.A.F. Constuction and maintanence Unit
Although I was stationed here in 1956 with the r.c.a.f. I was allways out on projects like Primrose Lake (Cold Lake) Whitehorse, Thule Greenland,Alert . I would like to hear from any one who was there during those times. Catton_darryl@hotmail.com
Darryl Catton
Zinck
No,skis only in winter.
Zinck
Is this plowed in winter?
signage
Flew here again a couple weeks ago. Nothing has changed really - great terminal is still deserted. What a waste of $$. Maybe they should have spent some of the cash on signage. Noticed this time - there is not ONE runway or taxi sign on the airport. Even with a map from the AOPA database in Foreflight it was confusing finding runway 5 start. Paint is worn off as well so watch out crossing runways with no signs or markings.
OK place
Very convenient - nice girl at the counter - line boss was a little rude. Tower guy tried to sandwich me in front of another Cherokee on straight in final - asked me to turn toward the runway from my base leg. I did. Then he complained that I didn't turn enough towards the runway and then gave me a vector - which I followed. If ya want me to turn to a heading - tell me which and I am good - his vector put me on the numbers so my final was never established straight in - more like a 45 degree final. Not a problem really, but he was all pissy that he had to circle the other Cherokee on final - not my bad dude - I was Number 1 - was flying the base leg he told me to fly at an appropriate airspeed for the Arrow - 100MPH.
New Owner
New Owner-Gary W. & Susan J. Svenningsen- Manager-Josh Svenningsen
Sproat Lake
Home of Coulson Flying Tankers, the largest water bombers on the planet
re: I loooooooove it
D: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...oooooooooo.
re: I loooooooove it
Yeah, I stole your cat, and it's now a coat !
re: I loooooooove it
Are you the one who stole my cat ?!?!?!?!?!?! It's been missing for years. I loved that cat, it was my life and I want it back !
I loooooooove it
Hi, my name is...yep, you guessed it, Arkayla, just like the airport ! I am a girl (duh) and it's pretty awesome that you guys dedicated this airport to me. So that means I'm fly ! :D
But any who, I don't want to waste your time while you read this, but while I'm here; Fabian is a b****.
Ragged Island / Duncan Town airport
I landed at Duncan town on 2/26/2011 with a RV-6 aircraft. I was pleasantly surprised to see brand new pavement on the runway on its full length. Very nice people on the island. Check in with the Police station as you get there to stamp your Transire.
Silvertail restaurant is available on request. Accomodations can be arranged easily with Maxine Wallace 242-225-9641 or 242-344-1526.
Great place to free dive and relax.
Chris Rouleau
cfjrouleau@hotmail.com.
Private: need permission to land.
Owners are NOT friendly.
BEWARE!!
re: Learning to fly at Sudbury Aviation - 1967.
Hello Dave;
Its your old friend Philip Fortin send me a message at pjfortin@telus.net.
ARNPRIOR, COPA Flight 33, Established: 1986
ARNPRIOR, COPA Flight 33, Established: 1986
Won court battle
This airport just won a lengthy court battle to stay open, but there are some restrictions on takeoffs and landings. See http://www.aviationcadet.com/SWFrestrictions.html for details.
re: fly in
The next fly in is June 5 2011
FBO
Have stopped several times at Eagle Aviation. They are always friendly and helpful.
History of Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport
The airport was built by a farmer on his farm in 1960. He ran a fixed base operation, including a flight school and a Piper dealership. He fought battles over zoning, neighbor complaints, and the city of Indianapolis wanting to take over ownership, which they did in 1967. Read the history in 175 pages and over 200 photos. Available on Lulu.com.
Landing
Land north and take off south.
Little Bakery
Nice airstrip. FBO is kind of not much, but there is a great little bakery on the airport. Grandma's? Anyway - great hot coffee and good fresh baked goods. They are going to start serving breakfast as well, but even if they don't - I would go back.
Runway
Asphalt surface,2000',080-260. East end slopes up.
Keep your eyes open for 4 footed friends
You need permission in advanced to land at Trade Wind, but when you do keep in mind it's now known as a dog park and heavily populated with dogs and kids running all over the runways. 6/24 is active and 15/33 is now only used as a taxi way, but there is one aircraft in the last surviving hangar on the property.
Rio Concho
They don't even do the Burgers anymore since this past summer restaurant has been shut down.
I Learned to Fly Here
Variously called Atomic Airport, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs Inc. and Oliver Springs International.
Home Base
On the edge of teh Cumberland Plateau.
Closed
This is the airport where I learned to fly. There's some court activity to return it to active status, but for now it's closed, and somebody dug a ditch across the runway, Mayor Daley style... :-(
Ft Macleod aerodrome of 1943
My dad, NLHead, flew out of this aerodrome, in 1943 in an Avro Anson, and Cessna Crane as well as the North American Harvard. I would like more pictures, information about this airport at that time. it was an important time in history. I flew out of it too as a 14 year old. very interesting, intensive time of life, which i now treasure as i look back in time.
N. Lawrence head
Cross winds most of the time
Runways 02 -20 usually have crosswinds.
wow
great little place. the people I met there were friendly, and quite helpful. spent some time there,
snowed in. the ladies at the library were most helpful, and didn't mind us laying out the charts, and flight planning. the fuel guys, and flying club members we talked to were a world of help, and we really appreciate our stay.
snow
nice place, available fuel. windy. stopped in over the new year, crew plowed big berm of snow right up to the tail of my plane. called maintenance, explained I was going to have to leave in a couple days, and was assured it would be cleared. next evening I went out and hand shoveled. wasn't to bad, under 2 hours, -25 degrees, wind 25 knots gusting higher. (didn't check how cold wind chill) just darn cold. still not sure why they would do that, only plane at the tie downs. plenty of room to plow snow, and built berm on up wind side of field. ?????
transporting patient (infant) for surgical procedure at Tusc
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re: flights to Toronto Island airport
Porter is the only airline flying scheduled service into Toronto Island right now (January 2011). They have added flights to Sudbury, so it might be worth getting in touch with them and seeing if they think there might be a market for a daily flight to Kingston as well.
Past Employee
I'm looking for information on a past employee and anyone that might of known her, can someone contact me through email, and i can explain why i'm looking for information on someone that worked for you and that has since past away. It would mean the world to me! my email is julie_sue_beaudry@hotmail.com, please put as subject "Collingwood Airport past Employee" Thank you in advance!!
re: Swaid Rahn
Sure is a good dude.
flights to Toronto Island airport
Please tell me why on earth in this day and age you do not have regular commuter flights between Kingston and Downtown Toronto and/or Montreal. So many people I know who travel for work, including my husband, would fly weekly to and from Kingston over taking the train. Kingston is a wonderful place to live and having that access would be such a big draw for those who don't wish to live in the big city but must resort to working there.
We live in Kingston and I wouldn't change that for anything, but, I loose my husband to travel every week. The excessive lost hours he has accrued between airports and train stations in the last 12 years cannot even be counted at this point. Having a Kingston to Toronto Island route could knock off an hour and a half each way.
Javika Airport
No longer a usable facility; overgrown, not recognizable.
KHRO
Very nice runway. 18/36 150' wide in excellent condition. Nice FBO and fuel is reasonable but can be found cheaper at 4M1 at any time. Fuel is 24hr self serve at both places. Crew cars available as well as hotels and decent places to eat. For short stays, the FBO offers hangared storage for a reasonable fee ($25/night I think is what I paid). FBO has nice pilot lounge with recliners and internet access. Newly remodeled and includes a single pilot sleep area!
runway
"Subject to cross winds." ? Runway is 07/25...25 is aligned with the prevailing winds of the area, namely from the west.
Great little airport
This is a great little airport along side a practice area which makes it great for students to practice diversions, soft and short field techniques even during winter as this strip is well maintained year round.
hello
how long is disley airstrip?
Excellent Airport
Great runway options, excellent approach/departure and tower personnel, smooth ground operation, plenty of nearby hotels (great Marriott but many other options too). Fuel prices tend to run high on 100LL. Ramp personnel are friendly, skilled, and helpful. I currently hanger there. Have also done training there, MSN, and PDK; EVV is a great beginner and low stress class C refresher location but a little sleepy for advance traffic work. Also doesn't have anything in the way of higher performance or multi-engine training aircraft available. Community is worth the stop too; don't think Indiana corn fields but rather more Ohio River Valley hardwood forest area (big high-end furniture area).
re: Nice Airport, Mediocre Service
🔗 Mon, 28 Mar 2011
— Anonymous Flyer at Brockville - Thousand Islands Regional Tackaberry Airport, Canada
I agree with you and disagree at the same time. I agree that the terminal staff are not friendly but disagree that the flying club members are friendly. I found them not to be friendly either and arrogant.