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C77 - Poplar Grove - Hard and Soft
Great airport for both Hard surface and soft surface TO/LDG
1C5 - Clow International - First Starts
I started primary training here a long while back.
Home to A&M Aviation - excellent training and services. Thanks Al.
3CK - Lake in the Hills - Blue Skies Pilot Shop
Just an awesome training, flying service and friendly people around.
06C - Schaumburg - Pilot Pete's !
What else to say - nice airport with a great restaurant under a class B shelf
CHN - Wauchula - Night approach
Same night training flight - Moonless, cloudless. Arriving from the south, fire up the PCL, you can see this one from 10 nm out
X25 - Arcadia - Night is Dark
Landed here during night training - moonless, cloudless, landing RWY 5 the runway lights/environment just float is a sea of darkness - needless to say the first landing approach was high.
LEE - Leesburg - Helpful ATC
One of the many airports on my solo XC during ASEL - controllers very helpful even recognizing return flights.
CGC - Crystal River - DQ Stop
Flew into CGC for Solo-XC as part of ASEL. Easy to spot from SE.
Extra bonus - a Dairy Queen adjacent to field, great refreshment after baking in the sun for a few hours.
KMSN - Madison - Wisconsin Aviation treats you very well
Awesome experience for a day trip into MSN.
Wisconsin Aviation had me park the Cherokee right up in front next the bus. jets -
Courtesy car available and clean.
C02 - Grand Geneva -
Another SE Wisconsin trip worth the visit. The resort is upscale and boasts a great lunch.
Town of Lake Geneva is a few minutes away and offers shops, water activities, beach. Just a great place to loaf a day away.
As the former Playboy club property from 1968 till 1983, there is an occasional re-union - how do I know? I just happened to take the father-in-law in for a flight.
C59 - Lake Lawn Lodge - Hope it reopens
A great place just to go for lunch.
Took the family for a day outing to play around the lodge.
Lodge and Airstrip closed in late 2010. I hear the lodge may re-open in 2011. Don't know about the airstrip.
05C - Griffith-Merrillville - Mexican Food on Airport
Great place for both 100LL and Human Fuel (on airport Mexican cafe).
If you're there at night during late summer, watch out for mosquitoes - they are huge and have a big appetite (I had quite the cabin cleanup after smashing a dozen or so).
KPGD - Punta Gorda - Awesome Bay Views
Views of the bay towards the west are fantastic.
X07 - Lake Wales - Lots of Rubber on the RWY
Many tire marks from my primary training at Lake Wales.
A bit deserted but a good place for practice
CDK - Cedar Key - Gulf Front
Awesome little strip just off the water - spectacular views.
Watch the sea breezes.
3D2 For the Day - Very Friendly
Flew into 3D2 for a day trip - lunch, sites.
Friendly Staff. Local business will ferry you between Airport and town or take the bicycles.
Nice Little AP
Like RWY 11, Rgt. Traffic, 2700".
Watch for feathered flying friends on approach.
that's me standing there
we were looking at the work that was just done to the txy.
IA A&P
Owner assist annual inspections 400.00 - 600.00. Quality work at your hanger that is affordable.
David Straughn 601 829-1050.
Sheetmetal repairs and painting available
Edelen Field
What is the history of Edelen Field? My name is Phil Edelen and a lot of our family is from southern Maryland. Thanks Phil
808-728-3771
pbeii@earthlink.net
Not for me...
Drove in this evening (7PM) for a friendly hello and to check out grass landing strip..... Manager was very gruff and overly aggressive.... not good for someone in business... too bad... I might have wanted to tie my plane(s) down there..... I wouldn't land there now in an emergency. Good luck!
Nice airport
Nice place, nice people.
hot day take off from Bader Field to Zahns Airport on Long I
hot day take off with a cherokee 140 and 3 on board was "very iteresting",through downtown atlantic city,YEARS AGO.
Great service.
Gary McCartan is awesome. Bends over backwards to be of service to you as a pilot.
NICE!
The grass strip at Randle-Kiona Airpark is lovely. The folks who live there must be proud of their hard work at making their landing strip so nice.
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: 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!
great little field
friendly people, super airport!
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
Private: need permission to land.
Owners are NOT friendly.
BEWARE!!
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.
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.
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... :-(
Cross winds most of the time
Runways 02 -20 usually have crosswinds.
transporting patient (infant) for surgical procedure at Tusc
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re: Swaid Rahn
Sure is a good dude.
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!
C09 - Morris - Quiet Airport
🔗 Wed, 11 May 2011
— @airbound at Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field, United States
Nice for practice field outside of busy Chicago airspace.