Development of a residential airpark usually requires some compromises between what is the ultimate in perfection and what can be accomplished financially and physically.

* Are clear zones needed at the end of a runway?
* How will taxiway location affect the number of airpark lots?
* How many lots can have direct access to the runway?
* Is it necessary to create taxiways or can all properties reach the runway directly?
* If a taxiway is required, can it be exclusively for airplanes or can aircraft and ground vehicles such as cars and bicycles jointly use it?
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At Pontious (1CL2), soon to be Ancient Valley Airpark, our association agreement reads, in part…

“Due to the rural location of the Airpark and fuel permitting, a low approach over the intended runway of use before landing is a reasonable precautionary measure.”

Since we have three runways, it is sometimes necessary to check all three to ensure the right choice is being made. (Yes, very much tongue in cheek.)

We don’t worry too much about enforcing it since most owners are willing to comply.

Terry Pierce Mojave, CA

I am a new subscriber to LWYP, and have lived at Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch near Hurricane, Utah since 1994. I noted with interest your comments on flybys in the current issue.
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One of the perennial problems of residential airparks is enforcing rules, as well as determining what rules really need to be created and enforced.

And, of the perennial problems that crop up, probably the most frequent one is the question of high-speed, low passes at the airpark.
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Have you given any thoughts to how your airpark relates to children? When my kids were growing up we lived on a residential airpark. The airpark owners association established some rules for what children who lived on the airpark could and couldn’t do. We also prepared some others that we considered to be important.
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By Dave Sclair

A couple issues have surfaced in recent months that might have considerable impact upon residential airparks. I’ve had several contacts about these situations so I’m bringing them to your attention and asking for your ideas and also what experience you’ve had with them.

The first issue relates to building codes and the size of hangars either standing-alone or as an integral part of an airpark home.
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By Dave Sclair

Over all the years that we’ve been tracking residential airparks, one aspect about them is the excellent record of safety: safety between airplanes and people, safety between airplanes and cars, and safety between airplanes and structures.
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One of the perennial problems of residential airparks is enforcing rules, as well as determining what rules really need to be created and enforced.

And, of the perennial problems that crop up, probably the most frequent one is the question of high-speed, low passes at the airpark.
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MOFFETT FIELD, California – Bill Sutterfield of Worthington, Ohio, has been working on residential airport developments for several years. He has taken a slightly different approach, however, and seeks to put the projects on public airports, rather than private ones.
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Do you have any problems with cars speeding down a taxiway at your airpark?

We recently heard from an individual who said their airpark had troubles with people taking their cars down their combined auto-plane taxiways at speeds much higher than appears safe.
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