Living With Your Plane

New photos of The Landings on Monkey Island

Ben Sclair — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:08:45 +0000

Paul Staten sent us a new photo as well as updated directory data for the The Landings on Monkey Island airpark directory detail page. To see it, click here (subscription required).

If you have updated photos of your airpark you’d like to share, email them to me.

New photo, website for Whiteplains Plantation

Ben Sclair — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:53:10 +0000

Steve Sanderson sent us a new photo for the Whiteplaines Plantation airpark directory detail page. To see it, click here (subscription required). They also have a new website and blog.

If you have updated photos of your airpark you’d like to share, email them to me.

Town of Lacombe delays its housing project

Ben Sclair — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:15:44 +0000

Citing the global economic crisis a housing development in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, is being delayed from a lack of interest. Interestingly, the Town Council has elected to continue development of a proposed airpark adjacent to the Lacombe airport.

While only 12 applicants were interested in the original 41 residential lots (at below market prices), 18 individuals are interested in the airpark component of the project.

Click here to read the complete story from the Lacombe Globe.

Airpark asks council to reconsider jet provision

Ben Sclair — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:39:54 +0000

Amanda Keim, a reporter for the East Valley (Phoeniz, Arizona) Tribune, is reporting that the Pegasus Airpark’s board wants the Queen Creek Town Council to reconsider its failed request to allow jets and helicopters to land at the facility, but so far, no council members have agreed to put it back on the agenda.

Click here for the complete story.

FAA’s directive threatens runway access at airpark

Ben Sclair — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:17:56 +0000

A story in the November 17, 2008 issue of the Polk County Itemizer-Observer provide a good recap of the challenges facing some airports with through-the-fence agreement.

FAA’s directive threatens runway access at airpark

By Craig Coleman

INDEPENDENCE, OREGON — A directive from the regional office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could threaten future taxiway access between the Independence State Airport (ISA) and the adjoining airpark to the east.

Click here for the complete of the story.

Sandy Creek Airpark Auction

Ben Sclair — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:34:34 +0000

Pan Handle Real Estate is reporting a Spring 2009 auction at Sandy Creek Airpark (Panama City, Florida). The auction will include 163 acres for future development, 29 airpark lots, and more. Click here for more details.

Photos added to Airpark Directory

Ben Sclair — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:20:13 +0000

Photos have been added to the directory on two of the more than 600 airparks we have listed. Click on the following links to see the images (subscription-required):

Bear Valley Skyranch Airpark, McCleary, Washington
Hensley Airpark, Chuckey, Tennessee

Do you have photos you’d like to see loaded into the airpark database? Email them to me.

If you are not a subscriber, click here. (Just $20 per year and its help defray the costs of updating and maintaining our database).

LWYP survey helps save nearly $1,000

Dave Sclair — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:20:01 +0000

We received the following from Charles Wood or Paradise Air Haven Airpark in Washington, Oklahoma:

Just wanted to let you know that LWYP saved our Homeowners Association almost $1,000 in insurance premiums this year. The past several years we had been paying Air Capital Insurance of Wichita, Kansas, $2900 for a $500,000 liability policy.

After you conducted your insurance survey, and several underwriters contacted you, I contacted Mike Schiller at Wenk Aviation Insurance Agency, Inc., Highland Park, Illinois. Wenk provided a $1,000,000 liability policy for $1,922. Thank you.

Charles Wood
Paradise Air Haven Airpark (39OK)
Washington, OK

Old agreement causing headaches in Boulder

Ben Sclair — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:04:16 +0000

The (Boulder, Colo.) Daily Camera is reporting that a 50-year-old agreement that allows, “direct and perpetual access to the (Boulder) airport” from an adjoining residential property is creating problems. The FAA states the “through-the-fence agreement” is in violation of federal rules and is threatening to withhold federal AIP funds.

Barry Barnow, owner of both the property in question and Boulder Valley Aviation, see it differently. He wants to build a home and 2,000-square-foot hangar that will make for quick access to the airport. Nothing more, nothing less.

The story cites a similar situation happening in Scappoose, Oregon (click here for story). Perhaps the most troubling aspect of this can be found in the comment area of the Boulder story (scroll to the bottom). The perception of aviation is bad.

Santa Paula hangar-condo project gets more press

Ben Sclair — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:43:06 +0000

Bob Banman’s hangar-condo project at the Santa Paula (Calif.) airport is garnering a great deal of press. Earlier this week The Huffington Post ran a story, now the San Francisco Chronicle picked up the story and ran it both online and on page B-6 of the print edition.