General Aviation News blogger Jamie Beckett (Politics for Pilots) points out we still have some work to do as he relates sitting through a recent…Continue readingCan’t see the forest for the trees
Tag: Lifestyle
Nice story in the Charlotte Observer about Lake Norman Airpark (full access subscription required).Continue readingCharlotte Observer: Some think planes are best way to travel
Bob Breeden, owner of Alaska Airpark, relates an amazing story of adventure (in Alaska) and loss (his Super Cub) in a story posted on the…Continue readingGlacier destroys Super Cub
“We also managed to get one of the new hangars, while they lasted.”Continue readingThey feel… lucky!
We laughed, cried and remembered. If such an event can be peaceful, this was.Continue readingGodspeed Dad
The story shines a light mostly on the higher end of the airpark spectrum. Continue readingWSJ: ‘The Sky’s The Limit’
Dave was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in mid-March. Since the diagnosis, a round of radiation and chemotherapy have failed to produce positive results. Today, Dave is enrolled in Hospice as his condition has deteriorated significantly.Continue readingDave Sclair update + AirVenture forum
We are a mixed bunch at Brady Landing Airpark. No rich, fat cats living here. Only one guy is retired. The rest of us put in 60-80 hours each week at jobs ranging from construction manager to software and mechanical engineers to inspecting merchant ships worldwide.Continue readingBrady Landing Airpark – best kept secret on the East Coast
Chuck Zuvers from Missouri will be building an apartment in a mini-warehouse that will overlook the runway adjacent to his property. He’s looking for apartment floor plans.Continue readingLooking for apartment floor plans
Phuket Airpark, located in the Thailand, is in development.Continue readingPhuket Airpark to bring new meaning to ‘flying home’
Ken Hewson sent us the following note wondering how to finish the interior of his new hangar next to his home.Continue readingLooking for hangar interior ideas
Located on 125-acre site, the airpark has 35 homesites and boasts a dozen homes already, with two more scheduled next year. Baldwin noted that there are 18 hangars on site with homes expected to follow in the future. The airpark was opened in 1996.Continue readingTroy Airpark complete runway rebuild
Do you have a packet and/or links to information for bank officials who are familiar with fly-in communities?Continue readingQuestion: Looking for knowledgeable lender
Eagle Neck Airpark, 1GAO, sits a few feet above the tidal flow of the Atlantic behind St. Catherines Island 45 miles south of Savannah, Ga.Continue readingEagle Neck Airpark offers flying and boating
From the white paper, “this FAA policy proposal contradicts previously established national policy and bears no evidence of having been coordinated through the Aviation Government Coordinating Council and the Aviation Sector Coordinating Council.”Continue readingPlanehook takes issue with FAAs TTF proposal