One of our airpark property owners has his property for sale and the lookers aren’t particularly airplane people, from what I’ve learned. Is this going to be a problem and if so, what do we do about it?Continue readingQuestions & Answers on airpark living
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Meeting attendance, noise complaints, and non-resident touch-and-goes.Continue readingSurvey Results: Problems at Airparks – Part 2
Several of the property owners at our residential airport are concerned about this. We don’t want to slowly lose control of our airpark.Continue readingHow do you keep non-pilots from buying on airpark?
What percentage of hangars at fly-in communities are steel frame and what percentage are wood frame?Continue readingWill pole building hold up as well as steel?
First, 77.3% of the respondents said their fly-in community did have liability insurance and the most popular level of coverage was $1 – $2.5 million. Continue readingLiability insurance survey results
In the development that I’m appraising, the “house” is effectively an addition to the hangar. This is a subtle but, I believe, important difference.Continue readingAppraiser working on different project at Sandpoint, ID
One of the primary objections to residential airparks – indeed all airports, large and small, public and private – centers around noise. This usually is generated by the number of airplane takeoffs and landings in a given period.Continue readingResidential airpark activity survey reveals interesting facts
Recently a subscriber asked about the limitations on hangars in his community, particularly those larger than 2,000 square feet.Continue readingHangar restrictions vary widely by local official
One question and concern voiced by the commission is the fear of airplane noise on a nearby horse farm, particularly on breeding operations.Continue readingDo horse farms and airparks mix?
A problem that keeps popping up among folks planning to build residential airpark homes is the size of the hangar and the related building code or fire department regulations.Continue readingHangars and building restrictions
I’m looking for financing companies for aircraft hangers at our private airpark, Mogollon Airpark.Continue readingHangar financing sought
The subject of homeowner fees for residents of residential airparks comes up often among residents and would be residents. It seems to be a perennial topic for the meetings of airpark homeowner associations.
Recently we attempted to gather additional information on this subject with a survey. Continue readingSurvey results: Homeowner fees
Our survey on home sales at residential airparks drew 115 responses representing people in 40 states. That’s an excellent response and provides a lot of good information.Continue readingReal estate survey results