Most Fun Airport

[Charles Talleyrand]

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KMCD

My favorite airport is the airport on top of Mackinac
Island. It's at the very top of a picturesque
island between lakes Michigan and Huron. There are
always ferries traveling the straights, and they have a type
of ferry that shoots water straight up in a rooster tail.
The bridge connecting Upper and Lower Michigan is also
quite beautiful.

A normal pattern takes you over downtown Mackinac Island,
which is a town that has banned all automobiles. They have
lots of horses. Seriously.

The last time I was there I followed a Grumman Albatross,
which is an interesting bit of airplane.

One has to be careful. The runway is 3,501 ft long, but it
ends at tall trees hiding a drop-down cliff.

One cannot buy fuel at the airport. Since no cars or
trucks are allowed at the island, they have no way to get
fuel to the airport. Luckily, the St. Ignace airport has
lots of fuel and it's only 5 miles away.

When you land, there are two choices. You can walk to town,
which is 20 minutes downhill through a forest. Or you can take
a horse-drawn carriage (only $5 per person). A reasonable
compromise is to walk downhill when you arive, and
to take the taxi uphill after a long day visiting the
town.

What's your favorite airport?

[Jay Honeck]

> What's your favorite airport?

Mackinac is an excellent choice. Meigs would have been right up there, too,
in years past... :-(

However, Oshkosh during the fly-in has to be the most "fun" airport
imaginable. With airplanes, visitors, and vendors from all over the world,
there is simply nothing else like OSH.

For sheer beauty, however, it's hard to beat Prairie du Chien, WI, with
approaches over the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers, or
the Grand Canyon Airport, with it's awesome, almost surreal view of the
canyon.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Tom Sixkiller]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:jD5vc.2499$sI.1549@attbi_s52...
> > What's your favorite airport?
>
> Mackinac is an excellent choice. Meigs would have been right up there,
too,
> in years past... :-(
>
> However, Oshkosh during the fly-in has to be the most "fun" airport
> imaginable. With airplanes, visitors, and vendors from all over the
world,
> there is simply nothing else like OSH.
>
> For sheer beauty, however, it's hard to beat Prairie du Chien, WI, with
> approaches over the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers, or
> the Grand Canyon Airport, with it's awesome, almost surreal view of the
> canyon.

Hancock County at Bar Harbor, Maine (BHB) on the edge of a cliff overlooking
the ocean near Acadia National Park

[Bob Chilcoat]

Somerset Airport (SMQ) in New Jersey, 'cause that's where my plane is...

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
America

"Tom Sixkiller" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
> news:jD5vc.2499$sI.1549@attbi_s52...
> > > What's your favorite airport?
> >
> > Mackinac is an excellent choice. Meigs would have been right up there,
> too,
> > in years past... :-(
> >
> > However, Oshkosh during the fly-in has to be the most "fun" airport
> > imaginable. With airplanes, visitors, and vendors from all over the
> world,
> > there is simply nothing else like OSH.
> >
> > For sheer beauty, however, it's hard to beat Prairie du Chien, WI, with
> > approaches over the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers,
or
> > the Grand Canyon Airport, with it's awesome, almost surreal view of the
> > canyon.
>
> Hancock County at Bar Harbor, Maine (BHB) on the edge of a cliff
overlooking
> the ocean near Acadia National Park
>
>

[Rosspilot]

>
>Hancock County at Bar Harbor, Maine (BHB) on the edge of a cliff overlooking
>the ocean near Acadia National Park
>

Yes, indeed this is a beauty.

Another gorgeous summertime stop is Harriman and West (AQW) in Western
Massachussetts . . .
www.Rosspilot.com

[Tom Sixkiller]

"Bob Chilcoat" > wrote in message
...
> Somerset Airport (SMQ) in New Jersey, 'cause that's where my plane is...


Bigot!!!

:~ }

>
> --
> Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)
>
> I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
> America
>
> "Tom Sixkiller" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
> > news:jD5vc.2499$sI.1549@attbi_s52...
> > > > What's your favorite airport?
> > >
> > > Mackinac is an excellent choice. Meigs would have been right up
there,
> > too,
> > > in years past... :-(
> > >
> > > However, Oshkosh during the fly-in has to be the most "fun" airport
> > > imaginable. With airplanes, visitors, and vendors from all over the
> > world,
> > > there is simply nothing else like OSH.
> > >
> > > For sheer beauty, however, it's hard to beat Prairie du Chien, WI,
with
> > > approaches over the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin
Rivers,
> or
> > > the Grand Canyon Airport, with it's awesome, almost surreal view of
the
> > > canyon.
> >
> > Hancock County at Bar Harbor, Maine (BHB) on the edge of a cliff
> overlooking
> > the ocean near Acadia National Park
> >
> >
>
>

[Bob Fry]

(Charles Talleyrand) writes:

> What's your favorite airport?

Half Moon Bay below San Francisco. Spectacular arrival from the north
over the SF Bay, Golden Gate Bridge, and down the coast. If you taxi
way past the runway to the south, Princeton is just a 3 minute walk
with several good eateries, hotel, etc. Watch out for the fog in the
summer.

Columbia in the California Gold Rush country. Another visually
pleasing arrival over the foothills, and the Gold Rush-era town (a
State Park) is a 10 minute walk through the woods.

[G. Burkhart]

> What's your favorite airport?

Any that I have made a successful landing. So far, that's been all the
airports that I have landed at. ;-)

Seriously, I guess I'll have to try some 'new' (adventurous) airports. I
liked it when I had my plane based at Sleepy Eye, MN (Y58) with its 2 smooth
grass runways. Most airports I've landed at are the typical small town
Midwest airport with not too much around, usually for the fly-in breakfasts
during the summer weekends.

[tony]

Old Rhinebeck in Red Hook NY, with its WW1 vintage airplanes, is fun.

[Michelle P]

Paine Field, north of Seattle. Where they build the big ones! (Boeings)

Charles Talleyrand wrote:

>http://www.airnav.com/airport/KMCD
>
>
>
>

--

Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity

[Michael 182]

Mustang Beach, Texas. Land and walk into the Gulf.

http://www.airnav.com/airport/2R8

[Bob Chilcoat]

But you can't land there.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
America

"tony" > wrote in message
...
> Old Rhinebeck in Red Hook NY, with its WW1 vintage airplanes, is fun.

[G.R. Patterson III]

tony wrote:
>
> Old Rhinebeck in Red Hook NY, with its WW1 vintage airplanes, is fun.

Unless you have a plane that can handle taking off from a short, rough, crooked dirt
field with trees at the end, you don't want to land Rhinebeck.

George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.

[G.R. Patterson III]

Bob Chilcoat wrote:
>
> But you can't land there.

You can if you get permission from the owner.

George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.

[S Green]

"Bob Chilcoat" > wrote in message
...
>
> I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
> America

Absolutely!

[S Green]

"Michael 182" > wrote in message
news:7Mlvc.31997$IB.18814@attbi_s04...
> Mustang Beach, Texas. Land and walk into the Gulf.
>
> http://www.airnav.com/airport/2R8
>

Everglades City Fl, especially when the engine starts running rough on
landing ( turned out to be a defective plug, but would have made a go around
a bit more challenging with a misfiring engine)

[G Farris]

In article >,
says...
>
>>
>>Hancock County at Bar Harbor, Maine (BHB) on the edge of a cliff overlooking
>>the ocean near Acadia National Park
>>
>
>Yes, indeed this is a beauty.
>
>Another gorgeous summertime stop is Harriman and West (AQW) in Western
>Massachussetts . . .



Watch out for those hills to the west though.
They have a huge aluminum appetite, and there are a few sad stories to be told
there.

G Faris

[G Farris]

How about Duanseburg (4B1 NY Sectional).
Just a busted up piece of concrete right next to the highway.
The runway (if you can call it that) is below the road surface, so car drivers
must feel like it's a small plane "going in". Trouble is the pilot feels the
same way!!

[Gene Seibel]

"S Green" > wrote in message >...
> "Bob Chilcoat" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
> > America
>
> Absolutely!

And I don't have to hate Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter)
to love America ;)
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.

[Bob Clough]

Yep, nothing like doing 3 touch&goes on the 9,000 ft 16R/34L .... :)

Bob

"Michelle P" > wrote in message
link.net...
> Paine Field, north of Seattle. Where they build the big ones! (Boeings)
>
> Charles Talleyrand wrote:
>
> >http://www.airnav.com/airport/KMCD
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P
>
> "Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)
>
> Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic
>
> Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity
>

[[email protected]]

Charles Talleyrand > wrote:
> What's your favorite airport?

Glenwood Springs, Colorado! Hot springs, deep in the mountains,
FUN!


Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

--
Jer/ (Slash) Eberhard, Mountain Flying Aviation, LTD, Ft Collins, CO
CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jer'at'frii.com WEB http://users.frii.com/jer/
C-206 N9513G, CFII Airplane&Glider, FAA-DEN Aviation Safety Counselor
CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot, BM218 HAM N0FZD, 203 Young Eagles!

[Jay Honeck]

> And I don't have to hate Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter)
> to love America ;)

I don't have to give a damn about ANY of these schmucks to love America!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Bob Chilcoat]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:hiEvc.44780$Ly.3781@attbi_s01...
> > And I don't have to hate Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter)
> > to love America ;)
>
> I don't have to give a damn about ANY of these schmucks to love America!
>
> :-)

All true. :-)
--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

[Tom Sixkiller]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:hiEvc.44780$Ly.3781@attbi_s01...
> > And I don't have to hate Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter)
> > to love America ;)
>
> I don't have to give a damn about ANY of these schmucks to love America!
>
If you truly loved America, you'd hate all politicians. :~{}

[Jay Honeck]

> If you truly loved America, you'd hate all politicians. :~{}

Distrust, perhaps.

Hate? Nah.

I deeply respect anyone who is willing to turn their lives inside-out to
serve our country -- whether they are Republicrats, Democrans,
Libertarigreens, or what-have-you. The lives they live in exchange for very
questionable personal gain is truly appalling, IMHO.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Peter Duniho]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:Q6Mvc.3709$%F2.2342@attbi_s04...
> [...]
> I deeply respect anyone who is willing to turn their lives inside-out to
> serve our country [...] The lives they live in exchange for very
> questionable personal gain is truly appalling, IMHO.

Oh, if only all politicians actually treated their jobs that way.

Most, however, are in it for reasons other than a selfless desire to serve
their country. The fact that you consider the word "distrust" useful when
thinking about politicians is proof enough that, at least somewhere in your
heart, you understand this. There would be no need to distrust someone who
truly had the best interests of the country at heart.

Pete

[Jim Weir]

Shucks, all I lost during my 8 years of political public service was an
airplane, a wife, and a business. T'wern't nuthin, really.

[:^(

Jim




"Jay Honeck" >
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

->I deeply respect anyone who is willing to turn their lives inside-out to
->serve our country -- whether they are Republicrats, Democrans,
->Libertarigreens, or what-have-you. The lives they live in exchange for very
->questionable personal gain is truly appalling, IMHO.

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

[G.R. Patterson III]

Jay Honeck wrote:
>
> I deeply respect anyone who is willing to turn their lives inside-out to
> serve our country

I agreed back when I was young enough to believe that politicians serve our country.

George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.

[Jay Honeck]

> Shucks, all I lost during my 8 years of political public service was an
> airplane, a wife, and a business. T'wern't nuthin, really.

That airplane part really bothers me, Jim...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Morgans]

"Jim Weir" > wrote in message
...
>
> Shucks, all I lost during my 8 years of political public service was an
> airplane, a wife, and a business. T'wern't nuthin, really.
>
> [:^(
>
> Jim

Look at it this way; it took that to find the RIGHT wife. :-)
--
Jim in NC


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[Jim Weir]

Ya know, the more I contemplate on that, the righter you become.

WasWife: Private Pilot Airplane; 10 knots of crosswind was a major challenge;
bitched about every airplane part I bought. Goddamned Republican to the core.

IsWife: Commercial Pilot Airplane and Glider, Instrument Airplane, Flight
Instructor Glider; thinks 30 knots across the runway is just fine for beginners;
urged me to buy the $3 easy-out exhaust stack nuts on last year's overhaul
instead of the $0.50 stock nuts. Us Democrats, you know, we sort of stick
together (you should pardon the expression).

And a set of ... oh, we're not going there {;-)

Jim




"Morgans" >
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

->
->"Jim Weir" > wrote in message
...
->>
->> Shucks, all I lost during my 8 years of political public service was an
->> airplane, a wife, and a business. T'wern't nuthin, really.
->>
->> [:^(
->>
->> Jim
->
->Look at it this way; it took that to find the RIGHT wife. :-)

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

[Tom Sixkiller]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:Q6Mvc.3709$%F2.2342@attbi_s04...
> > If you truly loved America, you'd hate all politicians. :~{}
>
> Distrust, perhaps.
>
> Hate? Nah.
>
> I deeply respect anyone who is willing to turn their lives inside-out to
> serve our country -- whether they are Republicrats, Democrans,
> Libertarigreens, or what-have-you. The lives they live in exchange for
very
> questionable personal gain is truly appalling, IMHO.

You assume they serve the country rather than themselves.

Now the military...

[Tom Sixkiller]

"Jim Weir" > wrote in message
...
>
> Shucks, all I lost during my 8 years of political public service was an
> airplane, a wife, and a business. T'wern't nuthin, really.
>
> [:^(
>
> Jim

What did the community/country get? :~)

[Tom Sixkiller]

"G.R. Patterson III" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Jay Honeck wrote:
> >
> > I deeply respect anyone who is willing to turn their lives inside-out to
> > serve our country
>
> I agreed back when I was young enough to believe that politicians serve
our country.
>

I think back of that "Twilight Zone" episode "To Serve Man".

Tom
--
"Democrats do not want to establish socialism; most Republicans do not
want to advocate capitalism. So both are reduced, by default, to the
lowest of all common denominators: to the position of 'well-meaning
statists,' which is a contradiction in terms."
- The Ayn Rand Column, Nov 18 1962

[Aaron Lillibridge]

Being a 'youngin' in the pilot world, I feel a little hesitant to post
since a lot of you have some experience to really say what is your
favorite airport. Obviously my hesitantcy(?) didn't stop me though. I
got to visit some friends in Prescott, AZ so I couldn't pass up the
opportunity to do some cross-country flying. The airport that is a lot
of fun is Sedona, AZ (KSEZ). The airport is on a 500 ft mesa
over-looking the town of Sedona. Red rock cliffs are all over the place.
After landing you can get a certificate (for $4 I think) saying that you
battled the rolling and pitching deck of the USS Sedona. If you're in
the area, Meteor Crater is only a half-hour to the east - worth the trip
to see.

Aaron


In article >,
(Charles Talleyrand) wrote:

> http://www.airnav.com/airport/KMCD
>
> My favorite airport is the airport on top of Mackinac
> Island. It's at the very top of a picturesque
> island between lakes Michigan and Huron. There are
> always ferries traveling the straights, and they have a type
> of ferry that shoots water straight up in a rooster tail.
> The bridge connecting Upper and Lower Michigan is also
> quite beautiful.
>
> A normal pattern takes you over downtown Mackinac Island,
> which is a town that has banned all automobiles. They have
> lots of horses. Seriously.
>
> The last time I was there I followed a Grumman Albatross,
> which is an interesting bit of airplane.
>
> One has to be careful. The runway is 3,501 ft long, but it
> ends at tall trees hiding a drop-down cliff.
>
> One cannot buy fuel at the airport. Since no cars or
> trucks are allowed at the island, they have no way to get
> fuel to the airport. Luckily, the St. Ignace airport has
> lots of fuel and it's only 5 miles away.
>
> When you land, there are two choices. You can walk to town,
> which is 20 minutes downhill through a forest. Or you can take
> a horse-drawn carriage (only $5 per person). A reasonable
> compromise is to walk downhill when you arive, and
> to take the taxi uphill after a long day visiting the
> town.
>
> What's your favorite airport?