West Chester; Brandywine (N99) tips

[Marty Ross]

Hoping to fly to N99 for the weekend from near Newark.

Any tips for this destination or this route?

[john smith]

Local traffic departing to the west must turn northwest immediately
after takeoff to avoid overflying a house 1/4 mile west of the airport.
The guy that owns it complains.
Don't forget to visit the helicopter museum on the north side of the field.
I cannot remember the name of the FBO on the south side that I used last
year.

Marty Ross wrote:
> Hoping to fly to N99 for the weekend from near Newark.
>
> Any tips for this destination or this route?
>
>

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> Local traffic departing to the west must turn northwest immediately
> after takeoff to avoid overflying a house 1/4 mile west of the
airport.
> The guy that owns it complains.

Your house?

[David Wenk]

John, Marty,

Some more info on Brandywine here:

http://flyguides.com/destinations/?d=122

David Wenk
Flyguides, Inc


"john smith" > wrote in message
...
> Local traffic departing to the west must turn northwest immediately
> after takeoff to avoid overflying a house 1/4 mile west of the airport.
> The guy that owns it complains.
> Don't forget to visit the helicopter museum on the north side of the
field.
> I cannot remember the name of the FBO on the south side that I used last
> year.
>
> Marty Ross wrote:
> > Hoping to fly to N99 for the weekend from near Newark.
> >
> > Any tips for this destination or this route?
> >
> >
>

[Peter MacPherson]

Are there any restaurants within walking distance?

Pete

"john smith" > wrote in message
...
> Local traffic departing to the west must turn northwest immediately after
> takeoff to avoid overflying a house 1/4 mile west of the airport. The guy
> that owns it complains.
> Don't forget to visit the helicopter museum on the north side of the
> field.
> I cannot remember the name of the FBO on the south side that I used last
> year.
>
> Marty Ross wrote:
>> Hoping to fly to N99 for the weekend from near Newark.
>>
>> Any tips for this destination or this route?
>>
>>
>

[Judah]

"Marty Ross" > wrote in news:sAtwd.2027$yK.1129
@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net:

> Hoping to fly to N99 for the weekend from near Newark.
>
> Any tips for this destination or this route?
>
>

Are you visiting the area, or just landing for a tour?


They used to have rental cars onsite, but don't anymore. You can get Hertz,
Avis, or "Affordable" - the Ford Dealer a few miles away. I've used
Affordable with much success - they brought the car to the airport when I
landed.

I haven't really done much on the airport grounds - I've gone there for
meetings I had in a town about 5 miles away. I don't think there are any
restaurants or anything on the field within walking distance, but I could
be wrong. There's a gas station or two down the block with a Quickie Mart
or some such if you're desparate, but that's about all I found...

The FBO itself is interesting - rather small town when you consider how
close it is to Philly. They have pilot shop with several racks of books
that I haven't seen anywhere else. And they have Wireless Internet
available for free...

[Marty Ross]

Thanks everyone for the tips!

I found Brandywine (N99) to be a hospitable place with very nice facilities!

After a few phone calls, I was even able to arrange a rent-a-car to be left
for me on the field, after-hours, at a good price, from Enterprise. They'll
drop off and collect the car from the field.

Trouble is, it was socked in today so I had to leave the plane there and
extend the car rental agreement! At least it's a nice car and cheap. I'll
go back to fetch the plane on Tuesday, when the weather's supposed to
clear...


"Marty Ross" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> Hoping to fly to N99 for the weekend from near Newark.
>
> Any tips for this destination or this route?
>
>