Houston Hobby?

[dlevy]

I'll be flying in to Houston Hobby in a few days. Any tips for a little
plane driver?

[C. Massey]

"dlevy" > wrote in message
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> I'll be flying in to Houston Hobby in a few days. Any tips for a little
> plane driver?
>


Be careful.




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[B A R R Y]

C. Massey wrote:
> "dlevy" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> I'll be flying in to Houston Hobby in a few days. Any tips for a little
>> plane driver?
>>
>
>
> Be careful.

Buy low, sell high...

[Mark]

> I'll be flying in to Houston Hobby in a few days. Any tips for a little
> plane driver?
>

Watch out for big planes.

[Grumman-581]

"dlevy" > wrote in message
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> I'll be flying in to Houston Hobby in a few days. Any tips for a little
> plane driver?

There's a few flight schools on the airport, so the controllers are used to
dealing with students / low time pilots who might not be comfortable at a
Class-B towered airport... Watch out for the intersection of Rwy 35 and Rwy
04 -- there's a bump that can get you back airborn if you still have a bit
of speed when you cross it while landing on 35... But then again, that would
require the winds to be out of the north and that hardly *ever* happens
around here... At night, the airport is hard to find due to all the lights
of the city encroaching upon it... You don't see the runway lights until you
are nearly already lined up on the runway...

Oh, BTW, why you flying into there when there are so many smaller airports
around town?

[GeorgeC]

My sister lives in west Houston and I was think about going and see her. Do you
have any reconditions on smaller airports in the west Houston area?

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:39:06 GMT, "Grumman-581"
> wrote:


>Oh, BTW, why you flying into there when there are so many smaller airports
>around town?


GeorgeC

[dlevy]

My hotel is close to Hobby.
Thanks for the info!

"Grumman-581" > wrote in message
...
> "dlevy" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> I'll be flying in to Houston Hobby in a few days. Any tips for a little
>> plane driver?
>
> There's a few flight schools on the airport, so the controllers are used
> to
> dealing with students / low time pilots who might not be comfortable at a
> Class-B towered airport... Watch out for the intersection of Rwy 35 and
> Rwy
> 04 -- there's a bump that can get you back airborn if you still have a bit
> of speed when you cross it while landing on 35... But then again, that
> would
> require the winds to be out of the north and that hardly *ever* happens
> around here... At night, the airport is hard to find due to all the lights
> of the city encroaching upon it... You don't see the runway lights until
> you
> are nearly already lined up on the runway...
>
> Oh, BTW, why you flying into there when there are so many smaller airports
> around town?
>
>

[dlevy]

Thanks!

"Michael" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Houston Hobby is a total non-event for the little airplane driver.
> They even have a flight school - solo students fly in and out of there.
> No landing fee.
>
> The hardest part is taxiing on the surface. Get a copy of the taxiway
> diagram - it will put you one step ahead.
>
> The key thing is LISTEN for your call sign, fly the assigned headings,
> and look for the airport. If you talk to approach, they usually want
> you to report the field in sight before the handoff to tower. The
> earlier you can take the handoff, the easier it is. If you are sloppy
> about your headings/altitudes or require more than one call on the
> radio, you may get penalty vectors to Sugarland, adding 5-10 minutes to
> your flight.
>
> Michael
>

[dlevy]

I usually fly into West Houston (IWS).
Very nice place.

"GeorgeC" > wrote in message
...
> My sister lives in west Houston and I was think about going and see her.
> Do you
> have any reconditions on smaller airports in the west Houston area?
>
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:39:06 GMT, "Grumman-581"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Oh, BTW, why you flying into there when there are so many smaller airports
>>around town?
>
>
> GeorgeC

[Dave S]

GeorgeC wrote:
> My sister lives in west Houston and I was think about going and see her. Do you
> have any reconditions on smaller airports in the west Houston area?
>

Sugarland is ok too... if its just a matter of which one is closer,

Dave

[Grumman-581]

"GeorgeC" > wrote in message
...
> My sister lives in west Houston and I was think about going and see her.
Do you
> have any reconditions on smaller airports in the west Houston area?

It depends upon which part of west Houston...

West Houston (IWS) is convenient for around the TX-6/I-10 area.
David Wayne Hooks (DWH) is preferred if in the NW part of Houston, probably
closest to Compaq/HP.
Sugar Land (SGR) if preferred if in the SW part of Houston, around the
TX-6/US-59 area.
Weiser (EYQ) is preferred if you are around the US-290/TX-6 area or if you
just want some BBQ.
Westheimer (O07) is preferred if around the US-99/FM-1093 area.

Kind of depends on your definition of 'west' and *how* 'west'...

[Dan Luke]

"dlevy" wrote:

> I'll be flying in to Houston Hobby in a few days. Any tips for a little
> plane driver?

I always use Hobby when I go to Houston, about 6-8 times a year; no sweat.

Pay close attention to Michael's post, especially the part about keeping the
airport diagram handy for taxiing.

I recommend Wilson Air Center (formerly Fletcher) on the south end of the
airport. They always take great care of me and have the rent car waiting
when I taxi up.

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KHOU/WILSON

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

[Dylan Smith]

On 2006-04-27, Dan Luke > wrote:
> I recommend Wilson Air Center (formerly Fletcher) on the south end of the
> airport. They always take great care of me and have the rent car waiting
> when I taxi up.

What happened to Fletcher? (I took my checkride with Maybelle Fletcher,
and occasionally rented Grummans from Fletcher)

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[Dan Luke]

"Dylan Smith" wrote:

> On 2006-04-27, Dan Luke > wrote:
>> I recommend Wilson Air Center (formerly Fletcher) on the south end of
>> the
>> airport. They always take great care of me and have the rent car waiting
>> when I taxi up.
>
> What happened to Fletcher? (I took my checkride with Maybelle Fletcher,
> and occasionally rented Grummans from Fletcher)

Don't know for sure. Bought out by Wilson, apparently. There are still
Grummans parked around there.


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[Dave S]

..
> Weiser (EYQ) is preferred if you are around the US-290/TX-6 area or if you
> just want some BBQ.
> Westheimer (O07) is preferred if around the US-99/FM-1093 area.
>
> Kind of depends on your definition of 'west' and *how* 'west'...
>
>

For the sake of comparison, the two above listed fields are relatively
light on "services".. not a problem if you have someone coming to pick
you up.. or dont mind pumping your own fuel.. or parking and or taxiing
on grass.

But if you are used to having a car on field, an attended terminal
building, and an eye on servicing the transients/business types, then
Hooks, West Houston and SGR are your practical alternatives.

Not dissing Weiser or Westheimer, but just pointing out the differences.
However, Weiser has the best fly-in barbecue in a 200 mile radius.

Dave

[Dave S]

Dylan Smith wrote:
> On 2006-04-27, Dan Luke > wrote:
>
>>I recommend Wilson Air Center (formerly Fletcher) on the south end of the
>>airport. They always take great care of me and have the rent car waiting
>>when I taxi up.
>
>
> What happened to Fletcher? (I took my checkride with Maybelle Fletcher,
> and occasionally rented Grummans from Fletcher)
>

Dylan..
Maybelle and Larry are in their 80's.. Pop's health isnt what it
used to be either... it was just time to retire.. There was scuttlebutt
and some serious planning to sell off the FBO and move the flight school
to Clover... but that pretty much just turned into "its time to retire".

Btw.. when you comin back to the states again? I'd loved the pics/video
of Wilson Bar.

Dave

[dlevy]

Thanks Dan. I appreciate the information.

"Dan Luke" > wrote in message
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>
> "dlevy" wrote:
>
>> I'll be flying in to Houston Hobby in a few days. Any tips for a little
>> plane driver?
>
> I always use Hobby when I go to Houston, about 6-8 times a year; no sweat.
>
> Pay close attention to Michael's post, especially the part about keeping
> the airport diagram handy for taxiing.
>
> I recommend Wilson Air Center (formerly Fletcher) on the south end of the
> airport. They always take great care of me and have the rent car waiting
> when I taxi up.
>
> http://www.airnav.com/airport/KHOU/WILSON
>
> --
> Dan
> C172RG at BFM
>
>
>