I tried looking on Dylan Smith's webpage (he used to frequent the lists
here a LOT before he moved back to the Ilse of Man).. and he had an
interesting story to tell about that front porch/observation area
located a wingspan away from the runway.. something about the time he
nearly groundlooped the club's C-170 there.. and how to the effect that
everyone in that nice little fenced in area "**** and git out of the
way" (my phrase, not his)... everything worked out nice in the end.. but
just remember that you don't ALWAYS want to be that close to the runway
when students (and some non-students) are doing crosswind stuff.

Maybe it was never on his page, and was just here on usenet after all.

Dylan's page: http://www.alioth.net/flying/index.html

Dave

houstondan wrote:

now, i'm probably going to get in trouble somewhere here but...weiser
is the last picture show of airports. many of the best airplane people
i personally know of base there and i think there's a kind of
camaraderie about operating out of this little asphalt crosswind
mostly on grass urban strip.

windsock avaition has a front porch that is maybe 20 feet from the 9
touchdown point.that porch setting is just as picturesque as it gets.
great place to sit and watch the traffic. you will feel the wind off
the wingtips on that porch. it's what you think of as an old fashioned
"field". love it. just love it.

dan