Ross

Remember using field in early jet days. F-80A/B with small engine.
Very tight squeeze taking off over dyke in warm Wx. 6 feet was good
dyke clearance.

One of our instructors took off over dyke after refueling on F-80 XC
and stalled over river and went in. Found aircraft about 20 miles down
river years later.

Thought they had closed field when new airport built?

Big John
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On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:40:30 -0500, Ross Richardson
wrote:

I used to live in KC, MO and that was the main airport before MCI was
built. Always nice coming from the south and seeing the KCMO tower
above your flight path the dropping in over the levee to land. There use
to be a Fairfax airport right across the river and a hot line between
the two towers - talking to one tower and landing at the other airport.

I got to do T&Gs in a Cessna with a L-1011 in the pattern at MCI before
it offically opened for commerical operations.

I learned to fly at Hillside south of Grandview and got my commerical at
OJC and the community college.

Ross
KSWI

three-eight-hotel wrote:

I just got back from a business trip to K.C., and had the opportunity
to stay in the downtown area.

Driving in on highway 29 South from the airport, towards downtown, took
us right by the downtown airport, as what looked like a Malibu was
taking off. It was such a cool site, taking in the background of
downtown, the layout of the airport, and the plane blending into the
landscape!

I also noticed that there was an Angel Flight office on the field, as I
could see the sign from the freeway... Is this where the head-quarters
is???

I've always thought about how cool it would be to continue to work in
my current field, but have the opportunity to commute into work (I know
the realities of this would probably make it less attractive). This
airport seems like the perfect airport for that type of lifestyle???
...(20 acre ranch with runway, 70-80 miles out of the city...) ...Oh
well... back to reality! ;-)

I just thought it was a cool looking airport and was wondering if
anyone in the news-group lives in that area and commutes into that
airport?

Best Regards,
Todd