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Old February 5th 07, 03:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Slightly OT-Ping Jay-A Suggestion For Your Inn

: As I've been looking at your site, I was thinking that something was
: missing. Have you ever thought of installing a "Unicom Style" base
: station, for your inn, with its own discrete freq? Given your
: operation, it might be a dynamite idea to have a freq available so

that
: if a pilot is transiting your area, they could give you a call to

see if
: you have space available for an evening stay (i.e.: an "airborne
: reservation").


A few years ago I was on my way to Front Range airport in CO and had to stop
over night in Imperial, NE due to a line of thunderstorms. I called the
unicom a few miles out and since it was quiet I asked a few questions about
getting a room for the night. The nice lady on the other end of the radio
said she'd take care of everything for us and that a ride to the hotel would
be waiting when we arrived. I found out after I landed that the airport was
unattended - turned out the woman on the radio lived down the street a mile
or two. The pickup truck was waiting to give us a ride into "town" just
like she said.

Neat airport - when I went inside there was a cardboard box full of cash and
coins and a set of keys on the counter. The sign on the box said that the
keys were for the courtesy car and just leave some money for gas if you used
it.

BDS