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May 25th 05, 10:19 PM
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Kyle Boatright wrote:
I think I'm seeing a growing trend where ex-military fields, typically of WWII vintage, are suffereing runway attrition. 20 miles from my home field, the Rome, GA airport has closed one of its 3 intersecting runways, and on my last X/C to Texas, I discovered that one of my favorite stops - Greenville, MS has closed its East/West runway (although keeping both of the N/S runways open). Also, on Sunday, I was flying commercial from Las Vegas to Atlanta and saw quite a few small airports with yellow X's on one or more runways. Is this happening in your neighborhood too, or am I overly sensitive because I fly a taildragger and really appreciate multiple runway options? I think the displacement of taildraggers by noseplowers is part of the reason. The airport's customers are no longer as sensitive to crosswinds as they used to be. 
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