Pickens County Airport Appreciation Day

Actually, no, Clemson is in Pickens County. When you cross the bridge
going towards Seneca you enter Oconee County . It's only about a
quarter mile drive from the University to the border so it is pretty
close.

Some of the town of Clemson might actually straddle the the county
lines, but most of the town and the University for sure is in Pickens
County.

larsen-tools wrote:
I jumped at Pickens County airport in 1962, but I thought I was in South
Carolina.
Am I loosing my mind or did they move it ?? ...... it was a dirt strip at
the time.


It's big and paved now and slightly corporate after a big growth spurt
in Pickens, SC and Pickens County.

I fly over it occasionally on the way over the lakes to Clemson from
Hendersonville, NC.

Beautiful trip over mountains and valleys, btw, and Clemson has a great
little paved airport too.

A friend sent me to www.pickensairport.com
It sure didn't look like that in '62.
I remember a rough dirt strip, jumping from SuperCub, going through a tree
and landing in a stream, at dusk in October.
We started jumping at the Clemson airport in Nov '63...... a grass
strip...... much better.

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larsen-tools wrote:
I jumped at Pickens County airport in 1962, but I thought I was in South
Carolina.
Am I loosing my mind or did they move it ?? ...... it was a dirt strip
at
the time.


It's big and paved now and slightly corporate after a big growth spurt
in Pickens, SC and Pickens County.

I fly over it occasionally on the way over the lakes to Clemson from
Hendersonville, NC.

Beautiful trip over mountains and valleys, btw, and Clemson has a great
little paved airport too.

Is the Red Barn up and running again?

For those of you unfamiliar with the area, the Red Barn is/was a very large
store just off the Pickens County airport that specialized in outdoor
stuff - hunting, camping, fishing, etc. A great Saturday destination if
you'd already eaten your $100 hamburger and had another $500 or $1,000
burning a hole in your pocket. Once you'd spent that money, you could just
fly to Falcon Field, which is 60 or so miles South, and spend the rest of
your inheritance at Aircraft Spruce East...

Unfortunately, the Red Barn burned a year or so ago, and I'm not sure if it
has been rebuilt/reopened...

KB

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
...
Is the Red Barn up and running again?


They put up a yellow tent immediately to sell seasonal stuff and opened a
small store for clothing. The new building is coming along, and the style is
more southern in design. The big red barn helps us find the airport ;-).

Deb

--
1946 Luscombe 8A (His)
1948 Luscombe 8E (Hers)
1954 Cessna 195B, restoring (Ours)

Jasper, Ga. (JZP)
For those of you unfamiliar with the area, the Red Barn is/was a very
large store just off the Pickens County airport that specialized in
outdoor stuff - hunting, camping, fishing, etc. A great Saturday
destination if you'd already eaten your $100 hamburger and had another
$500 or $1,000 burning a hole in your pocket. Once you'd spent that
money, you could just fly to Falcon Field, which is 60 or so miles South,
and spend the rest of your inheritance at Aircraft Spruce East...

Unfortunately, the Red Barn burned a year or so ago, and I'm not sure if
it has been rebuilt/reopened...

KB

On 6/27/05 1:09 PM, in article ,
"Deborah McFarland" spewed:

July 4, 2005. Pickens County Airport Appreciation Day and Fly-In, Jasper,
Ga. (JZP) Vintage Flights and Alpha Helicopter will hop rides. Static
Displays. Children's Tent. Fly-in and have lots of fun in conjunction with
the city of Jasper's Fourth of July festivities. Contact: Pickens County
Airport at 706/253-8830 or event organizer, Deborah McFarland at
.



The first 100 kids will receive a free "Front Porch Gang" t-shirt (
http://home.alltel.net/damcfarland/ ) and a bag of aviation-related goodies.
There will be concessions on the field (Bubba's BBQ as well as hot dogs and
hamburgers).



All local pilots are invited to attend! Most of the crowd arrives after the
parade at 10:30 am.



Deb


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