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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message ... cavedweller wrote: On Mar 17, 5:03 pm, WJRFlyBoy wrote: ---------some snipping--------- "I hesitate to add to this discussion because I'm not an instructor, just a rather slow student who's not qualified to give advice that might kill someone."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - But you said, upthread, "..but it's not like I haven't had a few hundred hours in single/twin in the left seat." Sorry to quibble but I confuse easily, you see..... MS Flight Sim I was thinking "shades of JFK Jr" but you are more likely right. |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
"WJRFlyBoy" wrote in message ... On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:20:12 -0700, gatt wrote: Buncha developers getting their asses handed to them in Oregon. Not so much the case in FL but I have seen the same kind of disdain for the environment and it is a f***ing shame. Yeah. I didn't mean this to be an attack on developers as a whole, but, there are some real predatorial land-raper dirtbags out here that came up with a bunch of money and screwed a whole lot of people out of their own, leaving the local economy and culture to deal with the debris. In our neighborhood they got bought up a bunch of land, got approval to subdivide lots, built and sold giant snouthouses and now the neighborhood is twice as crowded, property values are dropping and these guys have long ago sold out, collected their cash and moved on to plunder somebody else's community. The airport/airpark business is a tough development mark to hit. It is highly specialized, noise, post 9/11 fears, drug trafficking, high liabilities, difficult financing, the list is long. Fascinating that "post 9/11 fears" and drug trafficking are concerns. The latter could be said for low-rent housing, condos, college apartments, etc, but the 9/11 thing is weird. I'm positive there's more methamphetamine and marijuana trafficing in the hundreds or thousands lower-middle-class apartments that have popped up around Evergreen than there was coming through the airstrip itself. -c |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
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WJRFlyBoy wrote: On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:00:14 -0400, Orval Fairbairn wrote: I develop real estate with a slant to the niche, luxury market place (beach, bay, waterfront at the present.) In my area of SW FL, there is only one airpark and, imo, it's not up to what folks want. The picture that I am getting is that "WJRFlyBoy" has a vested interest in shutting down the airpark at North Captiva. Just how many new (expe$sive) home$ can he build there if he can force the place to close? None would be my answer. The last thing I would want is to 1) have my named attached to a closing then 2) Have my name attached to a new development. 3) Raise public (incorrect) perceptions to the safety issues 4) Have my name attached to a new development. In a previous posting I recited one of my criteria for an airpark place to live: "Big enough to defend itself when the Philistines attack." Is "WJRFlyBoy" one of those Philistines? lol North Captiva is small, apparently with only 20-30 homes there. Many more than that. The residents would have to shell out a lot of money in lawyers' fees if somebody mounted a strong movement against them. They got it, I doubt there are any homes under $1M The Chicken Littles would pour out of the woodwork, crying "The sky is FALLING!" In steps Mr. Foxy Loxy, promising to develop houses on the site, if only they can get rid of those pesky, dangerous airplanes. So much for the above, Orval. If you are telling the truth, please accept my apologies. I have seen too many airport battles where developers have stirred things up withthe "natives" in order to destroy airports in the name of "safety." -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me. |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
gatt wrote:
"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message news So have I, when the players behind the scene are developers. Buncha developers getting their asses handed to them in Oregon. They came out, developed everything--still are--as fast as possible pretty much ruined the landscape. From the tree nursery I grew up on up on the hill east of Troutdale, you can see the development spreading across the landscape like mold on cheese. The first wave is bulldozers and homes most Oregonians can't afford. The second wave involves gang grafitti, increased vandalism and armed robbery, rising crime statistics, falling property values and huge new homes all around our farm built by the people who "develop" Portland. But, hey, I have an 1951 800-square-foot home appraised at $160,000 and gang activity a mile or so down the road, so, we're genuinely Californicated and ought to be thankful for their plundering of the community. Property values are staying up out here but they'll fall because none of the locals can afford to live here anymore and people from out of state can't sell their land and move here cheaply. They shut down NWPilot's historical old grass strip airport for development. Last time I drove by, it's closed, but the field itself is still undeveloped. 'Course with the huge condos all around so close to the airport that they required red lights on the roof, it's no surprise that complaints against the airport exploded and the outside developers were able to make a case to shut it down. -c Where abouts are you located, gatt? We are looking at a possible move up to the Portland area this summer. Richard |
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cavedweller wrote: But you said, upthread, "..but it's not like I haven't had a few hundred hours in single/twin in the left seat." Sorry to quibble but I confuse easily, you see..... I know a CFII who always flies from the right seat, even when solo. So his wife has probably close to a thousand hours in the left seat (but never did get her pilot certificate). -- Bob Noel (goodness, please trim replies!!!) |
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message ... William Hung wrote in : The Kitfox reminds me of the Coupe. Bunyip: It's supposed to, the bump cowl and such. But it's nothing like it, really. For one thing, the 'coupe wasn't built like lawn furniture.. And a 'coupe with a two stroke? Shudder! Bertie If you want to see a "modern" homebuilt version of the Monocoupe take a look at the "Mullicoupe" that were designed by Jim Younkin. It looks like a "standoff" scale model of the clipwing Monocoupe with the Warner radial engine. Actually it is somewhat larger, being basically a two place version of Ike Howard's "Mr. Mulligan" racer, which later became the Howard series of airplanes. Jim built a Mr. Mulligan replica which goes like blazes. Bud Dake had a lovely Warner Monocoupe and wanted something a bit bigger. Jim told me he used a lot of Howard in the Mullicoupe. Bud told me that the pilot visibility in the Mullicoupe was a lot better than in the Monocoupe. The Mullicoupe was powered by a 450 HP R-985 Pratt and Whitney so it had the power to get up an go. It would cruise at well over 200 mph. I never got to fly it before Bud was killed in an unfortunate crash with his Monocoupe at St. Louis a few years ago. Highflyer |
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"cavelamb himself" wrote in message ... All it takes is a little collar on the pitot tube (and a bit of tweaking the position) That is how we calibrate the airspeed indicator to get it reading with reasonable accuracy. Old CG himself taught me that one. :-) Of course, nowadays, you have to tweak the GPS also! Highflyer Highflight Aviation Services Pinckneyville Airport, PJ Y |
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On Mar 17, 8:46*pm, Bob Noel
wrote: In article , *cavedweller wrote: But you said, upthread, "..but it's not like I haven't had a few hundred hours in single/twin in the left seat." * Sorry to quibble but I confuse easily, you see..... I know a CFII who always flies from the right seat, even when solo. So his wife has probably close to a thousand hours in the left seat (but never did get her pilot certificate). -- Bob Noel (goodness, please trim replies!!!) AND NEITHER HAS FLYBOY See Below: ================================================== ========= 1. WJRFlyBoy View profile More options Feb 28, 4:11 am Newsgroups: rec.aviation.student, rec.aviation.piloting From: WJRFlyBoy Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:11:04 -0500 Local: Thurs, Feb 28 2008 4:11 am Subject: The Differences Between PPLicensing And Learning Reply | Reply to author | Forward | Print | Individual message | Show original | Report this message | Find messages by this author I have been reading the various threads about spins, forced landings, etc and talking with CFIs. The road to a PPL is preset in requirements by FAA. I see that most people are happy to do nothing more than that. Outside of the cost factors, I find this much more than curious considering the consequences. You can get killed, that one keeps jumping out at me I am asking the group for assistance in developing a list of instructional and solo experiences, testing, mandatory reading.....if you ran the FAA, what would you require in a near-perfect world that a PPL would require? I am a zero-hour wannabe pilot FYI For a start, I won't begin my first instruction until I can do the following: Pass all tests with a 95% minimum Handle with ease all traffic control and similar commo Dissect the anatomy of my training aircraft Understand what and how the instrumentation works (shortcomings included) Own all the fundamentally necessary flight gear (i.e carry-ons in flight bag or on person) Obtain hours in flight simulation More...enough for now. TIA. The group is an extremely valuable resource; I sincerely doubt I would be so focused and confident without your past, present and future work here. -- ================================================== ====== |
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On Mar 17, 7:32*pm, Orval Fairbairn
wrote: In article , *WJRFlyBoy wrote: On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:00:14 -0400, Orval Fairbairn wrote: *I develop real estate with a slant to the niche, luxury market place (beach, bay, waterfront at the present.) In my area of SW FL, there is only one airpark and, imo, it's not up to what folks want. The picture that I am getting is that "WJRFlyBoy" has a vested interest in shutting down the airpark at North Captiva. Just how many new (expe$sive) home$ can he build there if he can force the place to close? None would be my answer. The last thing I would want is to 1) have my named attached to a closing then 2) Have my name attached to a new development. 3) Raise public (incorrect) perceptions to the safety issues 4) Have my name attached to a new development. In a previous posting I recited one of my criteria for an airpark place to live: "Big enough to defend itself when the Philistines attack." *Is "WJRFlyBoy" one of those Philistines? lol North Captiva is small, apparently with only 20-30 homes there. Many more than that. The residents would have to shell out a lot of money in lawyers' fees if somebody mounted a strong movement against them. They got it, I doubt there are any homes under $1M The Chicken Littles would pour out of the woodwork, crying "The sky is FALLING!" In steps Mr. Foxy Loxy, promising to develop houses on the site, if only they can get rid of those pesky, dangerous airplanes. So much for the above, Orval. If you are telling the truth, please accept my apologies. I have seen too many airport battles where developers have stirred things up withthe "natives" in order to destroy airports in the name of "safety." -- Remove _'s *from email address to talk to me.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Telling the truth....don't think he has a clue about what the truth is. Showed up on the student pilot group back in November wanting information of taking lessons. Then he claims several hundred hours in the "left" seat. Turns out that he still hasn't started taking lessons much less having time as PIC in any seat. See one of his posts from Feb 28 below. ================================================== ========= 1. WJRFlyBoy View profile More options Feb 28, 4:11 am Newsgroups: rec.aviation.student, rec.aviation.piloting From: WJRFlyBoy Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:11:04 -0500 Local: Thurs, Feb 28 2008 4:11 am Subject: The Differences Between PPLicensing And Learning Reply | Reply to author | Forward | Print | Individual message | Show original | Report this message | Find messages by this author I have been reading the various threads about spins, forced landings, etc and talking with CFIs. The road to a PPL is preset in requirements by FAA. I see that most people are happy to do nothing more than that. Outside of the cost factors, I find this much more than curious considering the consequences. You can get killed, that one keeps jumping out at me I am asking the group for assistance in developing a list of instructional and solo experiences, testing, mandatory reading.....if you ran the FAA, what would you require in a near-perfect world that a PPL would require? I am a zero-hour wannabe pilot FYI For a start, I won't begin my first instruction until I can do the following: Pass all tests with a 95% minimum Handle with ease all traffic control and similar commo Dissect the anatomy of my training aircraft Understand what and how the instrumentation works (shortcomings included) Own all the fundamentally necessary flight gear (i.e carry-ons in flight bag or on person) Obtain hours in flight simulation More...enough for now. TIA. The group is an extremely valuable resource; I sincerely doubt I would be so focused and confident without your past, present and future work here. -- ================================================== ====== |
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In article
, Orval Fairbairn wrote: In article , WJRFlyBoy wrote: On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:00:14 -0400, Orval Fairbairn wrote: I develop real estate with a slant to the niche, luxury market place (beach, bay, waterfront at the present.) In my area of SW FL, there is only one airpark and, imo, it's not up to what folks want. The picture that I am getting is that "WJRFlyBoy" has a vested interest in shutting down the airpark at North Captiva. Just how many new (expe$sive) home$ can he build there if he can force the place to close? None would be my answer. The last thing I would want is to 1) have my named attached to a closing then 2) Have my name attached to a new development. 3) Raise public (incorrect) perceptions to the safety issues 4) Have my name attached to a new development. In a previous posting I recited one of my criteria for an airpark place to live: "Big enough to defend itself when the Philistines attack." Is "WJRFlyBoy" one of those Philistines? lol North Captiva is small, apparently with only 20-30 homes there. Many more than that. The residents would have to shell out a lot of money in lawyers' fees if somebody mounted a strong movement against them. They got it, I doubt there are any homes under $1M The Chicken Littles would pour out of the woodwork, crying "The sky is FALLING!" In steps Mr. Foxy Loxy, promising to develop houses on the site, if only they can get rid of those pesky, dangerous airplanes. So much for the above, Orval. If you are telling the truth, please accept my apologies. I have seen too many airport battles where developers have stirred things up withthe "natives" in order to destroy airports in the name of "safety." In this county, we've one airport closed down (and is now a shopping center that's doing barely OK), restricted operations at another, and we're watching the county supervisors trying yet again to shut down the largest GA airport that takes some of the pressure off the bigger nearby international airport. The same county supervisors who OK'd development adjacent to the GA field, and are now using that development (large shopping mall) as a reason that the airport is too dangerous to keep in operation. It's a revenue enhancement issue at bottom. |
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