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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:27:31 -0400, Orval Fairbairn wrote:
When my wife and I were looking for a place to live, I bought the books on airparks and easily separated out the places where we DIDN'T want to live: 1.Those out in the boondocks where you have to drive an hour to get a loaf of bread or a can of paint. 2. Those too small to defend themselves when the neighboring Philistines start campaigning against the airpark. 3. Anything on wells/septic tanks. 4. Any where the residents don't OWN the runway. Reasoning here? The reason is that if the residents don't OWN the runway, they are potentially at the maercy of the landowners. Even though the residents may have contractually permanent access, they may have legal hassles if the landowners attempt to renege on their contracts. I knew people in CA who had this problem at Sierra Skypark. They eventually prevailed, but it cost them a lot of hassle and legal fees when the owner of the runway attempted to close it for development. That's what I thought. "A ROW is a good as your ability to defend it." ~ attorney 2007 -- Remove numbers for gmail and for God's sake it ain't "gee" either! 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. |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
WJRFlyBoy wrote: This got me thinking, a rudderless Ercoupe in a multi-directional wind landing...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2NJFrvYls Do you (I) really want a home that close to a GA landing strip? Yet I see megabuck homes in my neck of the woods On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 15:29:59 -0700 (PDT), Dan wrote: And this video is remarkable because...? Not the video, it reminded me of this question/thread I wanted to initiate. -- Remove numbers for gmail and for God's sake it ain't "gee" either! 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. |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
"BobR" wrote in message ... The sad part of it is that there are a lot of "educated" adults out there who are of the same mindset. We shouldn't be allowed to fly because we might fly over their house, car, or space and suddenly fall out of the sky on top of them. They are the same group of morons who will totally disregard a thousand other greater risks to their well being without a second thought. I wouldn't give a damn except they are the same ones who are constantly trying to force limits on everyones freedom to live because they have no life of their own. Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well- preserved body, But rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "....Holy ****....What a RIDE!" Regrettably, that sums it up! :-( Peter |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
"Blueskies" wrote in message et... "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message ... "Blueskies" wrote in : "WJRFlyBoy" wrote in message ... This got me thinking, a rudderless Ercoupe in a multi-directional wind landing...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2NJFrvYls Do you (I) really want a home that close to a GA landing strip? Yet I see megabuck homes in my neck of the woods http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?prt=85&t=1217861 http://preview.tinyurl.com/39avgz Use satellite mode Am I missing something? Isn't this a bit off the safety charts? -- Remove numbers for gmail and for God's sake it ain't "gee" either! Cake with a 'coupe. Faster than any other equal powered production plane... No, it wasn't. not by a long shot. Luscombe, Rearwin, T cart. All faster on the same horsepower. Bertie Ercoupe 415, 85 hp, cruise ~110 mph (http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/airc...upe-415-g.html) Luscombe 8F, 90 hp, cruise ~95 mph (http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/airc...scombe-8a.html) Rearwin Sportster '8500', 85 hp, cruise ~103 mph (http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%...0Sportster.htm) Rearwin Speedster '6000C', 95 hp, cruise ~120 mph (http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%...0Speedster.htm) Taylorcraft BC-12D, 65 hp, 90-100 mph (http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%...aylorcraft.htm) That was fun. T cart is T-craft? The Tcart used to cruise at 100 in real life on a Continental A-65. I have flown several Coupes. Have yet to see 110 mph in level flight on any of them! Sometimes specifications are accurate, and sometimes they aren't! :-) Highflyer Highflight Aviation Services Pinckneyville Airport, PJY |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrote in message ... WJRFlyBoy wrote: On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:09:09 -0400, Orval Fairbairn wrote: 4. Any where the residents don't OWN the runway. Reasoning here? I won't speak for Orval but I wouldn't buy such a lot because if the owners don't own the runway who ever does could sell it out from under you and you end up with a house with a big garage. There can still be problems. We had one in Wisconsin where a lawyer bought one of the lots. Built a nice house without a hangar. Then got the runway shutdown because of noise! It takes all kinds. Some of them are lawyers. Highflyer |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
"WJRFlyBoy" wrote in message ... Or you could say "I never miss a landing" or any other level of irreality. -- Or you could say "miss a landing and kill the neighbor's kids" or any other level of irreality. By the way, I have not seen large numbers of children playing alongside the runway at ANY airpark I have flown into. That is about as realistic as the children playing on the interstates in the big cities. Highflyer |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
Highflyer wrote:
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrote in message ... WJRFlyBoy wrote: On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:09:09 -0400, Orval Fairbairn wrote: 4. Any where the residents don't OWN the runway. Reasoning here? I won't speak for Orval but I wouldn't buy such a lot because if the owners don't own the runway who ever does could sell it out from under you and you end up with a house with a big garage. There can still be problems. We had one in Wisconsin where a lawyer bought one of the lots. Built a nice house without a hangar. Then got the runway shutdown because of noise! It takes all kinds. Some of them are lawyers. Highflyer Somebody needed better lawyers or better shotguns. |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
"Highflyer" wrote in message
... ---------------snipped---------- The Tcart used to cruise at 100 in real life on a Continental A-65. I have flown several Coupes. Have yet to see 110 mph in level flight on any of them! Sometimes specifications are accurate, and sometimes they aren't! :-) Highflyer Highflight Aviation Services Pinckneyville Airport, PJY At one time, I marvelled at how much more capable so many older designs must have been--and then I learned that some of those old factory specs were just as imaginative as some of the earliest kits. It was nearly as dissappointing as being a Democrat--or a Republican. :-( Peter |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
Highflyer wrote:
"Blueskies" wrote in message et... "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message . .. "Blueskies" wrote in : "WJRFlyBoy" wrote in message t... This got me thinking, a rudderless Ercoupe in a multi-directional wind landing...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2NJFrvYls Do you (I) really want a home that close to a GA landing strip? Yet I see megabuck homes in my neck of the woods http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?prt=85&t=1217861 http://preview.tinyurl.com/39avgz Use satellite mode Am I missing something? Isn't this a bit off the safety charts? -- Remove numbers for gmail and for God's sake it ain't "gee" either! Cake with a 'coupe. Faster than any other equal powered production plane... No, it wasn't. not by a long shot. Luscombe, Rearwin, T cart. All faster on the same horsepower. Bertie Ercoupe 415, 85 hp, cruise ~110 mph (http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/airc...upe-415-g.html) Luscombe 8F, 90 hp, cruise ~95 mph (http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/airc...scombe-8a.html) Rearwin Sportster '8500', 85 hp, cruise ~103 mph (http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%...0Sportster.htm) Rearwin Speedster '6000C', 95 hp, cruise ~120 mph (http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%...0Speedster.htm) Taylorcraft BC-12D, 65 hp, 90-100 mph (http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%...aylorcraft.htm) That was fun. T cart is T-craft? The Tcart used to cruise at 100 in real life on a Continental A-65. I have flown several Coupes. Have yet to see 110 mph in level flight on any of them! Sometimes specifications are accurate, and sometimes they aren't! :-) Highflyer Highflight Aviation Services Pinckneyville Airport, PJY All it takes is a little collar on the pitot tube (and a bit of tweaking the position) |
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path?
Dan wrote:
And this video is remarkable because...? It is a really pretty Ercoupe! I think living that close to a GA landing strip is the way to go (we break ground this week!!) www.longislandairpark.com Phase II lot 12. Margy WJRFlyBoy wrote: This got me thinking, a rudderless Ercoupe in a multi-directional wind landing...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2NJFrvYls Do you (I) really want a home that close to a GA landing strip? Yet I see megabuck homes in my neck of the woods |
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