Favorite Airport?
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Masterchief
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Albert Whitted
Visalia. I like it. it was a good stop to make the over 100nm night dual for me. Other than that, not good for much. Went there once during the day too.
Better than Ukiah is Weed.
Have a lake house up by Chester, CA. Rogers field is fun. Fire fighting during a lot of the summer, and they come right over the house after takeoff, after turning over the lake. Cool airport.
Now, for a favorite.
Locally, Fazier Lake. Only about 15nm from my home airport.
http://www.frazierlake.com
Another favorite is Oceano. Take-off over the beach. Kinda cool.
Better than Ukiah is Weed.
Have a lake house up by Chester, CA. Rogers field is fun. Fire fighting during a lot of the summer, and they come right over the house after takeoff, after turning over the lake. Cool airport.
Now, for a favorite.
Locally, Fazier Lake. Only about 15nm from my home airport.
http://www.frazierlake.com
Another favorite is Oceano. Take-off over the beach. Kinda cool.
tonyw
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Washington National!
Great view of the D.C. area while on approach, and while your touring near the Mall, you can always spot plenty of traffic.
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That's my favorite as well. I love that approach. I wish I could fly the river approach myself but that's not in the cards since DCA is closed to general aviation.
Washington National!
Great view of the D.C. area while on approach, and while your touring near the Mall, you can always spot plenty of traffic.
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That's my favorite as well. I love that approach. I wish I could fly the river approach myself but that's not in the cards since DCA is closed to general aviation.
gay_pilot18
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I like DIK
Dickinson Municipal Airport in Dickinson,ND. that is.
And yes I have actually been there I have a mormon connection that I'm not all together proud of.
Corrie
Dickinson Municipal Airport in Dickinson,ND. that is.
And yes I have actually been there I have a mormon connection that I'm not all together proud of.
Corrie
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hey Doug,
mybe i just dont understand, but why did you get over the approach into LA quickly, and why is JFK so enjoyable?
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Well any major airport is only a thrill the first couple of hundred times you fly into it!
But JFK has a little nostalgia. A bunch of huge airplanes from strange countries with weird names, there's a beautiful view of the NYC skyline and it's delightfully hectic.
hey Doug,
mybe i just dont understand, but why did you get over the approach into LA quickly, and why is JFK so enjoyable?
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Well any major airport is only a thrill the first couple of hundred times you fly into it!
But JFK has a little nostalgia. A bunch of huge airplanes from strange countries with weird names, there's a beautiful view of the NYC skyline and it's delightfully hectic.
sbe
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My home field, MKC (Kansas City Downtown) is cool, as the Missouri River encircles the field and you take off or land right next to the downtown skyline.
I like little airports. One of my favorites is K81, Miami County in Paola, Kansas. It's not too far outside of Kansas City and a quick flight will get you there for some great barbeque. It's such a quiet little airport, but there's a nice big ramp area with a barbeque restaurant right on the field. It's always hopping with aircraft flying in for food, and nothing beats flying in at dusk on a hot summer evening with friends for some food.
I do some flying out of 0N0, which really could mean "oh no!" as the runway is 2700x20 and in pretty bad shape. On the north end, big trees require you 'chop n' drop' when landing south, and the first 500' of the north end of the runway is pretty much unusable due to a sharp upslope. It's as down home as you get - old tin hangars, barbeque and beer on Wednesday nights, a great little flight school that is as 'homey' as you can get, with a sign on the door saying "congratulations, you've just landed on the narrowest paved runway in Missouri." It's appropriately enough named Roosterville Airport, oftentimes lovingly referred to as "Roosterville International". Its a great bunch of people, very close knit, all fly-out to pancake breakfasts together. The place is a little slice of heaven just outside of Kansas City, just a bit to the east of MCI.
Two weekends ago I flew to Memphis and went to a big hangar party over at 2M8, Charles W. Baker Airport in Millington, TN. That airport gets a high ranking just based on the aircraft kept there! In the brief time I was there, I saw three Stearmans, a T-6, a T-28B, and the most gorgeous polished Cessna 195 you've ever seen.
I planned on doing my commercial x/c to Meigs, unfortunately wasn't able to get there for obvious reasons...
Sarah
I like little airports. One of my favorites is K81, Miami County in Paola, Kansas. It's not too far outside of Kansas City and a quick flight will get you there for some great barbeque. It's such a quiet little airport, but there's a nice big ramp area with a barbeque restaurant right on the field. It's always hopping with aircraft flying in for food, and nothing beats flying in at dusk on a hot summer evening with friends for some food.
I do some flying out of 0N0, which really could mean "oh no!" as the runway is 2700x20 and in pretty bad shape. On the north end, big trees require you 'chop n' drop' when landing south, and the first 500' of the north end of the runway is pretty much unusable due to a sharp upslope. It's as down home as you get - old tin hangars, barbeque and beer on Wednesday nights, a great little flight school that is as 'homey' as you can get, with a sign on the door saying "congratulations, you've just landed on the narrowest paved runway in Missouri." It's appropriately enough named Roosterville Airport, oftentimes lovingly referred to as "Roosterville International". Its a great bunch of people, very close knit, all fly-out to pancake breakfasts together. The place is a little slice of heaven just outside of Kansas City, just a bit to the east of MCI.
Two weekends ago I flew to Memphis and went to a big hangar party over at 2M8, Charles W. Baker Airport in Millington, TN. That airport gets a high ranking just based on the aircraft kept there! In the brief time I was there, I saw three Stearmans, a T-6, a T-28B, and the most gorgeous polished Cessna 195 you've ever seen.
I planned on doing my commercial x/c to Meigs, unfortunately wasn't able to get there for obvious reasons...
Sarah
ricecakecm
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MKC is my favorite too. Great controllers, great approaches, nice view of the Kansas City skyline.
K81 is nice too. Been there a few times to eat lunch/dinner.
I also like Whiteman AFB (SZL). Flying ILS approaches there with B-2s, T-38s, and A-10s is kind of cool.
Chris
K81 is nice too. Been there a few times to eat lunch/dinner.
I also like Whiteman AFB (SZL). Flying ILS approaches there with B-2s, T-38s, and A-10s is kind of cool.
Chris
MidlifeFlyer
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I've got a video of an approach and landing in Aspen also...how can I get it onto the computer?
[/ QUOTE ]What is it on right now? Assuming a VCR tape, I have a set-up (Radeon All-In-Wonder capture card) that allows me to hook up my VCR to my computer and capture the video. I've been using it to copy down some old video tapes before they become completely obsolete and save them to DVD. I even have one of my return from my first dual cross country!
I've got a video of an approach and landing in Aspen also...how can I get it onto the computer?
[/ QUOTE ]What is it on right now? Assuming a VCR tape, I have a set-up (Radeon All-In-Wonder capture card) that allows me to hook up my VCR to my computer and capture the video. I've been using it to copy down some old video tapes before they become completely obsolete and save them to DVD. I even have one of my return from my first dual cross country!
