Recent content by el con

Tanks to all for coming, would not be a fly -in without all of you .( 28 planes this year) It makes all the grass cutting from May, 1 thru Oct.31 well worth it. Ya'll know that you're welcome anytime ,not just Labor Day Weekend.

At 6Y9- working on adding 50-75 ft on the east of 28 for takeoff and adding Approx.300 ft for rollout on landing. On Rwy 10 adding approx. 300ft for takeoff and adding 50-75ft for rollout. Total length will be 2,950 -2,975 ft give or take. Summary- very slight takeoff and large rollout...

I flew back Tues. arrived back in Hastings at 6 pm. A few sprinkles over the Dorr Peninsula a couple of T storms to fly between ,once past Wisc. no issues .

Tim keep the wheels down!

The "waves" work like dimples on a golf ball.:rolleyes: increased speed. On take off they tell you when you are ready to lift off. On landing they will remind you if you are still at flying speed or if you are ready to stay on the ground. Just mowed it and all is well, will cut it again before...

BARF, catchy ,I'll run it past management:rolleyes:

It started as the BAF (Backcountry Aviation Foundation) and changed to the RAF because they are not just about "backcountry" anymore, they ,(we), are about recreational airstrips. "They manage a couple", has grown into many. Started in 2003 with 6 guys, is fast approaching 10,000 members...

Hi there, yes North Fox is back open, pulled the Notam last night 8/07/2018. The divits are filled ,the grass is cut, the wrecked aircraft have been helo'd to Beaver Island. After the recent accident I will continue to stress as before communicate thoroughly on 122.9 and do a complete scan of...

Pilot was in the back seat ,passenger was in the front. Both not a scratch, probably from the H-D shoulder harness's

It was shut down for about 5 years after the State of Mi. bought the Island. I reopened it for the RAF so the public could use it in Sept. of 2015.

Yep a bit more common sense would have helped. I just took off the Notam "closed" so it's now back open. I hope we can go at least another 56 years without another accident. One here is too many, they were so lucky.

Looking forward to seeing you there , (and everyone else) at 6Y9 in <30. Thanks for the kind words , not hard to do these things in aviation when you meet great friends along the way.

When out there with my ADSB it shows Degraded and traffic not available both around N. Fox and Beaver Island

Yeah ,not sure on the past tense look. The NOTAM goes to Dec. 31st although I will pull it as soon as aircraft are removed and we repair the divits, maybe by next week.