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I was up at 6Y9 this weekend, mowed it ,set the runway cones,walked the runway. All is well and the runway is surprisingly dry for this time of year. Pretty solid and no standing water. Chased off some Canada Geese, so a low pass before landing is probably wise. The 10th 6Y9 Fly In is already...

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Was up this past weekend and although temps were pleasant the airstrip has not dried out yet. Geese were swimming at the west end. I'm hoping things dry out by June 1st ,normal opener is May 15th. Still a patch of snow along the runway. Cones are out windsock up we now need a couple of dry...

Well gang the 2013 flying season at 6Y9 is in the books. I pulled the cones this past weekend and soon everything will be turning white. Amazing things have happened this past season. New friends were made. The loss and then the regaining of 600 ft of runway. I will be signing the purchase...

Well with a call I received from the Land owners Attorney and a nice conversation about 6Y9's use and the Fly In, I can announce that with permission ,In writing, I have the use of his property until the 30th of Sept. Sooooo---- The Fly In is back on!!!!! The Attorney suggested we...

The report from 6Y9 is that the snow has melted but it's still very wet. We plan to place cones on May 12th although it may not dry out enough to use. Ed put out a notam on this. It is not advised to land until we can check it out closer. Stay tuned. There is still snow in the forecast over...

I've wanted to build an airplane and fly it. Although they're absolutely great airplanes(RV's) I didn't want to spend that kind of time or money and I needed something small that would fit in my hanger with the Cherokee. I'm about 30 hrs into the project and have the vertical /rudder and the...

Hey-Everyone who made it, Thank You for coming. As in the other Thank You thread we had 27 planes this year, a new record by one. Diz does a tremendous amount of planning and work on this and some of our closest friends like Jen and Ryan,Pattie ,Marvin and Beth helped a great deal to make this...

OK- Here I go again as every year. Those who have been here before know what I'm going to say. 6Y9 is 2,600ft X 100ft., displaced threshold of 400 ft. on both ends, trees at both ends 30ft.,trees on both sides, depending on weather(rain) could be wet and soft on both ends. If you don't fly on...

Winter left early this year so the cones and windsock are out and the Field was dry. This could still change depending on spring rains so be cautious. No damage from snowmobiles or ATV's this year so the workload is down(,big plus!_ The official opener is still May 15th sooooo. See you up there.

Well , another 6Y9 Fly-In completed. I'd like to thank all who came and those who tried. The weather this year was again challenging. This is more than a POA Event it's a community event and the proceeds went to the local VFW from the food sales. I think Jesse inspired a new pilot. We got some...

Last weekend I opened the field at 6Y9. Cones are out windsock up ,not much damage from winter time snowmobiles but a few ruts from early spring 4 wheeler. Field was wet but drying out fast (snow only left a couple of weeks ago) Should be in good shape by Memorial weekend. I will be rolling the...

As some of you may have known,we were approached by Verizon to put a cell tower at 6Y9. After a request and an appeal the FAA has turned it down as a Navigational Hazard. The area is getting other towers but the coverage will be spotty on the field according to their coverage maps. The income...

Just saw my almost new engine hanging on the nose of theOl'Cherokee last night.Awesome! Cases O/H by Divco $700,new crank $2,950, new Lyc cyls $4200,new cam $500, new connecting rods $380,new Sky-tec starter $418, new lifters/tappets $600,all new baffles $1,200,etc.,etc.,etc.----- the look on...

I bought a plane a couple of years ago. Had a different mechanic do a pre buy ,a few items to fix, but current on any ADs. AOPA did a check, checked with NTSB, that only showed a little mishap on a slippery runway back in 1978. The plane was advertised as having a major overhaul only 39 hrs on...

Well as everyone knows the weather sucked. I wish more could have joined us but it wasn't pleasant on the 4th. Rain , cold, windy etc. We had 11 planes over the weekend. For those who did come a BIG THANKS. Clark for flying lower than ducks:wink2: from Co. to MN. then Mi.(longest flight) Mike...

OK, the field is still green,good shape, and mowed as of last weekend, it has not been a dry year so unless everything gets baked in the next 14 days every thing is good. It will be mowed again 1-2 days before the Fly-In. We will have a fire ring for one fire site for all to use on the field...

I recently got in a discussion about the old school bldg. next to the Prickett Grooms Airfield and what and when we might do something with it. A Real Estate person (who would not be involved) suggested a club where investors/members would pay x amount to be members and have privledges of using...

Anybody know where a friend of mine can find servos for his Piper( Auto Flite??) auto pilot? Already tried Wentworth and Cherokee Salvage.

We may get a chance if the weather holds to fly to 6Y9 one last time for the season this weekend. Autumn colors should be good, temps around 50 degrees predicted. The contractor is pouring footings for the WW II prison guard tower near the entrance of the Airport, so I need to check on that...