Ken Ibold
Final Approach
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2005
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- 5,889
- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida
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Ken Ibold
We recently moved to Jacksonville, and while airport access was a concern the biggest criteria for what part of town we'd live in was driven by my wife's workplace and the kids' schools. So we got this nice house in a nice neighborhhood and then, while sorting through the boxes in the garage early on day two, I heard it, that wonderful drone of a piston single overhead. It was a LongEZ/Velocity overhead at 1,000 feet. Turns out we're very close to the extended runway centerline of 32 at Craig, but 5-6 miles out. Since then, I have been attuned to being serenaded by piston singles. I love it!! My wife rolled her eyes when I said that, with a patronizing "OK, honey."
According to the airport's VFR noise abatement plan, 32 is preferred for takeoff and intersecting 05 is preferred for landing, weather permitting. That's fine, as it will keep the neighbors happy. But when weather requires landing on 32, I don't mind at all!
According to the airport's VFR noise abatement plan, 32 is preferred for takeoff and intersecting 05 is preferred for landing, weather permitting. That's fine, as it will keep the neighbors happy. But when weather requires landing on 32, I don't mind at all!