Brad W
Pattern Altitude
I consider myself lucky to have been able to be an active student and flyer at a very active privately owned field, back before the fences went up.
I was at JGG almost every weekend back between 1990 and 1994. Good times. It was a great place to be an airport bum. Good people, and a nice patio for watching the runway, a nice restaurant too. the flight school didn't have a lot of great high performance options always, and a dog of a twin for a while, but a decent 172 and an ok crop of 152's and 150's to rent. Less than 10 miles away from where I lived...maybe 12-15 minutes
I moved away for work and in all the places I've lived I have never had access to another place even close. I've rented form a few decent flight school set-ups but never the full deal airport bum place again.
What brings this up is frustration. As I'm getting the bug hard, to fly again... the best airport nearest me KSGJ doesn't really have a decent place to go hang. A few years ago I joined the airport pilot's club. they had some picnic tables at their clubhouse...too far form the active mostly, but still someplace I could go for lunch, etc.. The clubhouse relocated on the field and now has no view.
just today I swung by the airport FBO's office to learn about tie down pricing....just sorta spitball budgeting thinking about buying something.
I knew there's a waiting list for hangars over 200 deep so that's out. well low an behold no tiedown space either! I can pay $500 a month for the FBO's open shade cover group hangar
so, asking airport manager about options (there are none) HOW CAN THAT BE? there simply are not that many aircraft on the field and lots of room!!
So even if I can figure out how to buy something there's no place to put it. Guess I'll have to look at airports even further away. Ughh!
I sure do wish I had access to a JGG type field that close to home again!
Any JGG or SGJ pilots active here?
I was at JGG almost every weekend back between 1990 and 1994. Good times. It was a great place to be an airport bum. Good people, and a nice patio for watching the runway, a nice restaurant too. the flight school didn't have a lot of great high performance options always, and a dog of a twin for a while, but a decent 172 and an ok crop of 152's and 150's to rent. Less than 10 miles away from where I lived...maybe 12-15 minutes
I moved away for work and in all the places I've lived I have never had access to another place even close. I've rented form a few decent flight school set-ups but never the full deal airport bum place again.
What brings this up is frustration. As I'm getting the bug hard, to fly again... the best airport nearest me KSGJ doesn't really have a decent place to go hang. A few years ago I joined the airport pilot's club. they had some picnic tables at their clubhouse...too far form the active mostly, but still someplace I could go for lunch, etc.. The clubhouse relocated on the field and now has no view.
just today I swung by the airport FBO's office to learn about tie down pricing....just sorta spitball budgeting thinking about buying something.
I knew there's a waiting list for hangars over 200 deep so that's out. well low an behold no tiedown space either! I can pay $500 a month for the FBO's open shade cover group hangar
so, asking airport manager about options (there are none) HOW CAN THAT BE? there simply are not that many aircraft on the field and lots of room!!
So even if I can figure out how to buy something there's no place to put it. Guess I'll have to look at airports even further away. Ughh!
I sure do wish I had access to a JGG type field that close to home again!
Any JGG or SGJ pilots active here?