NOW it's official!

EdFred

EdFred

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It's done, and the info is here

AirNav and the AFD haven't been updated yet, but as the new airport manager I am saying it is open for public use. The comments in the AFD and on AirNav are not entirely accurate regarding the runway condition. I give it a fair-good rating other than the note listed below. I've flown my Cherokee 180 in and out of there at 2100# and 80º with no issues.

Other info about the airport:
  • The airfield has been in existance for over 73 years.
  • One of the only airports in the Western U.P. that a pilot can stop and get food. (Cafe Style Restaurant within 2 blocks of the field)
  • Recreational use: 82% of the surrounding area is Ottawa National Forest land. Plenty of fishing, hunting, hiking (Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness Area) and camping.
  • Adjacent Lodging (improved cabins)
  • Adjacent and additional camping sites (onsite rustic, adjacent improved, and many other campgrounds close by)
  • A pilots lounge has been ordered and will hopefully be in place by July
  • We will be getting sanitary facilities by the end of the year, although there are facilites available adjacent to the property now.
  • A new windsock has been put in place.
  • The first 150' of the east end of the runway was rough and is being worked on now to smooth and re-seed
  • We have at present an additional 300ft on the west end that will be used for runway extension
  • There is approximately 650ft to the east that we will try and negotiate to purchase to extend the runway further.
  • Future plans include a 40 x 60 hangar and make additional land available to lease out for other hangars.
  • 100LL fuel may be available in the near future.
 
Way to go ED!!!! Get with Paulo at AirNav and get that listing UPdated. GOOD JOB!!!!!
 
Beh -

They want $62 bucks for me to list it!
 
Cool! Sounds like a place we need to add to our list.

Congrats, Ed! :cheers:
 
Yay, Ed. I look forward to 1) finding the aprt 2) landing at same.

Maybe we should pass the collection plate for Ed.
 
Richard said:
Yay, Ed. I look forward to 1) finding the aprt 2) landing at same.

Maybe we should pass the collection plate for Ed.
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Or we could complain to airnav that they aren't serving our needs as pilots, and as such we'll find another service.
 
wbarnhill said:
Or we could complain to airnav that they aren't serving our needs as pilots, and as such we'll find another service.
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AirNav has to get funding somehow. If not from the FBOs and other business wanting a listing, also called advertising, then from us the user through subscription fees.

We should pass the hat for Ed at the outing and collect money for the listing.
 
smigaldi said:
AirNav has to get funding somehow. If not from the FBOs and other business wanting a listing, also called advertising, then from us the user through subscription fees.

We should pass the hat for Ed at the outing and collect money for the listing.
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I suppose, I just would hate to think that information on AirNav could easily become outdated, which then ruins the business model anyway.

Though I guess it becomes a little obvious when you see fuel prices from 2001.
 
AirNav is a $50 one time set up fee for the service, and $12 yearly to keep listed - even though I am not listing a business.
 
so then if airnav requires payment, it may have outdated info. I don't like that at all.
 
There really isn't all that much to Airnav. It's also slow as all get out sometimes.

Wouldn't be too hard to build a competeing service that was funded by Adwords...The operator would make money. Pilots and businesses could add themselves at no cost.

Too bad I don't really have the time to launch such a project right now.
 
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